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The Best-Looking Coffee Gear to Display on Your Counter
By John A. Paradiso
The Versatile Ingredient Every Host Should Have to Easily Liven Up a Dinner Party
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The Versatile Ingredient Every Host Should Have to Easily Liven Up a Dinner Party

Your next dinner party will be better with a caffeinated kick, and coffee concentrate makes a variety of tasty drinks and desserts easy.

By Nickolaus Hines
KOW Steaks Made Me Ditch Mediocre Supermarket Meat
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KOW Steaks Made Me Ditch Mediocre Supermarket Meat

KOW Steaks might just be the best beef we've every enjoyed.

By John A. Paradiso
The Canned Coffee That Gets Me Through Each Afternoon
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The Canned Coffee That Gets Me Through Each Afternoon

In my house, there are two distinct coffee moments each day: the 7 a.m. brew and the 3 p.m. treat. The former is a slow, deliberate, and tactile experience with tools I love getting my hands on—grinding beans in a Fellow Ode Brew and filling up a Moccamaster. I stand…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Westland Distillery’s Latest American Single Malt Is a True Taste of the PNW

Welcome to Add to Bar Cart, where Cool Material’s writers and editors recommend the spirits that they’re enjoying most right now. It feels like the official designation of the American single malt whiskey category has been endlessly on the cusp of happening for years. But that hasn’t stopped the burgeoning…

By Nickolaus Hines
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The Best Whiskey and Other Spirits the Cool Material Team Enjoyed in January

For some, January was defined by dry. Others leaned a little more toward damp. And then there are those who threw moderation trends to the wind and continued right where the holidays left off. For some of us with the Cool Material team, January fell somewhere in the middle of…

By Cool Material
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The 7 Best Shower Beers To Always Keep in Your Fridge

When I’m in the market for a shower beer, I want something simple and satisfying. It should be on the cheaper side, but not cheaply made, and taste good but not so good that you want to savor every sip. A shower beer’s supposed to make you want another, especially…

By Dillon McLaughlin
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The 9 Best Cask Strength Bourbons Under $100

If you’re new to the world of whiskey, you might be confused by the various terms listed on bottles of bourbon, rye, single malt Scotch, and other whisk(e)ys. And for bourbon, there’s one designation in particular that can draw some questions: cask strength. What Is Cask Strength Bourbon? At first…

By Christopher Osburn
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The 7 Best Bourbons You Can Find Anywhere For Under $50

You can find a high-quality bourbon in just about any price range. That said, most of the bottles that typically capture the attention from bourbon aficionados and the whiskey press tend to be one-off releases or special casks. Who wouldn’t want a showcase bourbon on their bar cart that tells…

By Nickolaus Hines
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