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I Lived in Puerto Vallarta for 3 Years, Here Are My Top Recommendations
By Lola Méndez
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The Ancient Art of Cooking Dinner Beneath Your Feet

Across nearly every continent, cultures have discovered the same thing. The earth makes a pretty incredible oven.

By Lola Méndez
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The Gentlemen’s Trip: A Field Guide

Everything you need to turn a guys trip into something better.

By Lanny Fuller
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Pigs & Pinot: The Most Powerful Father-Son Food Weekend in Sonoma

Charlie Palmer's 19th annual Pig & Pinot event returns, with a couple twists this year.

By Cool Material
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The 10 Best Single Malt Scotch Whiskies Under $100

Single malt Scotch is often unfairly labeled as “fancy” or “expensive,” when in reality it isn’t. Sure, countless bottles of long-aged, highly acclaimed single malt Scotch whisky fetch thousands (if not hundreds of thousands) of dollars. But this is the same for any form of whiskey--bourbon, rye, Canadian whisky, and…

By Christopher Osburn
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3-Ingredient Cocktails Every Guy Should Know How To Make

For those who haven’t spent hours studying bartending books and have never worked as a bartender or barback themselves, watching someone mix up a drink at your favorite cocktail bar or speakeasy might make you believe you need a master’s degree in Advanced Mixology to even attempt it at home.…

By Christopher Osburn
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Waterford’s Organic Irish Whiskey Shares More About How It’s Made Than You Ever Thought To Know

Welcome to Add to Bar Cart, where Cool Material’s writers and editors recommend the spirits that they’re enjoying most right now. Sometimes it feels like information overload with all of the details one can find on a particular whiskey they like. Others, it feels like the key to fully appreciating…

By Nickolaus Hines
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The Difference Between Every Whisky Region in Scotland

If you don’t know much about Scotch whisky, you might assume that everything that falls into the broader "Scotch" category all tastes about the same. While there are similar flavors throughout (like vanilla, caramel, oak, and candied orange peels), a bottle of blended Scotch whisky and a bottle of Islay…

By Christopher Osburn
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8 Bartenders Explain How To Perfectly Customize Your Next Margarita

There are few drinks as beloved as the Margarita. It comes in all shapes and sizes, from petite cocktails from a fancy bar to giant goblet-sized ones at (often tacky) restaurants. But it's also an easy cocktail to make your own at home. All you need is to take the…

By Nickolaus Hines
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