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Finding Nature and Nurture in Puerto Vallarta
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Finding Nature and Nurture in Puerto Vallarta
By Lanny Fuller
The Back to School Guide for Guys Who Aren’t Going Back to School The Back to School Guide for Guys Who Aren’t Going Back to School
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The Back to School Guide for Guys Who Aren’t Going Back to School

Your syllabus for an adult-life reset in September.

By Lanny Fuller
Cool Destination: The Ultimate Puerto Vallarta Guide Cool Destination: The Ultimate Puerto Vallarta Guide
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Cool Destination: The Ultimate Puerto Vallarta Guide

Our favorite places to stay, eat, drink, explore, and linger in one of Mexico's most captivating beach towns.

By Cool Material
Asheville Has Range Asheville Has Range
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Asheville Has Range

Mountains and murals. Dive bars and the Biltmore. Airstreams and American single malt. Five days barely scratches the surface in one of America's most charming towns.

By Beau Hayhoe
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What We’re Drinking: Kane Brewing Co. Head High, Akashi Tai Junmai Daiginjo Genshu, and More

Welcome to ‘What We’re Drinking,’ a recurring column here at Cool Material. Every other week our team of editors will share our favorite beverages we’ve been enjoying and how you can get your hands on them.

By John A. Paradiso
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The Cool Material Guide to Bourbon

While whiskey is made and enjoyed all over the world, bourbon is distinctly and proudly an American-made spirit. Hoarded, beloved, and highly sought after, this complex elixir is at the pinnacle of connoisseurship. We believe that everyone should at least have a passing knowledge of bourbon. We also think that…

By John A. Paradiso
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How to Drink Whiskey like a Master Distiller

Appreciating whiskey or bourbon, like appreciating anything in life, requires a certain level of attention. But what should you paying attention to? Brian Nation, Master Distiller at Jameson’s Midleton distillery, walked us through his sampling process so you could learn to drink whiskey like the man responsible for everything from…

By John A. Paradiso
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Gevi’s 2-in-1 Coffee Machine Has Everything You Need to Open a Coffee Shop at Home

When it comes right down to it, the fastest way to our hearts is the perfect cup of coffee. We don't want to have to deal with grinding, measuring, pouring and making a mess. We just want to drink a barista-quality cup of coffee before we have to deal with…

By Pat McLaughlin
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What Are Bitters, Exactly?

So you've decided you want to make a cocktail. You have your whiskey or rye selected. You have your citrus ready to go. The Demerara sugar cube is at the ready if necessary. The only thing left you have to decide on is the bitters. Everyone knows they need bitters…

By Cooper Fleishman
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