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This 114-Mile Bike Route Is One of the Best Ways to See Washington
Lifestyle
This 114-Mile Bike Route Is One of the Best Ways to See Washington
By Brandon Withrow
The World’s Highest Distillery Just Made the Perfect End-of-Summer Whiskey The World’s Highest Distillery Just Made the Perfect End-of-Summer Whiskey
Lifestyle
The World’s Highest Distillery Just Made the Perfect End-of-Summer Whiskey

Breckenridge Distillery’s newest bottle starts with some of the most coveted peaches in America.

By Beau Hayhoe
12 Wild Golf Facts We Learned From the Guy Who Built a Daily Golf Trivia Game 12 Wild Golf Facts We Learned From the Guy Who Built a Daily Golf Trivia Game
Lifestyle
12 Wild Golf Facts We Learned From the Guy Who Built a Daily Golf Trivia Game

From Tiger Woods’ surprisingly beatable low round to the golf course sitting 15,000+ feet above sea level.

By Cool Material
The Last Thing Most Home Bars Get Wrong: Ice The Last Thing Most Home Bars Get Wrong: Ice
Lifestyle
The Last Thing Most Home Bars Get Wrong: Ice

The overlooked ingredient that controls temperature, dilution and, ultimately, how good your drink tastes.

By Christopher Osburn
Food
At Home: Upgrade Your Drink Service with This 4 Pack of Venero Crystal Whiskey Glasses

Since many of us are still home, we decided to do some digging to find useful products to help stay productive, occupied, entertained and fit while you’re At Home. As with everything else we do, the current times have all but required a "less but better" standpoint when it comes…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Transportation
296-Horsepower Volkswagen Golf GTI Club Sport

Both the VW Golf GTI and the Golf R will be the only remaining hatchbacks from the brand in 2021, but that doesn't stop VW from making a special Volkswagen Golf GTI Clubsport that's even sharper and more adroit in the twisties than the other brothers. Engineers have tweaked just…

By Amos Kwon
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Home
Make Your Home Smell Great with Alfred Lane Incense Cones

Whether it's roll-on or solid cologne, candles or hand sanitizer, Alfred Lane has always impressed us with their best-smelling and best-selling scents. It doesn't matter if you're looking for sweet and smoky or citrusy and musky, Alfred Lane has a handful of scents that make anything smell better. Now you…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Home
D.S. & Durga Teamed up with Johnnie Walker for a Blue Label Candle

While Johnnie Walker is most certainly not the first bottle of whisk(e)y we reach for any day, Blue Label has a certain level of provenance and name recognition that makes keeping a bottle on hand almost a necessity. Similarly, if you're so inclined to be in possession of the best,…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Transportation
Mercedes-Benz Vision EQXX Concept 750-Mile Electric Car

Details are scant, but it looks like Mercedes wants to bring a hurtin' on Telsa when it comes to EV range. The 2020 Tesla Model S Long Range Plus recently cracked the 400-mile barrier, and Lucid Motors' Air is purported to get 517 miles, so news of Mercedes-Benz' 750-mile range…

By Amos Kwon
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