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Kentucky’s Most Experimental Whiskey House Made the Perfect Bottle for Scotch Drinkers
Lifestyle
Kentucky’s Most Experimental Whiskey House Made the Perfect Bottle for Scotch Drinkers
By Andy Vasoyan
Cool Party: Our End of Summer Hosting Guide Cool Party: Our End of Summer Hosting Guide
Lifestyle
Cool Party: Our End of Summer Hosting Guide

The drinks, the music, the vibes, and everything else you need to end summer on a high note.

By Cool Material
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Lifestyle
Is Williamsburg the Most Underrated Golf Destination in America?

More than a dozen championship courses, legendary designers, great resorts, and plenty to do after 18 holes make a compelling case.

By Cool Material
The Alps Beyond Ski Season: An Epic Fall Road Trip Through Italy and Switzerland The Alps Beyond Ski Season: An Epic Fall Road Trip Through Italy and Switzerland
Lifestyle
The Alps Beyond Ski Season: An Epic Fall Road Trip Through Italy and Switzerland

Two lesser-known Alpine destinations. Two very different takes on the year-round après-ski lifestyle.

By Jay Gentile
Food
Your Go-To Drink Can Predict Your Favorite Type of Wine

Two MIT grads with a passion for wine built an algorithm that uses your favorite drink to show you the wines that you're most likely to enjoy. Answer a short quiz with questions like “what’s your go-to drink (other than wine)?” and they’ll evaluate your palate against 100+ wines to…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Home
Bowley Lock Company Model 543 High Security Padlock

Google "How to Pick a Padlock" and a collection of easy instructional videos await, many boasting that five seconds and a paperclip is all you need. We don't know about you, but to us that doesn't sound super secure. Meet Model 543 from the Bowley Lock Company. The unique key…

By Mike Newman
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Food
Morning Recovery Hangover Cure Drink

As we've gotten older our hangovers have gotten worse. Problem is, our love for bourbon and beer has not diminished in the least. In our never-ending quest to find things that help with those painful AMs, we came across Morning Recovery, a drink that's received $8 million in backing from Silicon…

By Mike Newman
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Transportation
1964 Lincoln Continental Convertible

The late '50s and early '60s saw the American automobile blow up in size like Violet Beauregarde. Large and in charge was the name of the game, and a fourth-gen Lincoln Continental Convertible certainly followed suit. This particular 1964 Lincoln Continental Convertible is something else. A custom tungsten wrap gives…

By Mike Newman
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Entertainment
Credit Card Chess Set

We're always on the hunt for backseat time-wasters to help during road trip lulls. Now you can play a game of chess without pawns sliding all over the board that's far too large for the middle seat. The Credit Card Chess Set slips into a wallet and emerges to offer…

By Mike Newman
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