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The 10 Bourbons We’re Drinking Long After Bourbon Heritage Month

The 10 Bourbons We’re Drinking Long After Bourbon Heritage Month

September Is Bourbon Month. These Bottles Are for the Rest of the Year.

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Inside the 35th Kentucky Bourbon Festival
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Inside the 35th Kentucky Bourbon Festival
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Consider this your homework before You Can See Everything arrives October 16.

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Inside the 35th Kentucky Bourbon Festival
Inside the 35th Kentucky Bourbon Festival
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Inside the 35th Kentucky Bourbon Festival

Bourbon has never been bigger. And somehow, it still has secrets.

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Hosting is a laborious and often thankless task. Be a better house guest with one of these gifts that go beyond the cliché bottle of wine.

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The Future of Bourbon Is Behind This Door
The Future of Bourbon Is Behind This Door
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The Future of Bourbon Is Behind This Door

Cool Party: Our End of Summer Hosting Guide
Cool Party: Our End of Summer Hosting Guide
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Cool Party: Our End of Summer Hosting Guide

Wears My Beer: Duluth Trading Co. x Miller High Life Collection
Wears My Beer: Duluth Trading Co. x Miller High Life Collection
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Wears My Beer: Duluth Trading Co. x Miller High Life Collection

Inside the 35th Kentucky Bourbon Festival
Inside the 35th Kentucky Bourbon Festival
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Inside the 35th Kentucky Bourbon Festival

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

This Los Angeles-Based Microbrand Makes the Best Tool Watch Under $1,000
This Los Angeles-Based Microbrand Makes the Best Tool Watch Under $1,000
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This Los Angeles-Based Microbrand Makes the Best Tool Watch Under $1,000

Cool Party: Our End of Summer Hosting Guide
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Cool Party: Our End of Summer Hosting Guide

Finding Nature and Nurture in Puerto Vallarta
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Tactical Sammich

What's the shelf life of that Subway sub you're downing at the office?  A few days?  A week if you stretch it?  That's all fine and good when you get some hunger pains but there's one thing you probably didn't think about when you bought that Meatball Marinara - zombies. …

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There, I Fixed It: (No, You Didn’t)

Over time far too many men have traded in their toolbelts for a Sam's Club case of duct tape rolls.  Yes, we've all heard duct tape can fix everything, but here's a newsflash:  It can't.  Have you ever seen a doctor walk into the ER with a roll for open…

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Williams-Sonoma Butcher Shop

If you've ever dropped by a Williams-Sonoma and grabbed a catalog, we're sure you quickly noticed that half the stuff isn't found in the store.  Sure, they've got the selection of Le Creuset dutch ovens, grilling gizmos and a stock of hand soaps that even a garbageman couldn't go through in…

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TABASCO Family Reserve

We know that gold chains = respect.  We're aware that those guys in the casino mean business and we know that Mr. T is perhaps the greatest human being alive (sorry, Dalai Lama).  So, when we saw the reflecting of gold around the neck of our already beloved TABASCO sauce, we knew something good…

By Mike Newman
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“Miss You” Card

Contrary to popular belief (action movies), men are, in fact, capable of emotion. We might not regularly show it - and we definitely won't say it aloud - but we do occasionally miss people. Instead of simply say it over the phone email, take the high road and send something…

By Cooper Fleishman
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