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WhistlePig’s The Boss Hog XII: Feather & Flame Is a Deliciously Unconventional Rye Whiskey

Another winning release in the exclusive Boss Hog lineup.

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The Watch That Proves Toughness Has Always Been a Kind of Elegance
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How to Give the Gift of Pappy This Year (Even If You Can’t Get Your Hands on a Bottle)

You don’t need a rare hookup to gift a piece of bourbon history.

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Review: Nike x Hyperice HyperBoot – A Game-Changer for Foot Pain and Recovery
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The Best Gear for Life on the Trail, According to the Couple Who Wrote the Book on It
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The Best New Gear From Nike This Week

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How to Give the Gift of Pappy This Year (Even If You Can’t Get Your Hands on a Bottle)

You don’t need a rare hookup to gift a piece of bourbon history.

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Review: Nike x Hyperice HyperBoot – A Game-Changer for Foot Pain and Recovery

Check out our CM product review of the hottest product in wellness right now: the Nike x Hyperice HyperBoot. Spoiler alert -- it’s a gamechanger!

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The Best Gear for Life on the Trail, According to the Couple Who Wrote the Book on It

They've explored 10,000 miles together. Here are their essentials.

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The Handsome Fan’s Style Guide to the NBA Finals

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The Best Wheated Bourbons That Aren’t Pappy Van Winkle

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Hypershell X Review: The Future of Hiking Has Legs

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The Story You’ll Tell When Someone Compliments Your Shirt

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G-SHOCK’s 10-Year Pursuit of Perfection: The Fine Metallic Series Delivers Unseen Innovation

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Le Alfré’s “Le Martini” Collection is What Your Bar Cart is Missing

Le Alfré is shaking up the menswear scene...or is it stirring it? Either way you look at it, the nascent clothing brand is expanding their offerings to lifestyle products which enhance the overall experience of what it means to be a gentleman in the 21st century. Take, for example, their…

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Revolution, The History of Turntable Design

There's an inherent aesthetic quality about records and turntables that makes diving into that subculture very enjoyable. The analog charm and mechanical performance combine for a piece of gear that is both timeless and very old school cool. So it's very likely the inherent nostalgia of this generation is exactly…

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Aliner Evolution Camper

Aliner just made a compact, pop-up, A-frame camper that sleeps four and provides some serious creature comforts like a stove, refrigerator, sink, cassette toilet, and even a deployable shower that stores under the floor. It even has two queen beds. One folds out from the sofa, the other from the…

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The Flint and Tinder Camp Fleece Collection Has All the Outerwear Pieces You Need

When it comes to quality outerwear pieces and wardrobe pieces, you won't find better than Flint and Tinder. As if Flint and Tinder didn't already deliver with all of their pieces, the Camp Fleece collection takes it all to the next level with DWR-coated, 100% cotton tech fleece construction for…

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7 Bottles to Understand American Single Malt, the Country’s Newest Whiskey Category

It’s not often that a new whiskey style emerges. It takes balancing different ideals between producers to land on the exact definition, along with proving that the style is, in fact, distinct from what’s already available. New styles can mean confusion for both producers and consumers. But it’s also an…

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