Just like “cask strength,” you’ve likely seen the phrase “small batch” scrolled on the label of your favorite bottle of bourbon. But even if you’ve seen it often, you might not have ever stopped to…
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The 9 Best Cask Strength Bourbons Under $100
If you’re new to the world of whiskey, you might be confused by the various terms listed on bottles of bourbon, rye, single malt Scotch, and other whisk(e)ys. And for bourbon, there’s one designation in…
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The 7 Best Bourbons You Can Find Anywhere For Under $50
You can find a high-quality bourbon in just about any price range. That said, most of the bottles that typically capture the attention from bourbon aficionados and the whiskey press tend to be one-off releases…
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Add To Bar Cart: This Affordable Bourbon Will Be Your Favorite Everyday Sipper
Welcome to Add to Bar Cart, where Cool Material’s writers and editors recommend the spirits that they’re enjoying most right now. There are a lot of rules that govern bourbon. At their core, those rules…
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The Best Old Fashioned Variations You Can Make At Home
I’ve found that an important life skill is choosing a favorite cocktail. If you’re out with friends in a new city, trying out a new bar, or simply need to fall back on an old…
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We Asked an AI To Name the Best Bourbons. The Suggestions Were Surprisingly Solid
2022 may very well go down as the year that artificial intelligence became mainstream. Did we all lose our jobs to the machines and end up in an epic battle for humanity? No. But AI-generated…
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A $52,000 Bottle of Pappy’s 23-Year Bourbon
The high-end whiskey market continues to reach astronomical heights. You only need to look to bottles of Pappy Van Winkle to see the growing trend. Typically it’s no surprise when a bottle of Pappy’s can…
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3 Distilleries That Prove Some of the Best American Whiskey Comes From Texas
While Kentucky usually gets the most attention, you can find great American whiskey in just about every state these days. One of the most interesting is Texas, both from a flavor perspective and from the…
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8 Gifts for Whiskey Lovers That Aren’t Just Whiskey Stones
Guys who like whiskey are constantly being flooded with novelty shot glasses and whiskey stones. The first are usually a little too kitschy to get a fully authentic reception, and the second have dubious results…
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6 Unique Bourbons To Gift That are Under $60
Finding the perfect gift for the bourbon lover in your life may seem like an easy task at first. After all, there are many great gifts for men who love to drink out there. There…
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The 5 Best Whiskey Glasses For Bourbon
There are enough whiskey glasses on the market that you could probably use a different one every day of the year and two on federal holidays and still have some you never quite got to.…
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We Partnered With Huckberry To Give Away a Bottle of Pappy Van Winkle
If there’s one name in bourbon that is sure to turn heads, it’s Pappy Van Winkle. It’s notoriously hard to find (especially when it comes to the higher age statements), and if you do happen…
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Add to Bar Cart: The Vaults 2022 Release Blends Widow Jane’s Oldest and Rarest Whiskeys
Welcome to Add to Bar Cart, where Cool Material’s writers and editors recommend the spirits that they’re enjoying most right now. There’s no shortage of whiskey releases for bourbon lovers to keep track of. Many…
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Dr Pepper Releases Bourbon-Flavored Soda
Dr Pepper has taken a page out of tailgate mixed drinks by releasing a Bourbon Flavored Fansville Reserve soda. The soda is in fact non-alcoholic but, according to the beverage company, inspired by the brand’s…
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How a Blind Bourbon Tasting Can Make You Rethink America’s Spirit
On a recent zoom tasting with a group of whiskey experts, I sat with two bourbons in front of me. The taster bottles were unlabeled other than a sticker that read “BOURBON WITH NO BOUNDARIES,”…