The Best Men's Gear
The PicoStill Home Distillery ($250) lets you take your home brewing into a completely new direction. It's a distilling attachment (requires Pico C Keg) that lets you distill pilot batches of spirits at home. But it just doesn't distill grains, if you're a foodie you can also distill herbs, hops spice oils, and much more to add unique flavors and aromas to foods and beverages. PicoStill also … [Read more...]
Crafted through inspiration from the film, 'Kingsman: The Golden Circle', the Old Forester Statesman Bourbon ($55) blends the warm, spice of pepper with cinnamon bark, buttery leather and sharp citrus for a warming sip that slips down with ease. Using Old Foresters fames Kentucky Straight Bourbon Whisky, this unique mix releases scents of devil's food, clove and oak spice alongside a delicate … [Read more...]
Every year Macallan releases an updated series or whiskeys that seek to challenge their approach to whiskey making. Each series offers complete transparency into the details, inspiration, and innovation involved a truly amazing whiskey. Their latest in the series, Macallan Edition No. 3 X Roja Dove ($TBA), called on Master Perfumer Roja Dove. Roja brought his skill to the distillery, by … [Read more...]
Wine making kits are great gifts for wine lovers but finding a kit that’s truly special and stands out isn’t easy is it? Thankfully those professional DIY craftsman from Box Brew Kits have made dreams come true with the Box Brew Winemaking Kit ($239), a stunning winemaking kit. The kit is lovingly crafted and can make up to five gallons of wine, and it includes everything you need to start … [Read more...]
The Moonshine Stills Company is located in Roswell, Georgia and prides themselves in selling top of the line stills at great prices. All of the stills are handcrafted by some of the best coppersmiths around. Their best selling still is the 5 Gallon Copper Moonshine Still ($450). A typical run with this guy will yield about 1 gallon of moonshine. Included in the kit is a 5-gallon copper pot with … [Read more...]
The Timbuk2 Blue Bottle’s Sabbatical Travel Kit ($349) allows you to brew the perfect cup of coffee anywhere, not just at home. The complete kit includes the Hario Coffee Drip Scale that measures in 01-gram increments, drip timer, TSUKI-USAGI .7 L Drip Coffee Kettle, Porlex Mini Hand Grinder, Blue Bottle Travel Dripper, 2 Falcon Enamelware Tumblers, 2 Timbuk2 Zarfs - felt cozies for tumblers, and … [Read more...]
The Stainless Steel Moonshine Still ($250) allows you to make spirits in the comfort of your home. The kit is constructed entirely of 304 stainless steel and will yield 7-12 ounces of liquor depending on the percentage of your alcohol. Most stills are either too big, unwieldy and complicated or too small. Producing barely enough alcohol for a shot. This moonshine still is a perfect size and … [Read more...]
I can't tell you how many times, my friends and I have ordered pizza and wished we could also get beer or a good whiskey delivered. Well, it looks like someone else was thinking the same thing. The Minibar Alcohol Delivery Service ($TBA) will deliver your favorite wine, spirits, or beer to your door within 30-60 minutes of your order. They've also just launched a subscription service that will … [Read more...]
This bad boy will help you make up to 2-4 gallons of prime whiskey moonshine. The 10 Gallon Whiskey Still ($670) features a handcrafted copper pot and looks more like a work of art that an actual working still. Although everything is fully functional, the manufacturers suggest that only seasoned 'shiners should get one of these guys. The pot is soldered using brass and tin-silver solder welds. The … [Read more...]
If you're sick of that boring rum and diet coke on your flight, then we've got something you're going to love. The Carry-On Cocktail Kit ($24) has everything you need to make a delicious drink. Write now they have three kits available which include and Old Fashioned, Gin & Tonic, and The Moscow Mule. Each kit contains a carry on tin, recipe card, bar spoon, a 1/2-ounce jigger, Linen Coaster … [Read more...]
Every Whiskey connoisseur needs to at some point sample the subtle punch in the face only Kentucky straight bourbon whiskey can deliver. The Old Grand-Dad Bonded whiskey ($35) offers a unique taste experience, with spicier notes and a lighter flavour. Looking like rich honey this 100 proof whisky is not one to be missed, in fact grab one right now, pour over ice and enjoy some time for you. … [Read more...]
If there was just one experiment you should be trying with friends in the scorching summer it has to be Ben & Jerry's delicious new invention. This dreamy concoction, New Belgium Beer X Benn & Jerry's ($TBA) is a collaboration between brewery giants New Belgium and Ben & Jerry's, the team effort comes as part of a special project in connection with Protect Our Winters to help raise … [Read more...]
Bring the ancient art of Sake into your home with the Sake Making Kit ($57). Sake originated in 8th century Japan and can be a complicated, exacting process. This kit gives you everything you need to easily make your own. It includes a 1 gallon glass carboy, cane siphon, yeast, campden tablets, acid blend, short-grain high polished rice, yeast energizer, and fermenting bucket. The only items not … [Read more...]
What else needs to be said? The Make Your Own Whiskey Kit ($70) lets you make your own whiskey like the big boys. The kit includes and actually 33.8 ounce Oak wood barrel. With this kit your can make your own bourbon scotch, or spiced rum. The instructions are pretty straightforward; cure the barrel, pour in a grain alcohol or neutral flavored vodka, add a bottle of Swish Barrel Essence, give it a … [Read more...]
The Canadiano Coffee Maker ($60) is a personalized handcrafted coffee maker that you'll never want to be without. Each coffee maker is carved out of either Cherry, Walnut, or Maple. And each purchase comes with a pound of 100% Fair-Trade Organic coffee from Peru. Using the Canadiano Coffee Maker is simple, just place it on top of your favorite coffee mug, grind 2 table spoons of coffee, pour the … [Read more...]
Just imagine after a great day of hiking, you finished setting up your camp and the fire is roaring. Wouldn't be nice to have a beer. But who wants to add the weight of six pack to an already bulky pack. Well now there's a beer concentrate that weighs nothing and all you have to do is add water. Pat's Backcountry Beer Concentrate ($10) works in conjunction with their carbonator bottle. The … [Read more...]
3sixteen and Handsome Coffee Roasters out of Los Angeles, CA have gotten together and created a coffee kit that will allow you to create a great cup of coffee anywhere you go. The 3sixteen x HCR Travel Coffee Kit ($325) has everything you need to have that great cup of coffee in the morning. No more bad hotel coffee. Everything comes in a bag that is handmade by Teranishi Handcrafted in Chicago. … [Read more...]
When you think of a beverage with your dessert, you usually settle for a nice big glass of milk, a nice cup of coffee or a cappuccino. But have you considered a beer? As part of its first-anniversary celebration the small brewery out of Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina has released Mexican Cake Beer. Westbrook Mexican Cake Beer ($10) may be the perfect beer for your dessert, or you can just have the … [Read more...]
Oddka Vodka ($16) is as the name denotes, a strange king of bird. Oddka is manufactured in Poland and imported by the same folks behind Absolut. Oddka's mission is to push the boundaries of flavored vodka. They've recently unveiled a new line of six flavored vodkas that hold true to their mission. These flavors include Original (this one actually tastes like a standard vodka),Electricity, Fresh … [Read more...]
Junior Johnson went from farmer, to bootlegger, to race car driver, to convict, back to race car driver, and finally to respectable business man. Now you can get his famous Midnight Moon Legal Moonshine ($20-$30) at a store near you. Junior's moonshine is made from his families legendary moonshine recipe. Made from American corn, hand-crafted in small batches, and has a smooth clean taste due to … [Read more...]
Tired of beer, try making your own low-alcohol honey wine using Williams-Sonoma's Mead Making Kit ($60). The kit includes everything you need to make five 1 gallon batches. Actually making the mead is super easy. Just steep 2 to 3 pounds of honey into 1 gallon of water that has been heated to 160 degrees. Pour it into the growler and add the yeast. In 4-6 weeks you'll have a nice alcoholic … [Read more...]
Stacked Wines packaging for their made for outdoors wines is simply ingenious. Each Stacked Wines ($13) package comes with four stemless wine glasses. Each glass contains about 187ml, so each stack equals about one bottle of wine. Stacks exclusive Vinoware wine glass is high-quality plastic made to mimic the look and feel of a wine glass. Vinoware is shatterproof, light weight, and protects the … [Read more...]
Unionmade known for its clothing and Sight Glass known for its coffee, have come together to create a top notch gift. TheSight Glass + Unionmade Coffee Kit ($150) comes with a 12oz bag of a special coffee blend. Unionmade describes the blend as having "a body of honeysuckle, tangerine, and ginger and a floral finish". Also included in the package is a 2 cup Chemex coffee pot, an Atelier Dion hand … [Read more...]
