Welcome to Add to Bar Cart, where Cool Material’s writers and editors recommend the spirits that they’re enjoying most right now. It feels like the official designation of the American single malt whiskey category has…

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For some, January was defined by dry. Others leaned a little more toward damp. And then there are those who threw moderation trends to the wind and continued right where the holidays left off. For…

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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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Welcome to Add to Bar Cart, where Cool Material’s writers and editors recommend the spirits that they’re enjoying most right now. While bourbon is usually the first spirit to come to mind when thinking about…

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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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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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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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Getting together for the holidays — whether it’s with friends, family, or both — is made all the better with the right drink. A few bottles of sparkling wine will surely be present, but sometimes…

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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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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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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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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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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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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,”…

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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…

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Pappy Van Winkle remains one of the most elusive, sought-after whiskey brands in the country. Thanks to a combination of hype, scarcity, and genuine quality, bottles of Pappy are quickly snatched up and sold on…

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