Life is full of tough decisions for us lazy people. Do we go to the trouble or rolling our own hamburger patties or just pay extra for the pre-made ones at the store? You can control the size, add an egg, and really make a great burger. You also have to put those patties in a container with wax paper, and transport them to the tailgate. The pre-made ones are so wide and thin that they never turn out right. Somewhere in the middle is the adjustable burger press from Williams-Sonoma. It’s not a super bargain at $36 but I’m going to award bonus points for the chance that you could add it to a wedding registry. The press comes with markings to create either 1/4 or 1/2 pound burgers and is made of aluminum with a non-stick finish.
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Liquor.com has created a cheat sheet to guide you through the many different brands of bourbon. I would guess that most people decided on their bourbon of choice by chance or availability as much as a taste comparison. And really, there’s nothing wrong with that. But this handy list will give you an idea of what other bourbons follow the same basic recipe. You may not want to buy a whole bottle, but it’s an idea for mixing it up the next time you’re at the bar.
“There’s the “traditional bourbon recipe,” which calls for about 70 percent corn and then roughly equal amounts of rye and barley. Knob Creek, Jim Beam, Wild Turkey and Evan Williams fall into this group. Then there’s the spicy “high-rye recipe,” which includes a higher percentage of, you guessed it, rye. Basil Hayden’s, Four Roses and Buffalo Trace all follow this formula. The last group is the “traditional wheat recipe,” which, according to Lubbers, has a “sweeter and softer” taste since it’s made from corn, barley and wheat. Maker’s Mark, Van Winkle and W.L. Weller are examples of this style.”
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Tagged as: bourbon, Buffalo Trace, liquor
I’ve wondered aloud for at least five years why no one made koozies for 40 ounce bottles. If I had the inventor’s spirit (instead of a mediocre blog spirit) I would have produced them myself. However, there are much more motivated people in the world like BoozinGear.com who have figured how to make such things. They were kind enough to send me a sample of the 40oz Koozie and I was willing enough to go pick up a 40 oz. of High Life on a Thursday night for the sake of science.
The first thing you’ll notice is that the koozie is made to look like a krinkled brown paper bag. Hobo chic if you will.
“Let me show you Derelicte. It is a fashion, a way of life inspired by the very homeless, the vagrants, the crack whores that make this wonderful city so unique.” -Mugatu
So that feature might bring some oohs and ahhs at some sort of theme party. However, the standard features are what make this koozie worth buying. I found that my beer stayed sufficiently cold for roughly forty minutes. So as long as you keep up your standard power hour pace, you’re in the clear. The second feature is the handle sewn onto the side. Now you can feel free to gesture wildly without the fear of sending an Olde English into someone’s cranium. Unless that’s your thing.
So between the novelty (brown bag design), function (keeps your beer cold) and the comfort (handle really does make a difference) I’m going to have to give the 40 Ounce Koozie the Drunken Tailgate approval. I do not have as a favorable review for that Champagne of Beers 40oz.
Tagged as: beer, koozie
