If you like your whisky rocks a hell of a lot more than whisky water, it’s high time your highball go the way of the Whisky Wedge. By pouring your whisky through a hole in the included moldable/freezable silicon slip, the traditional ice cube becomes obsolete as the wedge shape is extra slow to warm, […]


23 Sep
Get yourself some Zen consciousness... on the rocks

Makers of the world’s most completely unnecessary and yet amazing products, Thinkgeek have come up with a must-have for your wet bar/Zen temple. The spiritually enlightened Laughing Buddha ice tray includes four fillable Siddartha slots, each holding 1.5 ounces of water — lest you prefer to use them for belly jiggling jello shots. It is […]


The crew at Coolhaus have made quite a name for themselves in Los Angeles with their ever-creative ice cream truck, with many flavors influenced by the greats of architecture and design (hence the name, quipped from famed architect Rem Koolhaas). Launched by Natasha Case and Freya Estreller, the duo have now collected their recipes into […]


Ha ha — do y’all remember when people used to lament the corporatization of hip-hop? Like, when it first started to go mainstream and everyone was up in arms because N.W.A. and Body Count were being banned from record stores (Google “Tower Records” kids), and Public Enemy had middle America experiencing Tea Party-like fainting spells […]


25 Feb
The first half of the "A Storm of Swords" book comes to HBO

It is time, my fine nerdlings, to officially begin your swordplay geek-out as the trailer for the much anticipated third season of Game of Thrones has been released. One of the best TV shows of all time, GOT consistently outperforms already huge expectations and the third season seems quite capable of keeping the streak going. […]


25 Jan
The perfect accompaniment to your next whiskey dram

Whosoever idea it was to freeze ice into cubes was probably pretty square. Toss out that boring old square ice tray and liven things up with a Skull Ice Cube Mold. The plastic model is easily filled with water and fast to freeze. Crack it open to remove your deathly appealing ice and pour it […]


After GZA’s watershed Liquid Swords (which already received the ultimate boxset treatment here), Raekwon the Chef”s Only Built 4 Cuban Linx is widely considered the best solo Wu Tang record of the 90s. And just like Liquid Swords, it’s Get On Down that gives Only Built 4 Cuban Linx the deluxe treatment. Known in uderground […]


28 Aug
Ditch the ice cubes for your favorite single malt scotch

When you’re done drinking yourself stupid on $4 pickle-back shots of Jack Daniels (goodbye, college) and are ready to move onto the adult stuff, don’t pull a rookie move and drop ice cubes into your cup — unless you’re looking to water down your favorite whisky drink and ruin it. You need an ice ball. […]