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Middle West Spirits debuts something old, something new with Old Elk Distillery’s trio of 10-year-old whiskies: a Straight Bourbon, Straight Wheat Whiskey, and Wheated Bourbon. All three enjoy Old Elk’s slow-cut proofing process, which captures delicate flavors by adding small amounts of water over weeks instead of high-heat boiling for just one day.
When we were kids, we loved to get those fruit-flavored push-up pops from the ice cream truck. But there’s more to the story of Flintstones Push-Ups than just sherbet, some plastic, and a cardboard tube. Weird History Food is here to explain the origins of the frozen treat, where the Flintstones branding came from, and
Most home ice cream makers require overnight freezing of their container or ingredients. The InstantChill has a built-in cold plate and compressor that freezes as it churns, so you can make frozen desserts whenever the mood strikes. It cranks out up to two pints of ice cream, gelato, and sorbet in about 20 minutes and
If you grew up in the 20th century, names like Burger Chef, Kenny Rogers Roasters, and Arthur Treacher’s sound like relics from the past. But it turns out that some of these chains are still alive, just with fewer locations or name changes. Weird History Food takes a look at eight of these once-popular restaurants
If you’ve walked the aisles of an international grocery store, you’ve seen packages of food you couldn’t read. Created by Hossam Fazulla and Laith Elzubaidi, Food I Can’t Read visits local markets, picks unfamiliar items by their packaging, then tastes them. Sometimes, the foods are as weird as you’d expect, while other times, he discovers
Any time of day is a good time for breakfast. Animator tomosteen cooked up a sweet, stop-motion breakfast treat. Instead of flour, eggs, and milk, he makes his Belgian waffles from tiny plastic bricks, making them especially crunchy. The sound effects and details like the sizzling grease on the griddle really bring the animation to
While rum is usually associated with sweet, high-calorie drinks, Blue Chair Bay Rum proves that rum cocktails can still be vibrant, refreshing, and full of flavor without feeling heavy. Founded by Grammy-winning country artist Kenny Chesney, Blue Chair Bay’s line-up is made with natural ingredients and has less than 99 calories per 1.5 oz serving.
30 years after the music video for Jamiroquai’s “Virtual Insanity,” Jay Kay is back with an updated version. Created as a promo for Beefeater’s non-alcoholic 0.0, the new video takes us out of the grey-walled room and into new spaces. Directors Julien & Quentin did a fantastic job paying tribute to Jonathan Glazer’s original, while
When we were kids, the food that astronauts ate included tubes of weird paste and freeze-dried crumbles served in pouches. Weird History Food explores how we keep space travelers fed and nourished while dealing with the challenges of food prep and dining in a low-gravity environment filled with sensitive equipment. Things have clearly improved over
Field Notes delivers a cool Summer treat: limited-run journals inspired by the Mexican frozen dessert known as paletas. Decorated with imagery of the popsicles, they come in 3-flavor packs: Queso Crema, Sandia and Chicle; Jamaica, Piña, and Fresa con Crema; and Coco, Limón, and Mango con Chamoy. A backing card features a logo by artist
Like something from an old-time pharmacy, Old Malt Cask Whisky consist of samples from the first 20cl of 700cl bottles. They’re sent from independent whisky distilleries to Douglas Laing.
New this month, the Maestro Dobel Diamond Tequila is a blend of three aged tequilas (Reposado, Anejo and Extra-Anejo). It’s produced in Southern Europe and sold in limited quantities.