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Happy Tequila Day: 4Copas Organic Tequila

by Matt Embrey on July 24th, 2009

In honor of National Tequila Day we are featuring 4Copas Organic Tequila. I’ve had the pleasure of trying their Anejo and their Blanco and both were top notch. What I like so much about 4Copas, besides being USDA certified organic and tasting good, they have put a lot care into their process. To start, 4Copas uses [...]

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Drink, Water, Grow, Brew, Drink… Beer Bench?

by Matt Embrey on June 25th, 2008

Ok, my Italian is a little rusty but from what I can tell here is the winner of the Nastro Assurro Design Award Competition held in Milan for the best reuse of a Nastro Azzurro bottle. Essential it is a bench with a built in barley patch that you can sit and drink your [...]

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Eco-Friendly Luxury 360 Vodka

by Doug Gunzelmann on April 7th, 2008

Upgrade: $22 Did you ever wonder if there was an eco-friendly booze out there? I mean recycling the 30 rack of Natty Light is great and all but you can do better than that, particularly with 360 Vodka! Touted as the worldâ€™s first Eco Luxury Vodka it is made by one of the oldest distilleries, McCormick [...]

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