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Balls of Steel Stainless Steel Ice Wins Best Drink Cooler!

Mar 12, 2014 | 0 comments

(Original Photo Courtesy of CoolMaterial.com) A new science-based test ranks Balls of Steel stainless steel ice top dog among drink chiller options. Our pals over at Cool Material did a little experiment with the most popular drink chillers on the market and GUESS WHAT? WE WON. The results showed that stainless steel ice is best and that of aaalllllllll that stainless steel ice out there Balls of Steel kills it. You can check out the whole experiment, fancy conduction charts/lingo and all, here. Pick up your own pair of Balls of Steel stainless steel ice and let's...

Stainless Steel Ice is on The Rise

Mar 11, 2014 | 0 comments

What an increased love of whiskey means for stainless steel ice Whiskey had a great year in 2013. The parent company of Jack Daniels announced last week that it saw a 12 percent increase in sales from the previous year, which is nuts considering this winter weather deterred a lot of people from heading to bars. But you know what it means? A lot of people were enjoying their favorite drink at home using stainless steel ice. O.K., O.K. that might be a stretch but we’d like to think people are using more stainless steel ice. We just want...

Add these whiskey tools to your box

Mar 07, 2014 | 0 comments

Every drinker needs some staple whiskey tools. To start, there are the basics whiskey tools. A good glass, whiskey, a shaker. These whiskey tools seem really basic, but there's so many different things to take into account when you start looking for whiskey tools. What glass is the right one, do you need a muddler for that drink? What about a strainer? Building up your home bar with whiskey tools can start to snowball into a full-blown shopping spree. It's important to know what whiskey tools you need and which whiskey tools can wait for another day. To collect...

A Good Whiskey Gift is Hard to Find

Mar 06, 2014 | 0 comments

Just kidding. There is literally an entire shelf of whiskey gifts in just about every grocery store - unless you live in one of those states, in which case we are SO sorry. But what about whiskey gifts to go with your gift of whiskey? Well, there are the tumblers, coasters, decanters (although I'm not sure it's entirely necessary and I think they mostly apply to Scotch), and of course, something to chill your whiskey. If you're a really good whiskey gift giver, you'll even include a repurposed vintage bar cart. But they're all great whiskey gifts. And we...

A Guide to the Mind of a Whiskey Connoisseur

Mar 05, 2014 | 0 comments

For a whiskey connoisseur, there are two things that rank highest: whiskey and whisky. And the best way to get on a connoisseur's good side is to know the ropes of finding the right whiskey for every occasion and drinker. So to help you, lost semi-whiskey drinking friend or whiskey connoisseur in desperate need of a whiskey-for-dummies guide for your loved one, we've decided to provide you with a short guide. What's up with that "whiskey" "whisky" thing? Every whiskey connoisseur knows the absence of one little letter can mean a world of difference but those looking...

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