New Optical Drinking Glasses
June 20, 2007
These are new optical drinking glasses from the designer Arnout Visser. They are designed to use the optical properties of glass to create distorted shapes when looking through the glass. In addition the oddly shaped design of the glass allows for a very comfortable grip. These glasses would be perfect addition to any bar due to the fact that they could be extremely entertaining during a heavy drinking night. The glass come in a set of four and are priced at $45.Photos – Read the rest of this entry »
Ice Shot Glasses
June 17, 2007
This product while it may not be new has just recently caught my eye. It is a mold that allow you to freeze a liquid of your choice into the shape of a shot glass. They are called Cool Shooters ($9) and use a ice shot mold made of food-grade silicone to a create prefect 1oz shot glasses. All you have to do is simply fill the mold with your choice of liquid and freeze. The mold makes four ice shot glasses at a times and each shot glass measures 2″ x 2″ x 2.5″ each.Check them out
Crown Royal XR Extra Rare Heritage Blend
June 14, 2007
Recently Crown Royal bottled their most expensive whiskey in company history to commemorate Queen Elizabeth II’s visit to the 2007 Kentucky Derby. The original Crown Royal Canadian Blended Whiskey was first made in 1939 for British royalty’s in celebration of their Grand Tour of Canada. As a tribute, Crown Royal created a new version of their signature product using the remaining barrels of the original whiskey created in 1939. The new whiskey is dubbed the Crown Royal XR Extra Rare Heritage Blend, unfortunately this new blend is so rare and expensive the whiskey is not for sale. (Speculated to cost $10,000 per bottle) In addition Crown Royal commissioned a master glass designer to create a custom glass bottle, featuring 24k gold leaf for lettering.
Vida Tequila
June 8, 2007
Vida Tequila ($70) is the latest ultra premium brand to his the United States. They are initially launching the brand in New York and Chicago. The tequila is distilled with only the heart of the agave plant, in one of three processes. There is the Anejo which is triple distilled and aged in aged in French Oak for up to 24 months. Reposado which is also triple distilled but aged in American oak for six months, and Blanco which is double distilled and not aged. The tequila comes in a hand blown bottle with a agave coin necklace around the top.
Floating Waterproof Table Tennis
April 29, 2007
Pool beer pong anyone? Do you ever wish you could play it in the pool? This is what you have been waiting for, a water proof floatable table for ping pong ($70). I don’t know how the rules would work for this type of beer pong game, but it would be fun to try.
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Vin Au Verre
April 4, 2007
This is the EuroCave Vin Au Verre refrigerated wine serving unit. It is made up of separate red and white wine compartments with taps for 4 red and 4 white wines. It keeps open bottles fresh for about 2 – 3 weeks, and stores an additional 8 bottles at perfect serving temperature.
Ibar- Intelligent surface system
February 16, 2007
This interactive bar surface system is crazy. If any of you readers are bar owners, check this out. The system interacts with anything on the surface, and can be installed in any kind of bar counter.
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