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1. How to Create a Fog Effect for Your Halloween Punch

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   Dry ice turns an ordinary party punch into a spooky Halloween brew! Instructions: Start with 2 punch bowls of different sizes. The smaller bowl will hold the actual punch while the larger bowl will hold the smaller bowl and the dry ice. With tongs or gloved hands (dry ice can freeze your skin), place chunks of dry ice ...Read More

2. Kirkland Premium Small Batch Bourbon, Aged 7 Years Review

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   On a recent outing to Costco, we ran across a new item, the Kirkland Premium Small Batch Bourbon. You might be thinking, really, Costco is making bourbon now? Well, Costco isn't really making bourbon; they sourced it from one of the distilleries and private labelled it. Given the price at $19.99, I was game to ...Read More

3. How to Make Cocktail Foam

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   If you want to get fancy, cocktail foam is a fun way to add another layer of flavor and texture to your cocktail. Jamie Boudreau shows you how to do it in this video, with a recipe for the Mexican Cloud topped with elderflower and lemon foam. Read More

4. Election Day Drinking Game

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   This is a once-in-every-four-years event, so cocktails are in order. Take a drink every time: A state changes color on the TV news electoral map The is a "breaking story" News says this is the most important, symbolic, historic election in US history We see how the candidates spent the day Station touts it's coverage as the best, the leader, etc... There ...Read More

5. TnE Red Wine: Just Add Water

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   Are you going camping or hiking? Are you going to space? If the answer to either of these questions is "yes," then Trek'n Eat has the product for you: powdered wine. This red wine can be easily toted in its lightweight dry form. Add water and you have wine with 8.2% alcohol content. You adventurous types out there ...Read More