Craft beer has never been more popular. Now you too can brew your own craft beer, in the comfort of your own home. Control every part of the process, ensuring the highest quality brew.

Do you have a friend who has always felt he could brew a better beer than what is available? Make him prove it! Brewing beer at home is an excellent hobby, and everyone enjoys the final product.

Brewmaster’s starter kit

Many styles of beer available

By Devin Gustus.When not working as a paramedic, Devin enjoys writing, finer coffees and ales. He believes that form should follow function and appreciates quality workmanship, balanced design, innovation, and finding new and efficient ways to solve today’s common problems.

The makers of the Swiss Army Knife have released these amazing ceramic knives. Ceramic knives have taken a small, but sure foothold, into the professional chef’s repertoire of knives. Now you can use these amazing blades at home.

Ceramic knives keep their edge very well, are extremely sharp, and are resistant to corrosion and acids. For the food connoisseur, ceramic blades do not transfer any metallic tastes to vegetables, nor are bacteria able to latch on to the surface effectively. Ceramic knives can be cleaned by simply rinsing them under water. Finally, ceramic blades are about as hard as a diamond.

Victorinox Ceramic Santoku 7 inch

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Craft beer is a wonderful thing, isn’t it? A good craft beer really shines like nothing else. If you have already sampled everything local, expanding your palate to new, varied beers becomes a chore, driving long distances to sample a new set of brews can take hours. 

What if you could have these beers delivered to your door. What if you could send your friends the same beers you have, and compare tasting notes together. Last year featured some very excellent IPA from microbreweries across the country.

Join the Craft Beer Club!

 Beer accompaniments with membership

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Scientists have designed a glass specifically for drinking spirits neat. The glass is designed around Naturally Engineered Aroma Technology, or NEAT. The NEAT glass lets the alcohol scent remain in the glass, while releasing the fine aromas of a good spirit. The strong alcohol scent we get when drinking spirits numbs the olfactory senses. By leaving the alcohol scent behind, you are enhancing your experience.

With this glass, aromas become stronger and more pleasing. The “pot” at the bottom allows you to swirl your spirit without sloshing, while the narrow middle concentrates aroma. The wide neck cradles and keeps the alcohol scent in the glass allowing you to sip safely above, and the lip allows you to place your nose at just the right point for aroma.

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Every man should enjoy a barber giving him a shave with a straight razor. Nothing comes close to the feeling of a professional’s ministrations with a straight razor. When you can’t make it to the barber and shave parlor, the next best thing is a shave at home, like your grandfather’s grandfather use to do it.

Straight blade and strop is the way to go. Shaving with a straight razor has become a lost art. One that deserves to be revitalized. The care of the blade and technique is worth the time invested. No shave is closer than one done with a straight razor, no matter how many blades you have on your modern razor.

See more Straight Razors

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Staying in tip-top shape is important, no matter who you are, be it executive, professional golfer, lawyer, or doctor. Lots of gear is required to make running a real way of life. What do you get the avid runner than has everything they need?

Answer: Something that will revolutionize the way they run. “Barefoot” style running is taking hold. Barefoot running is a more natural way to run, bringing you closer to the ground than ever before. Vibram does it best with their Five Fingers line of footwear. These shoes are lighter, stronger, and faster than anything I have used before. The amount of “foot feel” given through these is amazing.

Vibram Five Fingers KSO

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Kopi Luwak coffee is the most exclusive coffee you can buy. Kopi Luwak is widely considered to be smoother and less bitter than any other coffee. When trying to find a gift for a coffee lover, Kopi Luwak is the most luxurious coffee you can get. Frankly, it is a try it before you die coffee, and belongs on your “bucket list” along with Wagyu Kobe beef and The Macallan single malt.

You can get Kopi Luwak as both Robusta and Arabica. Do not assume the Robusta is inferior. Due to the digestive enzymes of the Civet, a lot of the bitterness is removed, leaving a smooth, earthy coffee that will never be forgotten. The Arabica is even smoother but less full-bodied. Choose based on your preference, leaving ... Read More »]]> http://tastesmagazine.com/for-the-coffee-lover-kopi-luwak-coffee/feed/ 0 http://tastesmagazine.com/parker-5th-technology-pens-a-luxurious-pen-that-feels-like-a-fountain-without-the-drawbacks/ http://tastesmagazine.com/parker-5th-technology-pens-a-luxurious-pen-that-feels-like-a-fountain-without-the-drawbacks/#comments Tue, 06 Aug 2013 05:57:15 +0000 Jackie http://tastesmagazine.com/?p=1991

Everyone loves a personal handwritten note. Fountain pens are the old standby, with flowing script and excellent feel. They do have drawbacks, such as leaking, difficulty to refill, and drying out. What if there were another option?

Parker Pens has introduced a innovative new pen that has the look and feel of a fountain pen, but none of the drawbacks. Enter 5th technology pens. These pens write easily and have the look of a traditional fountain pen.  At a fraction of the cost of a good fountain pen, you could stand to gift one or two to that special someone (or yourself).

Parker Ingenuity Black 5t with silver accents

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Every whiskey aficionado knows that whiskey should be enjoyed at 15 Centigrade to really open up the bouquet without sacrificing texture.  Ice will over-chill your drink, and leaves a relatively small window of opportunity to enjoy your spirit at just the right time and temperature without breaking up your whiskey.

What is the point of having the finer things in life if you can’t enjoy them properly? A colleague of mine recently solved this problem for me: Teroforma Spirits Stones

These stones are quarried in Vermont and are perfect for giving your single malt scotch a slight chill, without diluting your drink or suppressing the aroma.

Visit the website

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