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Hargreave Carafe with Glass

Filed under: Dining

Carafes, like decanters, are usually items that are sold separately from the glass ware that they will be used with, but the Hargreave Carafe not only comes with a matching glass, but the two actually fit together. This makes a lovely presentation at the breakfast table, where you can put out an individual carafe for each guest to pour from, and makes it easy to store whatever is left over, since it is easily covered by the (cleaned) cup to prevent anything unwanted from drifting into the container. The carafes are made in Denmark and come in lime, blue and pink. Price: $220.

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Piet Hein Drink Cooler

by Nicole Weston (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Dining

It's a stone, it's an egg, it's... actually a sort of metal ice cube designed to chill your drinks without the diluting effect that ice has. The Piet Hein Drink Cooler is made of seamless stainless steel and has a liquid core, which hardens when the egg is frozen and allows the cooler to actually cool your drink. They are no larger than ordinary ice cubes, so the only potential downside is that you might have to pay a bit more attention to what you're doing when you toss ice into glasses. Price: $31 each.

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Tags: cooler, drink, drinks, ice, ice cubes, IceCubes, spirits, steel

Nespresso by Porche Design

by Nicole Weston (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Dining

The Siemens Nespresso machine by Porche Design is a fully automatic espresso maker that does everything a the touch of a button. Traditionalists might frown on using an automatic machine instead of a manual, but the automatic has an advantage in that it is very consistent, while the performance of a manual machine relies heavily on the skill of the user. This machine has 19 bars of pressure, automatic volume control (for espresso vs cappuccino), a digital display that offers eight different languages and a steam want that can easily be adjusted to either latte or cappuccino frothing. The only real drawback is that the machine uses pods instead of real ground coffee. The list price is $1,549 Swiss Francs, or about $1,263.

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Tags: appliance, cafe latte, coffee, dining, drink, espresso, gadget, home, kitchen, latte, nespresso, siemans

The $3,000 Martini

by Nicole Weston (RSS feed) —

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The Bombay Sapphire Martini at Foxwoods Resort and Casino in Mashantucket, Connecticut is for anyone with rich tastes - specifically with a taste for diamonds. The $3,000 drink is made with Bombay Sapphire Gin, Blue Curacao and a splash of dry vermouth, served in a glass rimmed with blue sugar crystals and garnished with custom-made blue sapphire and diamond earrings atop a sterling silver pick. Some are describing it as "pure decadence in a glass," but the Algonquin's $10,000 martini still probably has the edge in the decadence department if your criteria is based on price and the size of the stones that come with the drink.

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The $1,000 Mint Julep

by Deidre Woollard (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Spirits, Events

The Kentucky Derby just got a bit fancier. A $1,000 mint julep will be offered at this year's race at Churchill Downs on May 6. The $1,000 cocktail will be made of Woodford Reserve bourbon, mint from Morroco, ice from the Arctic Circle and sugar from the South Pacific and will be served in a gold-plated cup with a silver straw. The drink will go to the first 50 people willing to pay and the proceeds will raise money for Thoroughbred Retirement Foundation which provides homes for former race horses. If there was ever a place to sell such a drink, this would be it. The company usually sells about 90,000 mint juleps during the event.

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Tags: bourbon, chruchill downs, ChruchillDowns, cocktail, drink, horses, kentucky derby, mint julep, racing, woodford reserve

One Minute Drink Chiller

by Nicole Weston (RSS feed) —

Filed under: Dining, Wine

Why wait around for a cold drink on a hot day when you can have one in minutes? The One Minute Drink Chiller promises to take a room temperature can of soda down to an icy 38-degrees F in under one minute. It can cool a bottle of wine down in just under 4 minutes, too. It is equipped with a sensor to automatically stop the chilling process when your drink reaches the optimum temperature, so there is no risk of a frozen drink. The Chiller includes a car adapter, so you can take it with you to picnics and tailgates.The capacity of the machine is only one can or one bottle, so you will have to work one at a time, but as long as you start with your own drink, waiting for any subsequent ones will not seem as bad. Price: $99.95.