Awesome Living

While searching at Dickel’s Tennessee distillery for barrels of 9-year-old whisky, distiller Allisa Henley stumbled across a cache of barrels filled with this nectar of the gods. It’s rich, sweet, with tons of vanilla and oak. For now, you’ll need to visit Cascade Hollow if you want one.

Richard Sink’s Ultimate Toolbox is built around a used and reinforced oil drum. It has a discreet sliding door, three concave shelves mounted on a spinning rack and four casters. The final version will be customizable.

This durable everyday carry is small enough to take anywhere, but packs a ton of functionality. It offers 18 total tools including screwdrivers, blades, a saw, bottle and can openers, file, wire cutter, optional hex bits, and more.

Hungary-based artist Felvarrom creates bags, belts, and other accessories using upcycled bicycle innertubes. Their 8″ x 4″ x 4″ tube bags are perfect for carrying grooming products, tools, or other small items. Each bag is unique.

Jeff Gray of Scene3Designs makes all sorts of nifty items by stacking, sanding, and laminating layers of cutoff wood from a skateboard maker. One of our faves is this pencil holder. We’d love to see him make a version that holds tools too.

This rugged, fixed blade knife has a serrated edge full-tang 4.8″ blade with black ceramic coating, and a super-grippy rubberized handle with a diamond texture. Includes a sheath that offers horizontal or vertical belt mounting, as well as MOLLE compatibility.

This wacky piggy bank from SHINE Japan makes it look like you’re shredding your cash, when in fact it’s actually saving your bills. Designed for Japanese currency, but works with U.S. bills and most others.

As a change of pace from our EDC of the Week collab with Everyday Carry, we’re sharing a collection of some of the most awesome gear they’ve spotted in the past month. They’ve got some cool keychain tools, wallets, knives, and other nifty gadgets in this collection.

Designed by Kram/Weisshaar for SapienStone, the Smart Slab is a discreetly high-tech table. Underneath its ceramic tabletop are inductive cooking, cooling and heating elements that let you cook and eat on the same surface, as well as keep food warm or cold.

This custom machined bronze keychain from FutureRelic sports a cool design that serves a purpose – as an on-the-fly wrench. It has openings for 12 sizes SAE and metric nuts and bolts. A knurled edge helps improve your grip. We also dig their minimal bottle openers.

Super sticky patches that let you repair small tears in jackets, tents and other items. They’re water- and weatherproof and are cut in a variety of decorative silhouettes, so you can also use them to personalize your gear.

Household Hacker shows off a handful of easy and practical gadgets you can build using LEGO bricks, from doorstops, to smartphone docks, to drink coasters, and even though it’s not really a life hack, that little chess set is cool too.

We’re always on the lookout for cool new websites, and you’ll definitely want to bookmark this one. The Gear Hound sniffs out handmade products and tells the stories behind their makers. There’s an emphasis on practicality, longevity, and craftsmanship.

Made from an aerospace-grade polymer composite, the lightweight Tactica One bottle opener tool won’t ever get rusty or stained. It looks slick, and will pop open bottles in perpetuity. Save 20% in The Awesomer Shop.

Whether you’re the Breaker of Chains, Khaleesi of the Great Grass Sea, or simply The Unburnt, you can now add Mother (or Father) of Dragons to your title with these golden egg-shaped candles, each of which reveals a ceramic baby dragon as it melts.

It’s happened to the best of us. You stumble into the bathroom at 3am and end up peeing 6 inches to the left of the toilet. Never miss again with this motion-activated light that turns on when you get near. Lights green when the seat is down, red when it’s up.

Laphroaig’s latest wonder is a rich mix of some of our favorite flavors. Smoke, fire, chocolate, burnt citrus, vanilla. What’s not to like? While its core is definitely is peaty, its complexity makes it inviting to Islay Scotch neophytes and fanatics alike.

Artist Alyson Thomas’ cheeky drinking glasses each feature illustrated diagrams of classic cocktail recipes, like scotch & sodas, margaritas, mimosas, martinis, hot toddys, bloody marys, and more.

Inside this ’60s-inspired console’s walnut body is a Debut Carbon turntable, a tweeter, a 6.5″ woofer, a 200W amplifier, a 100W subwoofer, an AirPlay receiver and two aux inputs. It also has a built-in minibar with whiskey glasses and room for 150 vinyl records.

Varsity Tutors’ new iOS app lets you hire and learn from private tutors on the go. The app lets you communicate via video-chat, written messages as well as topic-specific content. There are tutors for over 200 subjects, including several practical topics.

Keep your keys from jingling with this elegant EDC from Michael Rahban Design. Made from CNC machined anodized aluminum, it can even hang on your fridge thanks to its neodymium magnets. Choose from black, gunmetal, or silver. Save 15% in The Awesomer Shop.

Co-designed by Apartment Therapy founder Maxwell Ryan, Interior Define’s Maxwell sofa combines a deep seat, a low-profile height and curved shapes to create a modern take on European sofas. Available with a variety of fabric covers.

(PG-13: Language) Chef, restaurateur and reformed party guy Matty Matheson shows us his take on deep fried chicken. You’re going to need some pickle brine, buttermilk, spices and one to three days. Oh!