Alcohol

Piece of Cake Liqueurs has combined two of our fave things, cake and booze, into Chocolate Cake Liqueur, which can be paired with other spirits or taken The Awesomer way – one shot at time.

Monkey Shoulder whiskey is the world’s first Triple Malt, a blend of 3 of Speyside’s finest single malt whiskies, matured in Bourbon casks under a Malt Master’s supervision before being released.

The Way We See the World has created edible drinking glasses from the seaweed extract agar-agar in unusually tasty flavor combinations, like lemon-basil, ginger-mint and rosemary-beet.

This 2 minute Sapporo commercial from Toronto’s Crush Inc. is one part layered and suspended reality, one part peek into rich cultural history and all parts beautiful animation. (Thanks, Adam!)

MadeByAmmo’s Shotshell shot glass is machined from a solid bar of stainless steel with textured knurling at the base. The 2 or 4 glass Tactical Pack includes a military-spec pouch for storage.

TY KU, the world’s only sake-based beverage, is a liqueur filled with a bouquet of 20-odd flowers and fruits, including elderflower syrup, yuzu, plum and green tea, packaged in a self-illuminating bottle.

We’re with the Drinkhacker: the versatile French St. Germain spirit can elevate a wealth of cocktails with its sweet/uncloying lychee character, balanced with lavender, summer herbs, and lemon finish.

Drink up for science: the methodical minds of RND Vodka use a continuous glass column distillation method to create their small batch spirit, and are donating 5% of profits to science education.

From Jalisco, the newly released small batch Karma tequila is made with a multiple distillation process and no additives. Silver available now; reposado and anejo versions are currently aging.

Attention pyro wannabes: please make sure there’s sober supervision before making any of these drinks you can set on fire; we want you to continue to live – and to read The Awesomer afterwards.

Those tenacious brewmasters at Coors found a tasty pre-Prohibition secret recipe buried in the basement and decided to go for it. The result is Batch 19 – a lager with a bold, hoppy flavor.

The new Rich Oak 14-Year Old from Glenfiddich has significant flavors of oak, sweet vanillas and light fruit, due to a short maturation in both new European (12 weeks) and American (6 weeks) oak.

Forget those cheapo wine racks; Restoration Hardware’s Factory Table Wine Rack features cast aluminum arches that are perfectly angled to keep the wine in contact with the cork.

Stay under par and under the influence at the same time with the Covert Golf Bag Cooler; it’ll fit into your golf bag shoe compartment while keeping nine 12 oz cans on ice.

It’s always a good time to drink with the Happy Hour Watch: this combination digital and analog timepiece has a buckle on its strap that also conveniently doubles as a bottle opener. Thanks, Mike!

Its name is nearly as “twisted” as its function: the Big Screw Bottle Opener is a hybrid beer and wine bottle opener made with solid aluminum that attaches to your keychain.

It’s been around since 2004, but hat tip to CM for this gem: the Big Bad-Ass Book of Shots is crammed with over 1,400 recipes and 706 pages of shots, shooters, and slammers.

Yes, EMSL’s Drink Making Unit is made with breast pumps, but it’s all in the name of affordable DIY; it’s able to make three-part drinks and display data via an 8×8 RGB LED matrix.

The Old West-style leather label isn’t just for looks; 1860s Genuine American Vodka is made in Wisconsin with 100% American grain that’s distilled five times and filtered with Mesquite charcoal.

For well-heeled scotch connoisseurs only: the Macallan Linley Whisky Case contains six bottles of vintage Macallan malt whisky, six crystal tumblers, and a cigar humidor in a Burr Oak cabinet.

It won’t stop bottle bandits, but this Metal Wine Cage makes other racks look like grape juice; it’s built out of rustic-finished welded and fabricated iron and sports a padlock with chains.

The Bark4Beer dog collar gives new meaning to the term boozehound: yes, it’s a collar for Fido, but it also features a convenient bottle opener; dog that actually fetches sold separately.

Give the gift that keeps on brewing this holiday season with the Periodic Table of Beer Styles; each “element” includes ABV (alcohol by volume), IBU (bitterness), and SRM (color).

Grapes get gritty with the Brouhaha Wine Gear Collection; this 3-piece set features gear-shaped anodized aluminum pieces and includes a wine base, drip ring, and wine stopper.

The Naked Pint bares all for brew lovers and also serves as Beer 101 for novices; it covers everything from beer science and misconceptions to food pairings and home brewing.

It’s designed for caterers, but any bachelor pad or backyard could use a Bongos Beer: the stainless steel bar sits on casters and boasts a professional tap, refrigeration system, and cook top.

Make wine and war with the Knuckle Duster Corkscrew; it boasts a chrome-plated, brass knuckles-style handle, perfect for letting loose your grapes of wrath on stubborn corks.

Jeff Evans lays the foam on thick with A Beer A Day; this 384 page book not only introduces a new brew daily but how it relates to our history, traditions, customs, and culture.

Recently scoring an A at Drinkhacker, Bulldog Gin is quadruple distilled and made in London; it’s smooth and easy to drink with delicate hints of lemon, lavender, and licorice.

Proof that bosses not only crush player’s dreams, but Sonoma grapes: Boss Monster is a 2007 Zinfandel made by Woot Cellars; it’s available in a six-pack, but only until the end of the week.