Awesome Bottles

Want to carry bottles to a party but worried about them breaking on the way? The Aged & Ore Bottle Caddy solves that problem by securely dividing up to four bottles of liquor or wine. Its padded shell holds bottles up to 14″ tall, while its sturdy, lightweight EVA foam divider keeps bottles from banging into each other. Great for carrying their decanter, too.

The musicians of GlasBlasSing use glass bottles as their instruments. One of their members shows off his talents with a brief performance of In the Hall of the Mountain King on a wall covered with Jägermeister bottles. Each green bottle is filled with a different amount of liquid to create a note when struck with a mallet. Want more? They also bottled some Bizet.

This Japanese-made bottle makes smooth and delicious cold brew coffee with ease. Add coffee grounds to its strainer basket, slowly add cold water, and refrigerate overnight for sublime cold coffee without bitterness. Holds up to 22 oz. Add a pound or two of coffee for a great gift.

This machine is moving so quickly that it’s hard to believe how much it is doing. The high-speed blow molding system can crank out and quality test roughly 45,000 bottles per hour – that’s 750 bottles per minute. We need The Slow Mo Guys to stop by this factory with their high-speed camera.

Brewing tea on the go is easy with Bota, a stylish all-in-one smart tea bottle with a built-in brewing chamber, separate steeping chamber, temperature controls, and double-wall insulated food-grade thermos to keep drinks warm 12 hours. The leak-proof design makes 10.2 ounces of hot tea in five minutes.

Hibear makes the most versatile insulated bottle you can buy. The stainless steel All-Day Adventure Flask holds up to 32 oz. and includes the parts needed to make pour-over and cold brew coffee, tea, cocktails, infusions, and more. The silicone sleeve at its bottom can also be removed and used as a mug.

The Bottle Flight offers a great way to travel with small amounts of spirits. The TSA-friendly carry case comes with four 3 oz. bottles for carrying liquids. Each bottle has a protective silicone sleeve, measurement indicators, and a labeling window. The case is padded for extra safety and can hold a pair of cigars in place of two of its bottles.

Most portraits are painted on canvas or paper. This skilled artist paints on the inside of glass bottles. The process doesn’t just require a steady hand and precision but the ability to think about images in reverse. While the results are impressive, this isn’t a unique talent – the practice of painting inside small snuff bottles dates back to the 17th century in China.

Never worry about dehydration with this oversized insulated water bottle from OneTigris. It holds up to 128 oz. (1 gallon) of liquid and maintains temperature with double-wall, vacuum-sealed insulation. It’s made from food-grade stainless steel and includes a multicam black carrying pouch and three interchangeable lids. It also comes in a 64 oz. size.

A dual-layer glass drinking vessel helps insulate its contents thanks to the air gap between its layers. But how do glass manufacturers sandwich those layers together so precisely? This fascinating factory video from Process of Everything shows how skilled workers cut, heat, and connect glass tubes to create these insulated drinking bottles.

Bottle flipping is so 2016. But that didn’t stop Zac Alsop from bringing the trend back for an epic send-off. He teamed up with the guys from Sent Into Space to launch a water bottle to the edge of space. They came up with an over-engineered solution that keeps the bottle spinning, drops it close to Earth via parachute, then detaches for its final approach.

When you’re hiking or camping, it’s essential to keep a bottle of water with you. Wrapping your bottle in paracord not only makes it look cool but improves its grip and gives you some extra cord in case of an emergency. The Weavers of Eternity Paracord shows us how to wrap a bottle in the versatile cord using cow hitch knots.

This nylon carrier offers a great way to transport large water bottles up to 32oz. It offers a drawstring bottle compartment, along with zippered pouches for small accessories, and comes with a padded shoulder strap, hand loops, and mounting points for carrying versatility. Also available in 25oz., 40oz. and 64oz. sizes.

These playful bear-shaped squeeze bottles from Prometheus Design Werx are great for carrying condiments or bath and body products. An air-tight flip-top lid keeps contents from leaking and has a spot for labeling contents. Each silicone bottle holds up to 2.7oz/80ml, so they’re TSA carry-on compliant. Sold in a set of three.

Maker BigWR takes a momentary break from building strange bicycles to show off another skill. After taping a pattern around two glass bottles, he used a well-lubricated glass cutter to slice perfect spirals out of their sides. Then he got to the really tricky bit – separating the pieces without shattering the parts he wanted to keep.

Instead of going to Iceland to see the Northern Lights only to see nothing, I could’ve just gazed into the iridescent bottle of Crystal Head Aurora, a metalized skull inspired by the Aurora Borealis. The additive-free vodka inside is distilled 5X and filtered 7X, including three passes through layers of Herkimer diamonds.