Beers on the US/Mexico Border

Scottish beer brand BrewDog wants to make beer not walls. While it might seem like an impossibility, they want to build the Bar on the Edge—which will straddle the US/Mexico border. In a press release, co-founder James Watt says, “Beer is a universal language and has a heritage and legacy that far outdates the creation of most nation states.” The brand is no stranger to …

Steven Klein’s The Macallan Masters of Photography Series

An exceptional limited edition peated release, accompanied by the photographer's film, bottle and box

There’s a familiar warmth and comfortable sophistication to The Macallan‘s most popular expressions. From their price to value ratio and consistency to a mastery of wood for those who prefer oak notes over smoke, the 12 Year and 18 Year truly excel. And yet, these core products aren’t enough to satiate a brand that wants to advance the entire Scotch whisky category. Thus, frequent limited …

France Now Has Oyster Vending Machines

The French have once again invented something irrefutably French: a 24-hour oyster vending machine. Of course the machines are refrigerated, and they also have glass walls so consumers can choose which oysters they want. One farmer, Tony Berthelot (who has a machine on Ile de Re island, off France’s western coast) says the idea was born from “losing lots of sales when we are closed,” …