Three Exceptional Scotches

New releases for Spring 2009

We’re not Irish enough to know if it’s total sacrilege to drink scotch for St. Patrick’s day festivities, but we’ve had the good fortune of being awash in the stuff recently here at CH HQ. Scotch has been gaining a wider audience these days among a younger crowds as more and more are learning to appreciate the subtle complexities that differentiate one brand from another. …

ZeroWater Filtration System

Like air, water is a hard thing to quantify. As long as it isn't cloudy or strangely flavored, it seems interchangeable with any other. One way to separate hose water from the triple-distilled purified variety is by using a TDS meter, which measures the level of salts, minerals and anything alien in your water. On a TDS, American tap water can range anywhere from a …

Andrews & Dunham Damn Fine Tea

From two guys obsessed with tea, Andrews & Dunham Damn Fine Tea is (not surprisingly) darn good stuff. We first noticed the new brand's screenprinted packaging by the Minneapolis, MN-based Aesthetic Apparatus, wrapping each tin in fresh graphics. Happily, the Damn Fine Tea itself lives up to its cute exterior. Andrews & Dunham's blends are as straightforward and honest as their attitude about them, with …