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Class up how you serve boxed wine

Wine snobbery aside, there’s nothing wrong with boxed wine, but you have to admit those boxes aren’t the classiest items to grace your party buffet.  These shiny, wood-grain spheres can hold up to 3 liters of wine, and they look much nicer than any cardboard box.  The Wine Dispensing Sphere can be used with the plastic bag from the box, or you can use the included 3-liter plastic bag for your own wine.  There’s also a gel pack to keep the wine chilled.

The Wine Dispensing Sphere is made of wood-grained plastic.  It measures 8″ in diameter by 9″ tall and holds 101.44 fluid ounces.  The Dispensing Sphere is $65, and a set of two replacement bags is $8.00.  Purchase at UncommonGoods.

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Class up how you serve boxed wine

Wine snobbery aside, there’s nothing wrong with boxed wine, but you have to admit those boxes aren’t the classiest items to grace your party buffet.  These shiny, wood-grain spheres can hold up to 3 liters of wine, and they look much nicer than any cardboard box.  The Wine Dispensing Sphere can be used with the plastic bag from the box, or you can use the included 3-liter plastic bag for your own wine.  There’s also a gel pack to keep the wine chilled.

The Wine Dispensing Sphere is made of wood-grained plastic.  It measures 8″ in diameter by 9″ tall and holds 101.44 fluid ounces.  The Dispensing Sphere is $65, and a set of two replacement bags is $8.00.  Purchase at UncommonGoods.

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Keep your beer bottle chill and protected with BottleKeeper

There are TONS of different bottles, flasks, tanks, and other container-type products for holding all manner of beverages. And that’s totally fine, because there is no “perfect” beverage holder. But BottleKeeper seems to be a bit unique. Slide your glass beverage bottle inside the neoprene-lined BottleKeeper and it will keep both your bottle and your beverage cool and protected. Take it to the beach, to the picnic, to the pool—just about anywhere that you might normally not want to bring a bottle for fear of it getting broken or warming up too fast. The latest version, Standard 2.0, includes powder-coated finishes in multiple colors and a built-in bottle opener in its tethered cap and retails for $34.99. Other versions and sizes available also. Visit BottleKeeper.com for more info or to order.

Forget crystal decanters. Store your whiskey in an oak barrel!

Crystal decanters are beautiful, but the lead can leech out into liquids stored in them, and so they are no longer recommended as safe for long-term storage.  Storing your whiskey in an oak barrel, just like the distillers do, won’t do anything but add desirable flavors.  Whiskey barrels are usually far too big to add to your home bar, but these miniature Personalized Whiskey Barrels will fit just right.  They are available in 2- or 5-liter sizes, and they can be customized with your name, your “distillery” name, and other information.

Oak barrels are used for aging spirits because they “impart flavor to spirits through three main compounds: lignin, which adds vanillin for vanilla and marzipan-like flavors; lactones, which give rise to buttery, coconut notes; and tannins, which add astringent, spicy flavors.”  I’m not sure how much actual aging you’ll get from these little barrels before you decide to go ahead and drink your whiskey, but they’ll certainly add a whimsical accent to your bar.

The 2-liter barrel is $85.00; the 5-liter barrel is $110.00.  You can even add a rum and whiskey-making kit to your order if you truly want to try creating and aging your own spirits.  The Personalized Whiskey Barrels are available at UncommonGoods.

Major Tom, take your protein pills and put your kettle on*

Any tea you make with this infuser will be out of this world!  The Space Capsule Tea Infuser holds loose-leaf tea in the capsule, and the astronaut tethered up for some extravehicular activity fits over the edge of your cup to act as the counterweight for brewing.  This is a ThinkGeek design and available exclusively through them.

The infuser is made of food contact-safe stainless steel.  It measures 1.5″ diameter at the base x 1.75″ tall and has a 5.5″ chain.  To add tea, simply unscrew the “ablative heat shield” on the bottom of the capsule.

The Space Capsule Tea Infuser is $9.99, exclusively at ThinkGeek.

*With apologies to David Bowie