Looking for a little something to get you into the holiday spirit? Something that could go under the tree just as easily as in your glass? I’ve got just the thing: let’s infuse some bourbon with holiday flavors. Throwing apples and cinnamon into bourbon feels like the cozy, boozy, slow start that this holiday season needs. You in? Great. Let’s seize the holidays.

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Who: Me Linh Coffee Garden
What: Coffee and weasel coffee producer
Where: Da Lat, Vietnam

Let’s do an experiment: think about coffee. Maybe you’re drinking a cup right now. Let’s follow that brew backwards. Let it jump out of your cup and back into the bag. From the bag, go back to the roaster. Let the bean fade from deep roasted brown to raw tan. Pack the beans up by the sackful and send them back to the grower. Now picture tall, shrub-like plants, standing close together, row by row. Maybe your coffee plantation is tiered on a hillside, dotted with rows. Imagine long, sagging, straight branches on the plants, covered with saturated red berries.

Are you thirsty yet? Good.

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When it comes to buying gifts for a cook, you can never go wrong with kitchen classics. For cooks of all experience levels, beautiful, useful, long-lasting kitchen tools are always a good idea. From a gorgeous salt cellar to a classic Staub Dutch oven, here are 10 picks guaranteed to make your cook a very happy cook indeed!

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Holiday baking season is descending upon us, which means it’s time for sugar cookies in all sorts of shapes. But how to make pretty cookies that hold their shape, without slaving for a day mixing, chilling, and rolling? Here’s the easiest and best way to save time and make the most perfect-looking cookies. It’s all in the chilling, and here’s how I do it.

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