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ChillBall Intelligent Ice In-Glass Wine Chiller

Hot day, cold wine: good. Hot day, warm wine: not-so-good. But in these days of summer, it so often seems there isn’t enough time to chill the wine. One could do the seemingly sensible thing and drop an ice cube in the glass to cool down the wine quickly and effectively. Then again, that move is regarded as a faux pas by many. (Unless you’re drinking Two Buck Chuck, in which that case dilution would be a good thing.)

If you like what you’re drinking, but just want it cool, now, the Make My Day ChillBall Intelligent Ice In-Glass Wine Chiller offers a good (non-toxic) solution. The sealed spheres each contain a food-safe non-toxic gel and are designed to go from freezer to glass with no flavor-destroying side effects. And if you still get sideways glances and rude stares just tell ’em it’s the good stuff.

The Coolest Beer Mug

Cans and bottles that tell you when your beer is cold are just too hard to operate. I mean, what if you want your beer ice cold? When the mountains turn blue does that mean it’s ice cold or just regular cold? It’s an important difference. One way to know for sure is to ditch the can and go for the Strapya World Frozen Beer Mug Maker. Consisting of a plastic handle, a base and the ice mold, the mug-maker lets you create a one-time-use beer mug made out of ice. Since the ice will eventually melt it will require require drinkers to stay at least somewhat aware, but if you really need some help in the matter perhaps drawing on a set of red mountains will help.

*** UPDATE 11/10/19 *** Product link above no longer works — looks like Strapya became Hamee — but Amazon does have it (low rated beware!):

Frozen Beer Mug Maker (Japan Import)

by Hamee

Red Striped Paper Straws Offer Too Much Fun

There is something festive about a colorful paper straw. Just like a special party, the magic can never be repeated. As the good times fade, the paper straw deteriorates and then its back to the daily grind. And boring old everyday plastic straws. Unless of course you have a box on hand. Say of 144 count.

These Kikkerland Red And White Striped Biodegradable Paper Straws happen to come in a box of 144 and guarantee weeks of good times. (Well, as far as a straw can guarantee good times.) And not to worry about everyday straw use for those less-than-festive occasions: these paper straws also come in drab, boring old gray.

Make Your Wine Sing (In Key)

Gliding a finger across the rim of a wine glass can cause it to sing, but what tune? The Musical Glass answers that question. Marked along the side of the glass are measurements that correspond to how much liquid is required for each particular note. Now, instead of producing just a beautiful note floating in the air, a specific beautiful note can be made to float in the air. Forget ounces: music is the new way to measure wine. Fill mine to A-flat please.

***UPDATE 1/8/2025: Product must’ve hit a high note. (No longer available.) You can find a similar item, Major Scale Musical Wine Glasses, over at Uncommon Goods though. The music plays on!

3075-cc Of Chrome-Plated Drink Dispenser

Harley-Davidson Bar & Shield Logo Drink Dispenser--LIMITED EDITION. Holds 104 Ounces. 96848-11V

Living full-throttle means living without diluting the experience. Another way to say the same thing might be to say someone is going whole hog. What a coincidence how those two things go together with a Harley. And a drink dispenser.

The Harley-Davidson Chrome-Plated Beverage Dispenser amps up the party without watering it down. An ice tube integrated into the vessel cools down drinks, and the limited edition drink dispenser holds 104-ounces (or 3075-cc depending how you like to look at it). Featuring the Harley bar and shield logo the officially-licensed biker-friendly party-maker won’t be around for long.

***UPDATE 4/14/14***

Looks like the above link has ridden off into the sunset. Here is another HOME ACCENTS JUICE DISPENSER that is close, but it isn’t Harley branded. Maybe one day they’ll get it back at the official Harley store.

La Rochere Bee Shot Glass/Egg Cup

They used to do things differently back in the old days. Take for example the La Rochere Bee Shot Glass/Egg Cup. Clearly it has two uses. One at night and then the other for the hungover morning. Oh, those clever French.

Product Description:
La Rochere, located in France, is the oldest continuous running glass factory in Europe. Opened in 1475 (17-year before Columbus came to the Americas, La Rochere has been producing glass. Each item is machine made in France at very high temperatures producing a glass the is both crystal clear and durable.. This heavy duty glass is sturdy and perfect for everyday use. It is both casual and elegant and dishwasher safe. The many embossed decors include the Napoleon bee, French royal Fleur de Lys, Dragonfly representing spring and rebirth, Versailles, which is developed from the palace at Versailles, or Perigord, the traditional lines and clarity from the Bordeaux region, each piece is a piece of French glass history.