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Tasting Notes: Comparing Bowmore’s 12 Years Old and 15 Years Old Darkest
There’s something to be said for a little maturation. Age yields refinement, which more than compensates for lost youth.
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Today in GearToday in Gear: September 27, 2013
Honeywell Voice Activated Thermostat Remotely controlling your home’s thermostat via smartphone app is nothing new. Controlling your home’s thermostat through conversation is very new.
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OutdoorsKit: Fool’s Gold 100
Competing in endurance mountain bike racing requires a significant amount of time on the bike. There are days when you eat your breakfast and lunch on the go, get on your bike before the sun comes up and even get lost in the woods trying to find six hours worth of trails.
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Today in GearToday in Gear: September 26, 2013
Dock Tray What’s the quote? “Cleverness is next to Godliness”?
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Today in GearToday in Gear: September 25, 2013
Timberland 40th Anniversary Ltd. Collection Traditionally, rubies are the gift of choice for a 40th anniversary.
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WatchesGerd-Rüdiger Lang, Chronoswiss, and the Resurrection of Mechanical Watchmaking
It’s 1981. The Quartz crisis is in full swing.
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WatchesFace Value: Mondaine EVO Alarm
Switzerland is known for many things, chief among them its fine watches, its excellent railway system and its picturesque mountains.
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Motoring2013 Frankfurt Auto Show: 10 Best New Cars
There was another huge auto show this year in Frankfurt, Germany. Spread out across a dozen exhibition halls covering a mile of real estate, the 65th IAA show featured wares from virtually every automaker on the planet.
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MotoringBehind the Wheel: 2014 Ford Fiesta ST
Though the Ford Fiesta (not to be confused with the midget-special Ford Festiva) has been around since 1976, it wasn’t available stateside until 2011. Back then, we enjoyed the original 1.6-liter 120 hp inline four cylinder hatch but longed for more pep.
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MotoringWant This, Get This: Mercedes-Benz E63 AMG S 4-Matic Wagon or Cadillac CTS-V Sport Wagon
Dodge isn’t the only one that can boast about a Power Wagon — a few of today’s wagons haul as much ass as they do family members. If you’re about hitting the apexes and dragging sports cars after you’ve finished toting the kids to their sports practices, you have several options.
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Today in GearToday in Gear: September 23, 2013
Dogfish Head Off-Centered Brats The worst thing about drinking beer is that you can’t eat it too. Couldn’t, that is.
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Archive30 Minutes With: Chris Diminno
Growing up in the suburbs of New York City in a large Italian family, Chris Diminno learned the importance of food pretty quickly. After honing his resume and skills at several fine establishments, Diminno moved to Portland — where ever since he’s been a lead chef at the extremely popular Euro-style gastropub Clyde Common.
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ArchiveStay: Scarp Ridge Lodge
Luxury adventure company Eleven takes its name from the ‘80s “rockumentary” This is Spinal Tap. In the movie, band member Nigel tells new guy Marty that while other bands’ amps go up to ten, theirs go to eleven: one louder than ten.
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OutdoorsKit: Fly Fishing the Rockies
Destination fly fishing for trout in the high country of Colorado is a little different than going for sunnies in the local pond. Your gear needs to be quite a bit more specialized and reliable; you need a way to get it all from the flatlands to the high country.
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OutdoorsTested: Sage Circa 589-4 Fly Rod
When we wrote about the Sage Circa ($775) for our fly rod roundup last spring, we hadn’t yet tested it in depth.
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Today in GearToday in Gear: September 19, 2013
Lexdray Vienna, Copenhagen and Dubai Bags These limited-run packs are ready for globetrotting duty with water-resistant fabric and high-grade hardware. Black models come with black lining; blue models with camo.
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TechBreakdown: Samsung Galaxy Gear
Pebble, Toq, Smartwatch 2, Cupertino Wristbeauty — how did the explosion of the “smart watch” segment catch us so by surprise? While we were busy reeling, the Samsung Galaxy Gear ($299) for Galaxy Note 3 (and soon, the Galaxy S4 and SIII) has been declared potentially the best option yet.
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TechTested: Olympus OM-D EM-1
Olympus’s new OM-D EM-1 ($1,400, body only) is way ahead of its time. Effectively an upgraded version of the already-capable E-M5, the E-M1 is an excellent shooter across the board, albeit one that can’t quite find its place in the market.
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StyleKit: Office Space
Dali said intelligence without ambition is a bird without wings. Clearly, you’ve got both in spades — all that’s lacking is better preparation.