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Dollar Shave Club $5 Daily Essentials Starter Set
Dollar Shave Club’s story – where a savvy founder leveraged a clear vision, investor relationships, improv comedy training and viral marketing to launch an kickass brand in 2011 that sold for a billion dollars in 2016 – is a pretty sick story. If you’re not familiar with the brand’s origins, read about it here. But there’s a good chance you know about these guys already. You’ve heard about the club, their razors and their business model. What you may not know is that the Dollar Shave Club is looking to overhaul your entire shit-shower-shave routine. They’re changing the whole game with an expanded product line to cover all your male grooming needs. And if you missed the first wave of the Dollar Shave madness, you can sign up for the new Daily Essentials Starter Set for only five bucks. And for five bucks you get the much-deservedly-hyped Executive Razor with a full set of cartridges and trial-sized versions of these three new products:
Calming Amber Lavender Body Cleanser
Smelling good is a must, but you don’t want your clean scent to overwhelm people. Overpowering people with pungent aromas (even pleasant ones) just isn’t a neighborly thing to do. This goes for both sides of the smell-good spectrum. Super-potent man sprays are for teenagers and guys who don’t know any better. On the flip side, dudes shouldn’t smell like flowers and lady things. The trick is to find a nice balance, a scent that says hey, I showered, but I didn’t bathe in roses or cologne. The Calming Amber Lavender Body Cleanser strikes a good balance. It provides just enough soothing smell-good vibe, without the punchy stench of man- or lady-perfume. It’s clear and suds up quick. A little goes a long way. The rinse is clean and easy. Don’t overthink shower time. Keep it simple with this mellow cleanser.
One Wipe Charlies
One Wipe Charlies are exactly what they sound like: flushable, moist cloths for bum. Even if personal hygiene is at the very top of your daily priority list, there are times when your bum could use some freshening up. Maybe you can’t squeeze in a full shower, but you like feeling renewed after your morning thinker session. Maybe you’re traveling. Maybe your crunched for time between appointments. Maybe you ate way too much barbeque, Del Taco or drank too many beers over the weekend and you got a pesky case of mud butt. Whatever the reason may be, backside unfreshness happens, and sometimes you need an immediate solution to address cleanliness problems with your posterior. One Wipe Charlies give you the flexibility to maintain a fresh ass under any circumstances. They work as intended, but with an added bonus of cool minty butt tingle. That’s the cucumber extract, aloe, Vitamin E and chamomile working their magic with a peppermint oil finish. It’s downright pleasant.
Dr. Carver’s Easy Shave Butter
Gone are the days of badger brushes and foamy shaving cream. Don’t be concerned that this stuff doesn’t come out looking like some neon blue Jello, either. With Easy Shave Butter, you don’t need fluorescent jelly or sudsy lather. It’s a simple product that’s focused on delivering an efficiently close shave. You apply the butter to maximize viscosity when you razor up your face. The butter face approach may sound like a greasy proposition, but it’s not really an oily experience. You’re not schmearing margarine on your mug. It’s an easy-to-apply defense layer that quickly rinses away to leave your skin feeling soft and undamaged by your shaving routine. Thanks to our sponsor Dollar Shave Club, new members get their 1st month of the Daily Essentials Starter Set including trial-sized versions of their Body Cleanser, One Wipe Charlies’ Butt Wipes, and Shave Butter along with their Executive Razor for ONLY $5 with FREE shipping. If you haven’t signed up for the club yet, see what all the fuss is about and get in on the action. It’ll only cost you $5 to sample the goods.
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Mar 30th
Crown Royal Honors Black Music With Unityfest
As the nation was at an inflection point in culture last Summer, Crown Royal Regal Apple launched a project to fill media spaces with the work of some of today’s most impactful Black artists, giving everyone access to art that inspires necessary change. In a testament to culture, Crown Apple used their voice to support by capturing the work of four street artists to cement these impermanent works as everlasting stories by celebrating their imaging of resistance and beauty.
This month, in honor of Black Music Appreciation Month and Juneteenth Unityfest, Crown Royal Regal Apple continued their mission to amplify Black artists in partnership with singer and songwriter, Lucky Daye.
Last week, the Juneteenth Unityfest brought together people of all backgrounds for a day to commemorate Juneteenth and Black culture, with music performances, storytelling, inspiring remarks and more. With his own personal connection to the arts, Lucky Daye performed during Unityfest and honored the works of Crown Royal’s Black Art Preservation Project. Click here for more on it.
Jul 8th
Super Bowl Cocktails – Captain Morgan Rum
With the big game coming up soon, Captain Morgan has some easy-to-make cocktails to enjoy from the beginning to the end zone. If you’re looking to mix things up try adding a special Super Bowl cocktail to the menu. Captain Morgan has you covered with three spirited cocktails.
For a go-to cocktail, you can make our signature serve Captain Morgan and Ginger, or to bring some tropical fun, serve up our Captain Morgan and Pineapple. If you’re looking for a serve that’s quick to make, whip up our Captain Morgan Apple Crisp. Whichever you choose, you and your team will have something to enjoy throughout the game.
Captain Morgan And Ginger
Recipe:
- 1.5 oz. Captain Morgan Original Spiced Rum
- 4 oz. Ginger ale or Ginger Beer
- Mint Sprig
- Lime
Directions: Muddle mint and lime in the bottom of a tall glass. Add ice, Captain Morgan Original Spiced Rum, and Ginger Ale. Garnish with mint sprig and lime wheel, stir and serve.
Captain Morgan and Pineapple
Recipe:
- 1.5 oz. Captain Morgan Original Spiced Rum
- 4 oz. Pineapple Juice
Directions: Combine Captain Morgan Original Spiced Rum and pineapple juice in a glass over ice. Garnish with a fresh slice of pineapple and a mini umbrella
Captain Morgan Apple Crisp
Recipe:
- 1.5oz Captain Morgan Sliced Apple
- ½ oz. lemon juice
- Lemon Slice
Directions: Pour Captain Morgan Sliced Apple into a shot glass with lemon juice. Squeeze lemon.
Feb 5th
Give The Gifts Of Glenlivet And Golf This Holiday Season
This holiday season, The Glenlivet is teaming up with stylish golf attire company, Malbon to launch a limited-edition capsule collection of merch that breaks from the traditional “day on the course” look.
The unlikely duo are breaking from convention to create the ultimate golf enthusiast line with an emphasis on fashion. The limited-edition collection, which consists of a trendy rope snap back, neon colored golf bag, and cozy but fashionable sweatshirt, will be available for purchase on MalbonGolf.com throughout the holiday season. This is perfect for a lot of people on your holiday shopping list!
Nov 29th
Tis The Season For Some Spirits
Looking for some great cocktails, beers, hard seltzers and some new drinks this holiday season? We got you covered. Check out these drinks and cocktail ideas below. Please remember to celebrate responsibly.
Smirnoff Seltzer
Smirnoff celebrated the launch of Smirnoff Seltzer’s two NEW 12-packs that have 8 AHHH-mazing flavors that you’re sure to fall for! With the packs delivering delicious flavors like Black Cherry, Peach, Raspberry and Cranberry Lime while having just 90 calories and ZERO SUGAR, they’re perfect for any at-home drinking occasion. Smirnoff Zero Sugar Seltzer Core and Fall Variety packs are available in stores nationwide wherever Smirnoff RTD is sold (at a suggested retail price of $15.99).
SMIRNOFF WINTER CRANBERRY MIMOSA
INGREDIENTS
- 1 oz Smirnoff No. 21 Vodka
- 2 oz. Cranberry Sorbet
- 3 oz. Prosecco
DIRECTIONS
- Add cranberry sorbet into a flute glass.
- Pour 1 oz Smirnoff No. 21 Vodka over the sorbet
- Top with prosecco and sugared cranberries.
BULLEIT BOURBON CRANBERRY OLD FASHIONED
INGREDIENTS
Bourbon Soaked Cranberries
- 2 oz dried cranberries
- 4 oz Bulleit Bourbon
- 1 cinnamon stick
Cranberry Old Fashioned
- Ice
- 1 ½ oz Bulleit Bourbon
- ½ oz infused Bulleit Bourbon, from the dried cranberries
- 1 spoonful soaked cranberries
- 1-2 strips orange zest
- 2-3 drops orange bitters
- 1 tbsp simple syrup, or to taste
- Orange wedges, for garnish
DIRECTIONS
Bourbon Soaked Cranberries
- Add the cranberries, bourbon and cinnamon stick to a sealable glass container. Give it a stir and let the mixture sit on the counter for 1 day.
- Remove the cinnamon stick and put the bourbon cranberries in the refrigerator.
- Keep up to 1 month, refrigerated
Cranberry Old Fashioned
- Fill a glass with ice.
- Add the bourbon, infused bourbon, some of the bourbon cranberries, orange zest, orange bitters, stir the cocktail and taste.
- If needed, add sugar syrup a little at a time until the cocktail is sweetened to your liking.
- Garnish with two orange wedges.
SMIRNOFF GREEN APPLE CIDER
INGREDIENTS
- 1.5 oz. Smirnoff Green Apple
- 2.5 oz. Apple Cider
- 2 oz. Club Soda
DIRECTIONS
- Rim a cocktail glass with caramel and crushed graham cracker.
- Add the Apple Cider and Smirnoff Green Apple into a cocktail shaker with ice.
- Shake and strain into a glass with ice.
- Top with Club Soda and garnish with an apple slice.
BULLEIT RYE HOT TODDY
INGREDIENTS
- 1 ⅓ oz Bulleit Rye
- 4-5 Cloves
- 1 Lemon Twist
- 1 Cinnamon Stick
- ¼ Lemon Juice
- 1 tbsp demerara or fine brown sugar
- Hot water
DIRECTIONS
- To begin, fill up the glass, mug or favorite YETI rambler with fresh boiling water.
- While the mug is warming up, cut a lemon twist and stud it with cloves.
- Next, throw out the water in the mug and add fresh boiling water.
- Add 1 bar spoon of demerara or fine brown sugar and stir to dissolve.
- Add lemon and clove garnish, ¼ oz lemon juice, cinnamon stick, and stir.
- Finally, add 1.3 oz of Bulleit Rye and stir a final time.
MAPLE GINGER MOSCOW MULE
INGREDIENTS
- 1.5 oz Smirnoff No. 21 Vodka
- 4 oz Ginger Beer
- 1 tsp maple syrup
- 3 tsp Fresh grated ginger
- Apple slice
- Fresh ginger slice
- Cinnamon Stick
DIRECTIONS
- Combine Smirnoff No. 21 vodka, chilled ginger beer, and maple syrup along with grated ginger in a copper mule mug.
- Stir to combine and garnish with an apple slice, fresh ginger slice, and a cinnamon stick.
Captain and Ginger
· 1.5oz Captain Morgan Original Spiced Rum
· 4oz Ginger Ale or Ginger Beer
· Mint Sprig
· Lemon
Directions:
1. Muddle mint and lemon in the bottom of a tall glass.
2. Add ice, Captain Morgan Original Spiced Rum and Ginger Ale.
3. Garnish with mint sprig and lemon wheel, stir and serve.
Nov 29th
Learn More About The Guinness Gives Back Initiative
As part of the Guinness Gives Back initiative to provide support to those suffering from food insecurity due to COVID-19 and other causes, Guinness has announced a $750,000 donation to community relief efforts nationwide and introduced a new limited-edition pack for the holiday season.
For every Guinness Gives Back pack made, Guinness is donating $1 ($750,000 collectively) to designated charities in the U.S. The national Guinness Gives Back America pack will trigger donations to the global organization Direct Relief, and four regional versions of the pack will support food banks in the corresponding markets of New York, California, Chicago and Boston.
Already this year, Guinness has committed $2 million to COVID-19 relief efforts and to organizations supporting equality and social justice. The release of the Guinness Gives Back packs re-enforces the brand’s commitment to supporting and uplifting American communities.
Oct 20th
Roe & Co Offers A Great Fall Cocktail
The weather is getting colder. Now is the time for some fun cocktails. The Roe & Co Irish Coffee is a delicious, easy-to-make cocktails that everyone can enjoy.
In case you’re unfamiliar with the brand, Roe & Co is a new contemporary blend that is inspired by the once world-famous George Roe & Co Distillery in Dublin. Roe & Co is made from the finest hand-selected stocks of Irish malt and grain whiskies, aged in bourbon casks. Using her 30 years of experience, our Master Blender Caroline Martin has created a versatile, premium whiskey. Roe & Co is a luxuriously smooth blend with a perfect harmony between the intense fruitiness of the malt and the mellow creaminess of the grain whiskies.
Roe & Co Irish Coffee
Ingredients Needed:
- 40ml Roe & Co
- 60ml freshly brewed americano coffee
- 10ml porter syrup/sugar syrup
- 15ml fresh lightly whipped cream
- grated nutmeg & 3 coffee beans
Directions:
Heat the Irish coffee glass with boiling water. Once heated empty the water out and add 60ml of freshly brewed hot coffee and in the syrup. Stir lightly. Pour in 40ml of Roe & Co and layer lightly whipped fresh cream on top. Garnish with 3 coffee beans and a light dusting of grated nutmeg.
Oct 6th
Captain Morgan Offers An Apple Spied Rum
There’s something new dropping this fall and it’s ripe for the taking. Captain Morgan is hitting the shelves with Captain Morgan Sliced Apple Spiced Rum – something brand new that’s sure to shake up the rum category as a spirit that is so delicious it can easily be enjoyed neat or on the rocks.
There’s more fun to be had with this twist on a classic – we took the flavor of our signature Original Spiced Rum, added a subtle hint of ginger and fused it all together with the deliciously juicy and crisp taste of fresh cut apples. Captain Morgan Sliced Apple is all about making sure you and your friends can enjoy and celebrate the good times with a flavor everyone loves, whether you’re near or far.
Five artists worked with Captain Morgan to design murals in the communities they call home – New York City, Los Angeles, Miami, Austin and Atlanta – that pay tribute to some of the country’s most vibrant and iconic cities and neighborhoods. In their own unique, signature styles, each artist’s mural showcases some of the diverse flavors, people, art and sounds that make up the irresistible spirits of the communities that Captain Morgan Sliced Apple is out to celebrate.
Nothing screams autumn like sliced apples. They’re crisp, refreshing, sweet yet tart, exploding with flavor and perfectly suited for the fall (or any) season. With all that flavor packed into Captain Morgan Sliced Apple, there’s something for everyone 21 and over to sink their teeth into – serve it neat, on the rocks or as a chilled shot. Captain Morgan Sliced Apple is so delicious that we recommend giving it a try on its own, but if you’re looking to spice things up, it can be used to add variety to some of your favorite signature cocktails like the Captain Morgan Apple Crisp.
Apple Crisp
1 oz Captain Morgan Sliced Apple
.5 oz lemon juice
Cubed ice (in shaker)
Lemon wedge for garnish
Directions:
- Pour Captain Morgan Sliced Apple and lemon juice into a shaker over ice.
- Shake and pour into shot glass.
- Garnish with lemon.
Oct 6th
Limited Time Only! Balsamic Vinegar of Modena Gelato at Gelato-Go
During the pandemic, ice cream sales have soared. People need treats in their lives. And if you’re going to leave the house for some socially distant enjoyment, might as well schedule something that’s a bit out of the ordinary, right?
Well it doesn’t get more out of the ordinary than Balsamic Vinegar gelato. Yes, you read that right. The Consortium of Balsamic Vinegar of Modena (Aceto Balsamico di Modena) has partnered with Gelato-Go to offer up a limited-edition gelato flavor that can only be sampled this week at the Gelato-Go in Hollywood (5633 Hollywood Blvd) and Beverly Hills (252 S. Beverly Drive).
I can attest to the quality of the gelato at Gelato-Go in El Segundo (the dark chocolate is fantastic), but I have not yet had the pleasure of sampling this limited edition Aceto Balsamico di Modena flavor that’s available in Hollywood.
If you want to check out this non-traditional collab treat, make sure you hit up the Hollywood or Beverly Hills locations before August 30th!
Aug 25th
A St. Patrick’s Day Message From Guinness
We know that St. Patrick’s Day feels different this year. But we’ve been around for 260 years and learned over time that we’re pretty tough when we stick together. However you choose to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day this year, stay safe and be good to one another. Guinness today is committing $500,000 through our Guinness Gives Back Fund to help communities where we live, work and celebrate.
Mar 13th
