Things to do for August 07, 2014

The Weekender

Rare Whisky and Sunglasses You Design Yourself

Never end a weekend with a preposition.

Summer Is Still Happening. Hence:
GRIN AND GARRETT

Summer Is Still Happening. Hence:

West Coast sunglassketeers Garrett Leight just launched an online shop where you can view a 360-degree rendering of a pair of sunglasses as you customize your own one-of-a-kind frame, colors and all. Unless you make two of them.

You’ll Have to Win This Whisky
WHISK’ MANAGEMENT

You’ll Have to Win This Whisky

Better hurry. All these rare Japanese whiskies are up for auction right now, and there’s only a few days left. That’s it. We don’t need to sit here and convince you that a 21-year-old Hibiki and a 40-year-old Karuizawa are good things. That’s what the 21-year-old Hibiki and 40-year-old Karuizawa are for.

Japanese & Rare Whisky Auction via Bonhams, online now

What’s That Movie Where They Say...
QUID PRO QUOTE

What’s That Movie Where They Say...

“I’m your density.” George McFly said that in Back to the Future. He was silly. Hey, speaking of movie quotes, this new site called Quotacle is basically an encyclopedia of them that tells you when they appear in movies along with the corresponding clips. We don’t know. It’s just a thing.

Like Wearing an Adult Summer Camp
OUTSIDE JOB

Like Wearing an Adult Summer Camp

Chances are, you haven’t been looking for a bright-pink silkscreen print that says “Wild.” Or a T-shirt with a sketch of a bison head on it. But there’s an artist who just decided to part with all sorts of random and outdoorsy stuff like that. So you’ll have that now.

Add This to Liquor. Improve Occasions.
THERE’S NO “I” IN TEA

Add This to Liquor. Improve Occasions.

Imagine: you’re having a barbecue. You pour your friend a cocktail using one of these new English breakfast, Darjeeling or black tea mixers brewed specifically with alcohol in mind. They enjoy it immensely and thank you for hosting them. Then the hypothetical scenario ends.

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