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10 terrific Colorado-made stocking stuffers for under $35

Need help with your holiday gift list? The big stuff is all on you, but we’ve got a few ideas for stocking stuffers, and many of them are local. You’re welcome. Oso Rojo Hot Sauce Grab a three-pack of delicious hot sauces from Denver’s Oso Rojo Hot Sauce, which you can build to your tastes from a selection of a six total. We recommend the Habanero Jellyfish, Habanero Mustard and Orange Ginger. $21 per three-pack. osorojohotsauce.com/s/order — Lily O’Neill (B Fresh Gear) B Fresh Gear Some of the freshest gear in Colorado…

15 Winter Dresses for the Cold, Cocktails, and Holiday Parties

If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. Dresses always seem to come to mind when shopping, regardless of the season. Winter, in particular, can be pretty tricky to shop for. Between bundling up for temperature drops to needing something that looks fresh at the holiday parties you’re headed to, the pressure is on. Brands like Alexander McQueen and Fear of God made it slightly more approachable this year,…

Pruneyard Cinemas isn’t toying around with its ‘Barbie’-themed cocktails

It’s a “Barbie” world at Pruneyard Cinemas this week. In anticipation for what’s expected to be a huge response to the new movie starring Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling, which opens Friday, the dine-in movie theater in Campbell has outpinked itself. The bartending staff at the Cedar Room Lounge have concocted a pair of cocktails themed to the movie, and they’re not toying around. The Malibu Barbie — made with Malibu rum, of course — is a refreshing sipper, while the Greta Gerwig, named after the movie’s director and made…

New venomous cocktails from cone snail have huge drug potential

In a world first, researchers have reared cone snails in a laboratory aquarium, which presents huge potential for understanding and unlocking the power of their complex venom for a vast range of human therapeutics.It’s estimated up to 1,000 different cone snail species exist, each with their own special recipe of venom. Each type of venom contains hundreds of compounds, so it's no surprise it's already of huge interest to scientists who have so far discovered the potential for painkillers, insulin regulation and more.Now,…

Meet BarGPT, it can create ‘amazing cocktails no (human) ever thought of’

ChatGPT has been used in all kinds of activities, but most of them are about serious stuff. Now, how about getting ChatGPT to contribute towards having some fun and excitement? Fun, in a way that no human had thought of before. And yes, there is already some action available and it comes in the form of ChatGPT-powered BarGPT! The general idea is to put artificial intelligence to work to create some out-of-this-world experiences for tipplers and that is exactly what is being promised.While human intelligence has shown…

ChatGPT and Bard AIs Made Me 12 Nasty Cocktails

Photo: Dimitrios Kambouris (Getty Images)The rapid proliferation of ChatGPT-style chatbots over the past year has led a decent chunk of salesmen, doctors, journalists, and other keyboard warriors to nervously fret over their future job security. One group of workers that probably don’t need to worry about chatbots anytime soon, however, are bartenders.Gizmodo decided to test out our supposed AI overlord’s ability to create craft cocktails by probing it to serve up around a dozen drinks inspired by Silicon Valley’s biggest

Check Veg, Non-Veg Dishes, Cocktails and More

Last Updated: April 04, 2023, 17:27 ISTFoodies can now explore delectable choices mid-air as Air India announced a new range of in-flight menus. All the international flights (ex-India) will now have a range of varied unique food and beverage items across all four cabins, as per their press statement. There is also an array of options for passengers who prefer only plant-based or vegan food. The freshly curated menu is said to be a blend of tasty and healthy, allowing the people on board to pick and choose worry-free.…

Vita Coco coconut water expands into cocktails, hangover marketing

Vita Coco water.Tim P. Whitby | Getty ImagesFor nearly two decades, Vita Coco has sold its coconut water to health-conscious consumers as a fresh way to hydrate. This year, it's changing the pitch.The beverage company is pushing its namesake brand into new use cases and occasions, partnering with Diageo on a canned cocktail and marketing the drink as a hangover aid.Co-founder Mike Kirban compared Vita Coco's transformation to that of Ocean Spray, the agricultural cooperative that sells cranberry products."Ocean Spray is a…

Liquor Brands Bet Thrifty Drinkers Will Keep Making At-Home Cocktails

Many Americans took to mixing cocktails at home during the pandemic, boosting liquor sales. Now, with inflation squeezing disposable incomes, big distillers are betting on another round of home drinking as consumers economize.Historically, around 80% of all U.S. alcoholic drinks sales were for home drinking, according to IWSR, a drinks market-research firm. That level rose to 90% during the pandemic, and sales at bars aren’t likely to return to pre-Covid levels for another four to five years, IWSR says. To capitalize,…

Canned cocktails get more popular as hard seltzer fizzles

Boxes of Cutwater Tiki Rum Mai Tai canned cocktails in a retail store in Pleasant Hill, California, February 11, 2022.Gado | Archive Photos | Getty ImagesHard seltzer has lost its fizz. Now canned cocktails are all the buzz.Also known as ready-to-drink, or RTD, cocktails, the canned drinks were the fastest-growing spirits category last year, with $1.6 billion in revenue. That's a 42% percent increase from the year before, according to the Distilled Spirits Council of the United States. To compare, sales of hard seltzer…