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Stolen Rum Kidnaps Concrete Playground

Stolen hosted the ‘Stolen Rum Bar Chat Challenge’ which pitched the top bartenders from around the country against each other to see who has the best bar banter.

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Robot Bartenders Mix Manhattans in San Francisco

Now robots can get you drunk.

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Avocado Beer Is a Possibly Delicious Invention

An LA brewery has created a guacamole-inspired beer to celebrate the beginning of avocado season in California.

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A Bluffer’s Guide to Champagne

Baffled by bubbly? Who isn't.

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The Five Best Cocktail Bars in Auckland

Auckland now boasts an array of classy cocktail establishments that make even most discerning enthusiast suitably satisfied.

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The Ten Best Tapas Bars in Auckland

For those of us who suffer from food envy or rampant indecision, tapas are the way to go.

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