Skip to main content
  1. Home
  2. Food & Drink

Giveaway: One Bottle of Pappy Van Winkle Family Reserve 23 Year Old

Sam Slaughter
By
smirnoff-ice-original

April fool’s. You just got iced.

Does it feel like you’re back in college? Good. We decided on such a fine, upstanding holiday to kick it old school with this joke.

Did you really think we were able to get our hands on a bottle of Pappy 23? We’re fine upstanding gentlemen and all, but that only gets you so far (though if any of you out there has a bottle and wants to share, we can assure you that we are fine, upstanding gentlemen that make great conversation over a fine pour of bourbon).

Recommended Videos

Never been iced? Well, since you just were, you’re going to need to find the closest Smirnoff Ice. (You can order one —in select states — here.) Once you’ve got one, bend a knee and chug it. Observe:

Want to mess with your friends a little on this fine day? Send them this link. Tell them you get entries for every time a friend also enters. Then, order them Smirnoff Ice and have it sent to their house. They may think you’re joking around, but when that bottle shows up a few hours later, they’ll know you weren’t kidding.

Editors' Recommendations

Sam Slaughter
Sam Slaughter
Former Digital Trends Contributor
Sam Slaughter was the Food and Drink Editor for The Manual. Born and raised in New Jersey, he’s called the South home for…
The 11 best banana liqueur cocktails for a taste of the tropics
You and banana liqueur ought to know each other better. Get close with these great cocktail recipes
Banana liqueur cocktail

 

Banana may not jump to mind when you think of the best cocktails, but perhaps it should. With the right liqueur at your side, you can whip something that tastes like a warm breeze in palm tree country. The very best of the bunch play off of complementary spirits like rum and like-minded ingredients like coconut and orgeat.

Read more
11 foods you should never freeze (no matter how much money you save bulk buying)
Can you freeze previously frozen meat? How about coffee? Learn which foods should stay out of the freezer
Frozen food in a freezer

The freezer is one of the modern age's greatest inventions. Who among us hasn't overindulged at Costco after being seduced by the delicious samples and then returned home, grateful for the backup garage freezer? Its convenience is unmatched for storing things like extra proteins, tasty ice creams, cookie doughs, and if you're a parent, bags and bags of frozen dino nuggets. Freezing food is not only a convenient way to stock up on frequently used ingredients, but it's a great way to save money as well.
Unfortunately, not everything stands up to the frozen tundra of the garage freezer as well as those tasty dino nuggets. These are a few of the items you should never put in the freezer.

Milk
Freezing and thawing milk can produce some pretty gnarly results. If you're wondering if you can freeze milk, the answer is, well, sort of. Technically, it's safe to drink, and the flavor will keep. The problem is the transformation of texture that the milk goes through in the process. When thawing frozen milk, the proteins thaw before the water in the milk does. This causes separation and a texture that's more than a little bit off-putting.

Read more
How to drink whiskey: A beginners guide (with tips from a pro)
It's time to finally learn how to drink whiskey
Whiskey being poured into a glass.

Drinking whiskey is a magical experience. It's a drink you can savor with close friends, or enjoy while making new friends at your local bar or pub. And there are quite a number of ways to enjoy whiskey: You can drink it neat, shake or stir it into a modern cocktail, or concoct rejuvenating glasses of classic whiskey cocktails.

On top of that, there's a whiskey for everyone, from stellar American single malt and bourbon options made right here in the States to age-old peaty expressions out of Scotland and up-and-coming whiskies from promising distillers in Australia.

Read more