Whiskey lovers nationwide will soon be able to buy bottles of Jim Beam, Bulleit, Wild Turkey and other Kentucky-distilled libations as easily as they can get goods off Amazon, thanks to new legislation.
The Bluegrass State recently passed HB 415, allowing its retailers and distilleries the ability to sell whiskey, beer and other spirits online for the first time. As Paste points out, the development is of broad importance within the beverage industry because of Kentucky's high density of both large and craft distilleries—there are 18 listed on the famous "Kentucky Bourbon Trail" alone.
While the law gives Kentucky residents easy access to local bottles, consumers in other states with reciprocal laws on the books will also be able to take advantage. And of course, the online sale of products is preferable during the current coronavirus crisis—Kentucky buyers were previously required to do so in-person. As for how much can be shipped per month, consumers can order 10 liters of distilled spirits, 10 cases of wine, and/or 10 cases of beer.
Kentucky State Representative Adam Koenig, one of HB 415's co-sponsors, was the first to make a purchase under the new law.
“I am honored to be able to place the first order,” Representative Koenig said in a prepared statement. “Hitting ‘complete purchase’ symbolized so much more than buying a great bottle of bourbon. For Kentucky citizens, it means both convenience and expanded options to choose from. It is an extraordinary day for the men and women who work at our distilleries, wineries, and breweries as well as Kentuckians who want a bourbon or glass of wine with dinner.”
Unfortunately, there only a handful of states with reciprocal laws: Alaska, Arizona, Connecticut, Hawaii, Kentucky, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, North Dakota, Rhode Island and Washington, D.C. were eligible as of March, according to the Kentucky Distillers Association. If you live elsewhere, it's time to write your local legislators.
Leave it to January Jones to make a thirst trap newsworthy. The 42-year-old Mad Men actress recently served up a scantily-clad clap back to the National Enquirer after the American tabloid characterized her slew of recent bikini photos as "desperate cries for attention."
Jones responded with an expert-level troll, posting a photo of herself in a bright pink high-waisted bikini with her third digit extended. The cheeky caption read, "Had to do it. #DESPERATE." And that was just one sultry 'gram that happened to make the rounds (though not her sole sensational snap of the year). See Jones' 10 other sexiest IG posts of 2020 below:
Triple-digit temps were matched by this red-hot magenta bikini.
Jones flashed a glowing smile in another tantalizing two-piece.
The meteorological term "heat dome" was aptly inserted into Instagram lexicon.
Color-matched lip stick and hair highlights popped when paired with a lacy white lingerie top.
Her cheeky roast of the National Enquirer continued with this steamy Mad Men scene-turned-meme.
Jones used witty wordplay to caption this cleavage-baring selfie, "Making mammeries."
This barely-there halterneck bikini pic racked up over 110,000 likes from Jones' 1 million followers.
Shape magazine featured Jones' ageless physique on the cover of its March 2020 issue.
She thanked her fans for support by sending hippie vibes in a striped crop top.
Jones showed her penchant for pulling off low angles in while wearing an elegant black top in this mid-January upload.
Jennifer Lopez turned 51 in 2020, but the Latin/R&B-fusing pop superstar and actress has got the Instagram energy of a 20-something influencer. Whether she's promoting her latest music with nude album art, starring in cover a shoot, or snapping a bikini-clad selfie, you can always count on grade-A content from her feed. Behold Lopez's 10 sexiest Instagram posts of the year below:
J.Lo made headlines in November when she bared it all on the cover of her new single "In the Morning."
A messy-haired, barely-dressed Lopez in black stiletto boots served as an eye-catching ad for Designer Warehouse Shoes.
Like Kate Beckinsale and Kylie Jenner, Lopez also participated in the presidential election-themed thirst trap trend.
A bonus photo from J. Lo and Marry Me co-star Maluma's 2020 Billboard Latin issue cover shoot featured the multihyphenate in a black slit dress.
She also sent summery "vacation vibes" to her millions of followers via an eye-popping bikini pic posted in fall.
A pink sports bra and hot air balloon-adorned yoga pants showed off Lopez's killer curves in a bathroom selfie.
The first weekend of summer called for a "vibe check" in this breezy photo featuring a white Guess one-piece.
A second, lower-cut white one-piece was Lopez's attire of choice as she reflected in a pond on Earth Day.
Her powerful legs and hourglass figure popped perfectly in this white string bikini selfie.
Spirits Network has the cocktail lovers and tasteful tipplers in your life covered this Christmas with its new Holiday Gift Pack.
The streaming and subscription box service dedicated to the exquisite world of fine spirits is offering a festive collection with three expertly curated 750ml bottles delivered monthly, a bonus bottle, and numerous other home bar-related goodies.
Also included is unlimited access to Spirits Network's vast library of boozy content and programming, whether that be Chief Curator Flavien Desoblin leading a tasting of Diageo’s 2020 Special Releases Collection of Single Malt Scotch Whiskies on the aptly titled #Whiskey Wednesdays, the premiere episode of Take Out hosted by culinary influencer Corey Marshall, or industry veteran Elayne Duff uncorking three bottles from the Jose Cuervo Reserva De La Familia collection on Cellar Sessions.
Singing the recipient up is simple: Choose a spirit category—tequilas, American whiskies or Scotch whiskies—then pick a price level. The $297 "Premium" package includes expressions with an average price of $115 per bottle, while the $446 "Super Premium" pa carry a steeper average price of $162 per bottle.
It's a great way to fill the bar and the hearts of people you love. Sign them up for the Spirits Network Holiday Gift Box here.
Four unforgettably ferocious KOs were up for the UFC's 2020 "Knockout of the Year." But the most popular by far was the brutal spinning back kick that Joaquin Buckley landed to send Impa Kasanganay's head straight into the mat at UFC Fight Island 5 in October. Buckley's highlight captured a decisive 64.4 percent of votes on the UFC's Twitter poll.
Despite the coronavirus crisis, the world's leading MMA promotion held a number of carefully controlled events without audiences at "Fight Island" in Abu Dhabi and the state-of-the-art UFC Apex facility in Las Vegas. The spectacular bouts featured in the video above were split between the two venues.
Australia's Fightmag notes that the first of the three other knockout nominees occurred at UFC 250 in June, when Cody Garbrandt slept Raphael Assuncao with a perfectly placed right hand. Abdul Razak Alhassan fell in a similar fashion to Kasanganay after Kalinn "Khaos" Williams landed a straight-right within 30 seconds of the co-main event's start at UFC Fight Night: Felder vs. Dos Anjos on November 14. Kevin Holland put Ronaldo "Jacare" Souza's lights out with a flurry of punches at UFC 256 in December.
If your thirst for MMA highlights hasn't been quenched, the UFC YouTube channel has also compiled equally badass "Event of the Year" and "Submission of the Year" nominees:
The ongoing obsession over any and all things Star Wars grows seemingly by the week, seemingly every time you turn on your TV or open Twitter, in fact. But even the most diehard aficionados of the series likely haven’t seen anything quite like the URWERK EMC Time Hunter Stormtrooper Watch, an insanely cool (and expensive) watch that would look right at home when worn by nefarious Stormtroopers.
Just how expensive is this wearable work of extraordinary design? Try well above a hundred grand ($129,000, to be precise), but that price tag is a testament to the fact that this watch would fit in quite nicely within the ever-expanding movie universe. A white ceramic top and titanium caseback both pop against a black canvas strap, and the futuristic design is something that only two sci-fi fans (URWERK’s co-founders) could dream up.
Did we mention this timepiece is limited to an exceptionally limited offering of just five? Yes, just five. A handful of Star Wars fans are going to be very, very lucky this year.
The dial design itself defies convention, seeing as it’s neither square nor circular: It’s as unique as the original design for a Stormtrooper uniform, in fact.
Unique touches like a seconds hand disk positioned at the 1 o’clock marker make for an eye-catching dial, and a power indicator at the 7 o’clock marking displays how much time you’ve got left in the 8-hour hand wound movement’s reserve.
Whether you find yourself in the watch enthusiast camp or are a devout Star Wars fan (or if you fall squarely in the middle), this watch is a dream timepiece that’ll make you feel like a kid again (or even… a Stormtrooper?).
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We’ve got two weeks to go if we’re going to make the most of our $500 bankroll before the playoffs. And, considering some teams might rest starters in Week 17, this might be our last chance to place some sensible bets with predictable depth charts.
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Remember how last week specifically I waved off the New York Jets at Los Angeles Rams “lock” as well as the Pittsburgh Steelers at the Cincinnati Bengals “lock?” Now you see why. Of course, we ate it by putting the Rams in a teaser, but we’ll get to that later.
The problem with the lock moneyline bet is that you have to find one that pays enough to be worth the risk. Also, we’re in the final two weeks of the NFL season and crazy stuff is bound to go down. I mean, look at last week. It’s already started.
Because of that, we’re shying away from that Atlanta Falcons at Kansas City Chiefs (-550) moneyline altogether. It’s the perfect trap for KC, who has AFC Home Field Advantage all but locked up. Atlanta can still play offense for at least the first three quarters of any game. The Chiefs play down to everyone and haven’t covered a spread since you were picking out a Halloween costume you never got to wear.
You know who I like this week? The Cleveland Browns at -430 over the New York Jets. The Jets got their win, shocked the world and ruined their draft positioning. All they can do now to get it back is lose the rest of the way and hope the Jacksonville Jaguars accidentally stumble into a victory. The Browns, on the other hand, find themselves in a pitched battle for the AFC North now after the Steelers dropped their third straight. Pittsburgh is playing the Indianapolis Colts this week. If the Steelers lose it, and they most certainly could, then we probably have an AFC North Championship set up for Week 17 in Cleveland.
Pick: $250 on the Browns at -430 at BetOnline.AG
I would make the joke that the only person more shocked than I was that the Rams dropped their game to the Jets was Sean McVay, but have you seen Adam Gase’s eyes? He always looks like he just stumbled out of a basement crime scene in a SAW movie.
We took a hit last week with LA. That “L’ will sting for a while, but if you’ve bet with me all year, you’re way ahead. What we have to do this week is make up for it.
The Rams owe us, so we’re not going to shy away from them as they play for the NFC West lead at the Seattle Seahawks. The game is currently a pick-em and LA is notoriously good against Seattle and has only dropped one game by a single point to them since 2017. In fact, even if you go back to the Jeff Fisher era with the Rams, they’ve won eight out of the last 11. That could have a lot to do with All-Universe defensive tackle Aaron Donald, who has sacked Russell Wilson more than he has any other QB in the NFL, 12 times to be exact. In their last meeting, a 23-16 Rams win, Donald recorded zero sacks, but took up so many blockers and space the rest of the defense put Wilson down six times.
We’re going to pair that game with another potential classic in the making as the Tennessee Titans travel to Lambeau Field to take on the Green Bay Packers. Aaron Rodgers is 20-3 all time at home in December and went 5-0 in the final month of 2019 on the Frozen Tundra. Green Bay has opened as a -3.5 favorite, but with our 0.60 teaser we can make the Rams and Packers both dogs and get back on the right track.
Teaser Pick: $200 on the Rams at +6 and the Packers at +2.5 at BetOnline.AG
When looking at a prop at this point in the year, it’s always nice to see plus money sitting there for the taking. Such is the case for Kevin Stefanski as the potential AP Coach of the Year currently paying at +140.
The Steelers' Mike Tomlin had this one all but locked up until his team went on an embarrassing three-game skid. Meanwhile all the Browns have done is win 10 games for the first time since 2007. Post a winning season for the first time since 2007 and their only loss since November was an instant classic 47-42 shootout with the Baltimore Ravens that’s a candidate for NFL Game of the Year. Stefanski has the Jets this week and a reeling Steelers squad left and, if he can win them both, will claim the first AFC North Championship in team history.
Pick: $40 on Kevin Stefanski at +140 to win AP Coach of the Year at BetOnline.AG
I never want it anymore. Gotta get away from this stone-cold floor. A crazy parlay. Stone-cold crazy parlay, you know.
I try to do something sensical in these, but we’ve got two weeks left and it’s time to go for pay dirt. We’ve already talked about liking the Rams and their pick 'em currently pays plus money at +105, so we’re adding them. We like the Pack too, so their moneyline at -175 goes into the soup. We’re also not doing anything too nutty by adding the Los Angeles Chargers at -3.5 at home over the Denver Broncos at +102.
Where we lose it is adding the Jacksonville Jaguars at +300 over the Chicago Bears and the Falcons at +430 over the Chiefs. If you can’t see the Jags blowing their shot at Trevor Lawrence and the No. 1 overall pick a week after getting it handed to them, you are not very imaginative. We’ve already scared ourselves off the Chiefs in our lock pick. Why not see if there was reason for our fear by tossing the Falcons in here?
A $10 parlay bet on these teams pays $1,367.71 at BetOnline.AG
We pity the fool who misses an opportunity to bid on this officially-licensed The A-Team van, the primary mode of transportation for the Vietnam vets-turned-mercenaries featured in the action-packed 1980s TV series.
While not the same vehicle used for filming, this 1979 Chevrolet Van G20 (branded as a GMC, just as in the show) was one of six that were built by Hollywood Productions and dispatched by Universal Studios to roam the U.S. and Canada for promotional purposes.
The three-color gray, orange and black paint job is dead-on, as is the beefy push bar up front and protruding CB radio antenna. Those features would be easy enough to replicate, but you'd have a tougher time securing the replica armaments found inside: a wall-mounted Uzi, M16 and pump-action shotgun, as well as an especially mean-looking floor-mounted machine gun. Of course, there's also a bucket seat for each member of the crew: Sgt. John Hannibal Smith (George Peppard), Sgt. Bosco B.A. Baracus (Mr. T), Lt. Templeton Peck (Dirk Benedict) and Capt. H.M. Murdock (Dwight Schultz).
Motor Trend reports that power likely comes from a LS9 350-cid (5.7L) V8 with a four-barrel carburetor that originally produced 155 hp. While there's no word on condition, everything should still run fine, as only 90,000 miles have been put on the odometer over a 40-year lifespan.
The van will sell without reserve at Worldwide Auctioneers' Scottsdale Auction on Saturday, January 23. Those who need to, say, convince their significant other to drop some dough on this automotive monster of a prop, kindly remind them that proceeds from the purchase will benefit J. Kruse Education Center, an organization that helps students and transitioning veterans develop career pathways.
Halsey isn't the only pop superstar who helped make this year slightly more tolerable with sultry social media content. As Dua Lipa's sophomore studio album Future Nostalgia heated up the charts, the 22-year-old singer brought the heat to her 77.2 million followers with tiny string bikinis, a stunning see-through dress and more. See Lipa's 10 sexiest 'grams of the year below:
Lipa showed off her dark side with an all-black outfit featuring stiletto heels, a five-pointed star pendant, and a studded see-through dress.
A multi-shot gallery offered a glance at what Lipa described as "a bloody good time"—a bikini-clad pool party in Palm Springs.
She snapped a mirror selfie using a retro disposable camera as her boyfriend, Anwar Hadid, appeared partially out of frame.
An elegant black vinyl dress with a plunging neckline helped make Lipa's Jimmy Kimmel Live! appearance particularly memorable.
The "Hotter Than Hell" artist was just that in this trio of shots showing off her killer curves in a black bikini.
A translucent white lace bra led to over 3 million likes from followers, including former Maxim cover model Elsa Hosk.
Lipa donned what could be the hottest wool outfit of all time—a matching crop top, high-waisted bottom and socks in a green and orange checkered pattern.
This psychedelic string bikini pic netted a whopping 3.7 million likes in early January.
Retro disco vibes were front and center in one of Lipa's leggiest photos of the year.
With a sly wink and a spikey mohawk-inspired hairdo, Lipa brought some punk rock attitude to the cover of British lifestyle mag Attitude.
Born and raised on the shores of Lake Oconee, Georgia, Amanda Black has been modeling since the age of 17. Currently working for one of the world’s largest airlines, Amanda is also a Brand Partner in a new athleisure clothing and lifestyle brand, Savvi, set to fully launch in early 2021.
Years of experience as a fitness instructor and personal trainer combined with a love for fashion have prepared Amanda well for her new venture into the athleisure world—a $60 billion industry expected to skyrocket to nearly $270 billion by 2026.
Always a self-starter, Amanda decided to join Savvi because they provide unique opportunities for women. “This brand empowers women from all walks of life to not only look and feel amazing, but also allows them to build their own retail business online,” she says.
The buzzy athleisure label's mission statement further elaborates on those female-forward virtues, as well as the big opportunities for both shoppers and "Savvipreneurs" it aims to create.
"We empower the artist in everyone. We believe you are the designer of your life, the author of your reality, the creator of your world…and we provide you with a way to style a life you truly desire. One of beauty, passion, community and impact," Savvi says.
"So, whether you shop our store and experience our style or join our community of Savvipreneurs who are on a mission to bring together and empower people around the globe, we welcome you. Now get your style on!"
To shop: visit www.savvi.com/ablack/shop
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