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Wonderful Father's Day gifts

Great favorites for Day or that special someone!

NEFT Vodka is a super-premium sipping vodka that comes in a portable and unbreakable barrel, ensuring its kept cold for up to 6 hours. Quickly emerging as a leader in the category, the brand is founded upon the premise that a premium vodka should be able to stand on its own, enjoyed neat, solely for its taste. Using only the purest, cleanest ingredients - pristine, oxygen-rich spring water from the Austrian Alps and only four, gluten-free, non-GMO ancient rye grains farmed in lower Saxony - NEFT has accomplished just that while also providing consumers with a cleaner, healthier option that still exceeds even the most discerning connoisseur’s standards. The result is a creaminess on the tongue, a rounded earthiness, and a slightly smooth finish so good you’ll want to sip it neat. MSRP $31.99 for a 750-mL barrel and available at shopneftvodkaus.com.

Old Trapper handcrafts its jerky from savory, tender, and high-quality meat. The company uses only the freshest seasoning ingredients and real wood-fired smoke to create a tasty, guilt-free and take-anywhere snack. It is low in calories and carbohydrates and high in protein, as well as packed full of iron and zinc, which are essential minerals that help boost the immune system and fuel the body.

Four Varieties: Old Fashioned, Teriyaki, Hot & Spicy and Peppered
MSRP: $6.00 for 3.25 oz.
Available at grocery/convenience stores nationwide and www.oldtrapper.com.

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The traditional cocktail shaker redesigned. The modern, sophisticated design of Shaker33 includes several new features that solve the woes of the classic cocktail shaker and lets users effortlessly create exquisite professional cocktails. Shaker33’s leak-proof, easy-to-open and smooth pour functions give amateurs and pros alike perfect cocktails, all the time, every time.

The design features a top that locks into place, removes easily, and eliminates spills and leaks for easy one-handed shaking. The locking dual-flow strainer has larger holes one one side for a fast pour and smaller holes on the other for a finer strain. Each shaker has a nesting top that stores the strainer, which keeps the bar clean from sticky messes. In addition, its patented design keeps condensation low - chilling just the drink and not hands.

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Shaker33 is available in black, frosted and stainless steel options. Strainer colors come in cosmo red, sunset orange, sky blue and lime green. MSRP $29.95-$39.95 and available at www.Shaker33.com.

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