Birdy Juice

Um...how cute are these?!

Birdy Juice boxes by Mats Ottdal

No bull

How great is this letterpressed coffee packaging designed by Jeff Holmberg and printed by none other than Studio on Fire for Bull Run Roasting Company? Each label is rubber stamped and hole punched according to the variety. I heart Midwestern design.

The Optimist

While we're on the topic of wine bottles...check out this promotional piece for Siquis, a riff on "glass half empty/half full."

When someone tips the bottle to fill a glass, the "half full" side is face up, while the "half empty" side is face up as the bottle sits on the table. To top it off, the label was letterpressed and kiss cut at Studio on Fire.

Buddy up

Buddy Mulled Wine is clever packaging for a holiday greeting/gift.

Hang Tea

Hanger Tea by Yanko Design. Clever.




(via Swissmiss)

Caf-fiend

I recently discovered the Roasting Plant, and the coffee is quite delicious. After choosing which type of coffee beans you'd like from a large menu of options, the beans are transported through a series of tubes into a grinder, where your cuppa joe is ground and brewed freshly just for you. It's not at all bitter and is delightfully foamy. Yum.



(Photos via The Roasting Plant)

Macao Trading Co.

Macao Trading Co., located in Tribeca, has been getting lots of buzz lately.
Opened by the people from Employees Only, Macao offers unique cocktails, good food, and a cool atmosphere.

Wanna go?

One tequila two tequila

Lots & lots of posts today, but...making use of my free time while I have it.
Speaking of mixologists and speakeasies, I want to go here:

Mayahuel, a tequila-based cocktail bar by the people behind Death & Co.
304 E. 6th Street, NY

Mixmaster C

The latest marketing gimmick in the speakeasy/mixologist craze: Mixology School. Should I go?


(WSJ. Image via Apotheke)