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Norm Architects wine breather
Designed by Norm Architects, this carafe aerates your wine in only two minutes. Just attach it upside down to the top of the bottleneck, then flip the whole thing over -- the wine will run down around the inner sides for maximum oxygen exposure. (You can then turn it to decant back into the bottle, if you're showing off the label.) For the white wine version, a reusable cooling stick in the centre chills without ice. £39
Menu Beer Foamer
The incorrect temperature, a contaminated glass or inferior pouring technique can all ruin the head on a beer. Menu's beer foamer guarantees a creamy head every time. Just pour 1cm of brew into the glass, and the battery-powered whisk whips up the perfect froth in 20 seconds. $30 (£19.55)
Laurence Brabant X3cl decanter
Mouth blown from ultra-resilient borosilicate glass and available in one-litre or 75cl versions, Laurence Brabant's X3cl decanter ensures a perfect measure, even when there's no jigger to hand. Just tip the vessel one way to fill the 30ml glass bubble with your liquor of choice, then twist it round to pour into a glass.$143 (£93) (75cl); $149 (1l) (£97)
Corkcicle whiskey wedge
Do you prefer a cooler single malt, but consider watering down your Dalmore to be sacrilege? The trade-off between temperature and dilution has been solved. Pour water into the glass, pop in the silicone mould, and freeze. The resulting ice wedge melts more slowly than cubes to chill without adulterating.£14.99
Picobrew Zymatic
The automatic PicoBrew Zymatic whips up a nine-litre batch of your favourite beer in just four hours. With none of the hassle and imprecision of traditional home-brew kits, the Zymatic offers a choice of 100 pre-set beer recipes, including 23 brand imitations, or the option to create your own. Select your brew, add water, grain and hops, then sit back. And should you tire of beer, the Zymatic does double duty as a sous vide machine. From £1,318
Le Laboratoire Le Whaf
WIRED has had flaming margaritas and Cointreau caviar -- now Le Laboratoire offers a new way to imbibe. The vibrating piezoelectric crystals in this carafe emit ultrasonic waves that turn your drink into a flavoured fog to be inhaled through a slotted glass straw. Sadly, most of the alcohol content gets lost along the way, but so too do the calories. It’s the healthy way to vape. €189 (£139)
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