Bottleof™
Every kind of bottle,
from ketchup to kombucha.
What's worth buying, what to do with it, and the sets worth giving.
In season · Saturday 31 October
Halloween
Fake blood, slime and ink. Three bottles for a properly spooky night, and a gift set you put together yourself.
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Bottle ofFake blood
Fake blood finishes a Halloween costume. Check it's edible and washable before it nears a white shirt.
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Bottle ofSlime
Slime is glue turned stretchy. Buy it ready-made or mix a batch at the table, with an adult nearby.
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Bottle ofInk
A bottle of ink makes writing feel like an occasion. Match the ink to the pen, then find some good paper.
Recipes
Occasions
Bottles that belong together, for any day of the year.
Holidays
The next four after Halloween, each with three bottles and a gift set to put together.
Next up · Thursday 26 November
Thanksgiving
Apple cider, gravy and maple syrup for the big dinner, and a gift set you put together for the host.
Drinks
Bottle ofApple cider
Apple juice before anyone tidied it up: pressed, cloudy and unfiltered. Fall in a bottle.
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Bottle ofGravy
Gravy ties the whole plate together. A good ready-made one takes the pressure off at 4pm on Thanksgiving.
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Bottle ofMaple syrup
Real maple syrup is tree sap boiled down, and nothing else. Pancake syrup is mostly corn syrup.
Coming up · Thursday 24 December
Christmas Eve
Milk, vanilla extract and sprinkles for Christmas Eve baking, and a gift set you put together yourself.
Drinks
Bottle ofMilk
The fridge's hardest worker. Once a year it's poured out and left by the fire for Santa.
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Bottle ofVanilla extract
In almost every cookie, and missed the moment it's gone. Pure beats imitation.
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Bottle ofSprinkles
They don't change the taste. They make it look like a party, which is the point.
Coming up · Friday 1 January
New Year's Day
Electrolytes, orange juice and eye drops for the morning after, and a gift set you put together yourself.
Drinks
Bottle ofElectrolytes
The salts you lose on a long day, or a long night. Best cold the next morning.
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Bottle ofOrange juice
Breakfast in a bottle. Fresh and flat look the same on the shelf, so read the label.
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Bottle ofEye drops
Soothing drops for tired, dry eyes after a late night. The box says which is which.
Coming up · Sunday 14 February
Valentine's Day
Perfume, rosé and chocolate syrup for the night, and a gift set you put together for someone special.
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Bottle ofPerfume
The one bottle about how you want to feel, and an easy gift to get slightly wrong.
Wine & Beer
Bottle ofRosé
Pink because red grape skins sit in the juice for a few hours, not red mixed with white.
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Bottle ofChocolate syrup
The quickest way to turn plain into a treat: milk, ice cream, strawberries.
Recipes
A recipe or a how-to for every bottle.
Made with hot sauce
Classic Buffalo wingsCrispy oven-baked wings in hot sauce and butter, with celery and cool ranch on the side.1 hrEasy
Made with ketchup
Ketchup-glazed meatloafA soft, juicy meatloaf under a sticky, tangy ketchup glaze.1 hr 15 minEasy
Made with kombucha
Kombucha mint muleA no-alcohol mule with ginger kombucha, lime and mint, served in copper mugs.5 minEasy
Made with sparkling wine
Brunch mimosasCold sparkling wine and fresh orange juice in a flute. The easiest brunch drink there is.5 minEasy
Made with milk
Real hot chocolateWhole milk, dark chocolate and cocoa, whisked until silky.10 minEasy
Made with vanilla extract
Diner-style pancakesFluffy, golden pancakes with a teaspoon of vanilla in the batter.25 minEasy
Made with red wine
Red wine short ribsBeef short ribs braised low and slow in red wine until they're tender and the sauce is glossy.3½ hrMedium
Made with electrolytes
Orange and lime ice popsBright orange ice pops for after a long, hot day outside.10 minEasy
Made with honey
Honey garlic salmonSalmon seared, then spooned with a sticky honey, soy and garlic glaze in the same pan.20 minEasy
Made with iced tea
Peach iced teaIced tea sweetened with honey and a quick peach syrup, poured over ice and sliced peaches.15 minEasy
Made with mayonnaise
Crispy grilled cheeseMayo on the outside instead of butter: it spreads straight from the jar and browns more evenly.15 minEasy
With bubble bath
The bubbliest bathThick, lasting bubbles and a warm soak, with soft skin afterward.How-toEasy
Made with soy sauce
Egg fried riceYesterday's rice, eggs and peas, fried hot and fast with soy sauce.20 minEasy
Made with cold brew coffee
Easy cold brew tiramisuNo eggs and no oven: ladyfingers soaked in cold brew under a mascarpone and whipped cream layer.20 minEasy
Made with beer
Beer-battered fishThick fillets of white fish in a light, crisp batter made with ice-cold beer.30 minMedium
With car wash
Wash your car at homeA proper hand wash that leaves the paint clean and the wax where it belongs.How-toEasy
Tips & picks
Bottles we wrote the guide for. What to buy, and why.
Bottle ofHot sauce
Peppers, salt and usually vinegar. Some are sharp and thin, some thick and fruity, and a few are mostly a dare.
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Bottle ofPerfume
Perfume is the one bottle about how you want to feel rather than what you need.
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Bottle ofKetchup
Ketchup is the bottle nobody thinks about until it's missing. Tomato first is the sign of a good one.
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Bottle ofKombucha
Kombucha is sweet tea fermented into something tangy and fizzy. Most bottles are raw, so keep them cold.
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Bottle ofRed wine
Red gets its color and its dry tannin from the grape skins. Choose by body: light, medium or full.
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Bottle ofOrange juice
Orange juice is breakfast in a bottle. Fresh-tasting and flat juice look the same, so read the label.
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Bottle ofOlive oil
Olive oil is fruit juice, really: olives crushed and pressed. Fresher is better, so check the date.
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Bottle ofMilk
The plainest bottle in the fridge, and one of the hardest working: coffee, cake, cereal and Santa.
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Bottle ofSunscreen
Sunscreen is for every sunny day. Broad spectrum, SPF 30 or more, and use more than you think you need.
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Bottle ofMotor oil
Motor oil keeps an engine running smoothly. Your manual says which one, and checking takes two minutes.
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Bottle ofSparkling wine
Bubbly is any wine with bubbles. Champagne must come from Champagne in France. Prosecco and cava too.
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Bottle ofHoney
Honey tastes of the flowers the bees visited: clover is mild, buckwheat is dark and almost malty.
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Gift sets
Three bottles for the next holiday. A gift set you put together yourself.
Single bottles
Jump to a shelf, then pick a bottle for its page.
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Sauces, oils and syrups. The bottles that do half the cooking.
KetchupRead moreMustardRead moreMayonnaiseRead moreBBQ sauceRead moreRanchRead more
Steak sauceRead more
Worcestershire sauceRead moreGravyRead moreSalad dressingRead moreHot sauceRead more
SrirachaRead more
Sweet chili sauceRead moreSoy sauceRead more
Teriyaki sauceRead more
Oyster sauceRead more
Fish sauceRead more
Hoisin sauceRead more
Sesame oilRead moreOlive oilRead more
Cooking oilRead moreBalsamic vinegarRead more
Apple cider vinegarRead more
Lemon juiceRead moreMaple syrupRead moreHoneyRead moreChocolate syrupRead moreVanilla extractRead moreSprinklesRead moreDrinks
From water to cold brew, and everything you pour in between.
Bathroom
Everything that lives on the edge of the bath.
ShampooRead more
ConditionerRead more
Body washRead moreHand soapRead more
LotionRead moreSunscreenRead more
Hand sanitizerRead morePerfumeRead more
CologneRead more
MistRead more
Pillow sprayRead more
Bubble bathRead moreNail polishRead moreVitaminsRead more
Cough syrupRead moreEye dropsRead more
MouthwashRead moreHome
Cleaning, the car, the plants, and a few bottles just for fun.
Dish soapRead moreSpray cleanerRead moreBleachRead more
Laundry detergentRead moreMotor oilRead more
Washer fluidRead more
Car washRead more
Car waxRead more
Tire shineRead more
CoolantRead more
New car smellRead more
Plant mistRead more
Plant foodRead more
EssenceRead more
Hot waterRead more
BubblesRead moreSlimeRead more
GlitterRead more
Rainbow sandRead moreFake bloodRead moreInkRead more
Message in a bottleRead moreWine & Beer
Something to open, and something to bring. 21+.
Red wineRead more
White wineRead moreRoséRead moreSparkling wineRead moreBeerRead more
CiderRead more
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Bottle Of started with a question: how many things come in a bottle? Ketchup, perfume, motor oil, hope. Almost anything, it turns out.
So here's every kind of bottle on one shelf, with short guides to what's worth buying and what to do with it once it's open.