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Scotch whisky at around $150 gets really good. We’re not to the elite stuff yet (or the 20 years and higher bottles), but we are in the midst of what can be called “the good stuff.” Even though this is a prime spot for Scotch whisky, there are still a lot of hits and misses — no matter how good “18 years old,” “double cask,” or “peated smoke” sounds. A little extra information is always helpful when you’re considering dropping well over $150 on a single bottle of whisky.

I’m providing that information below by recommending 12 stone-cold killer bottles of Scotch whisky. These are the bottles that I think are worth actually spending around $150 on, which is a pretty big ask.

I’ve also ranked these bottles to give you a sense of which ones really sing the brightest in the glass. Look, these are all very well-made whiskies but some are just that little extra and hit that little bit harder. My advice is to go through my tasting notes, find something that speaks to you, and click that price link to see if you can find a bottle in your area. Let’s dive in!

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12. Bruichladdich The Organic Barley 2010 Islay Single Malt Scotch Whisky

ABV: 50%

Average Price: $129

The Whisky:

These special releases from Islay’s Bruichladdich are all about highlighting specific barley farms/farmers. In this case, the barley used is specifically from Mid Coul Farms in Inverness, Scotland, which was harvested in 2009 and distilled into this whiskey in 2010. After eight years mellowing next to the sea at Bruichladdich’s warehouse in ex-bourbon casks, the whiskey was vatted, proofed, and bottled.

Tasting Notes:

Nose: The nose is soft like soft-serve vanilla ice cream next to green apple skins, pear candy, and wet straw bails.

Palate: The taste is malty and earthy with a sense of buttery brioche next to orchard wood with a hint of moss under apricot jam, stewed pear, and some saffron.

Finish: The end has a malted vanilla milkshake vibe next to wet sweetgrass and a hint more of that sweet pear throughline.

Bottom Line:

Bruichladdich is a huge whisky nerd favorite. It’s a classic brand that always delivers great and unique whiskies. This bottle is the epitome of their work with small-time barley farmers to create a special whisky that’s worth tracking down. At this price, special is secondary to delicious though. And this whisky is just goddamn tasty.

11. Jura Single Malt Scotch Whisky Aged 18 Years

ABV: 44%

Average Price: $129

The Whisky:

This whisky from Jura (right next to Islay) is a fairly new expression from the old-school distillery. The juice is matured for 18 years in ex-bourbon casks. It’s then vatted and finished in Premier Grand Cru Classé Bordeaux barrels for finishing. As a final touch, it’s proofed down with spring water to a very sippable 88 proof.

Tasting Notes:

Nose: There’s a mix of cinnamon, clove, pineapple, and citrus on the nose that reminds you of a tropical cocktail you can’t quite put your finger on.

Palate: The bourbon comes through with a rich vanilla underbelly, supporting very distant sprays from the sea next to dried red berries covered in bitter dark chocolate.

Finish: The end holds onto the bitter, edging towards coffee beans while the fruit gets drier with a final briny note arriving late.

Bottom Line:

This is a complex and delightful whisky. There’s a light sense of bourbon, which is attractive for American whiskey palates, but it goes so far beyond that. This is densely layered yet light and playful. Still, this is a good high-end Scotch whisky to have on hand for the scotch-curious bourbon drinkers out there.

10. Highland Park Single Malt Scotch Whisky 18 Years Old

ABV: 43%

Average Price: $144

The Whisky:

This Viking whisky from high up in the Orkneys takes barreling one step further. Their 18-year expression is matured in casks made from American and European oak specifically for Highland. Those bespoke vessels are sent to Jerez, Spain to age sherry for three years. The same barrels are then sent back to Orkney to age this whisky for 18 years.

Tasting Notes:

Nose: This really feels like a classic scotch at every step. You’re greeted with notes of marzipan, dark berries, honey, and light lines of smoke on the nose.

Palate: Those notes hold on as buttery toffee arrives with a dark chocolate counterpoint, leading towards ripe red cherries and floral honey.

Finish: The end embraces distant billows of sweet smoke with a dry and earthy undertow on the slow, sweet, and berry-filled fade.

Bottom Line:

This is one of the most succinct whiskies on the list. It’s comforting and feels like an everyday pour that just nourishes you without having to think too hard about it. Get this if you simply want a respectable and tasty pour of good whiskey.

9. Glenmorangie Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky Aged 18 Years

ABV: 43%

Average Price: $134

The Whisky:

Glenmorangie has a wide range of whiskies to choose from. The whisky in this bottle is aged for 15 years in ex-bourbon casks. Then a portion of those casks is re-barreled into sherry casks for three years. That whisky is then batched back with the rest of the bourbon barrels to create this release.

Tasting Notes:

Nose: Honey dominates the nose with mixed nuts and dried fruits, kind of like a homemade trail mix without the M&Ms.

Palate: The taste holds onto those rich honey notes and adds in a late-fall sense of wet, falling leaves with a soft nuttiness and almost savory fruitiness (not quite a squash but not as sweet as a fig either).

Finish: A very, very small whisper of cherry or applewood smoke arrives to usher in a slow finish of salted caramel, more of that bespoke trail mix, and a final note of sherried malt.

Bottom Line:

This is the most accessible sip on the list. It’s a quintessential single malt with a classic flavor profile that goes deep. You cannot go wrong sipping this whisky. If you’re looking for a true classic malt, this is it.

8. Compass Box Hedonism Blended Grain Scotch Whisky

ABV: 43%

Average Price: $129

The Whisky:

Compass Box is one of the best blenderies operating today. The London-based shingle created its Hedonism expression as a bit of an outlier. The juice is 100% grain whisky from North British Distillery and Cameronbridge Distillery with a focus on first-fill bourbon barrels and re-charred American oak. Those barrels are married into this masterful blend. It’s then proofed down to a very accessible 86-proof and bottled.

Tasting Notes:

Nose: There’s a clear sense of bourbon vanilla and caramel that draws you in (especially if you’re a bourbon drinker).

Palate: The taste holds onto those notes while adding in soft orchard fruits and a buttery, rich toffee silkiness and sweetness.

Finish: The end smooths out the vanilla into a pudding, with a mild spiciness next to a final note of salted caramels covered in toasted coconut surfacing on the slow finish.

Bottom Line:

This is a great example of the other whisky from Scotland, single grain whisky. This is a great example of the beauty of that whisky style and an essential pour if you’re looking to round out your Scottish whisky palate and knowledge.

7. The Macallan Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky 15 Years Old Double Cask

ABV: 43%

Average Price: $149

The Whisky:

This Highland whisky utilizes the “double” barrel maturation that’s become very commonplace in Scotch whisky. The hot juice spends 15 years in both ex-bourbon and ex-sherry casks before the barrels are blended and vatted, proofed, and finally bottled.

Tasting Notes:

Nose: Raisins and dates drive the nose towards bourbon vanilla, lemon oils, and a touch of butterscotch with apple blossoms and dark cacao nibs lurking under it all.

Palate: The palate is largely delivered on the nose with the addition of lightly spiced malts with a cinnamon/clove vibe.

Finish: The spice, apple, and lemon combine to make an apple compote note near the end with a soft honeyed finish.

Bottom Line:

This is one of the most solid versions of crowd-favorite The Macallan. It’s also accessible both on the palate and on liquor store shelves. It’s one of those whiskies that’s easily enjoyable and delivers exactly what you want from an ideal whisky profile.

6. Aberlour Speyside Single Malt Scotch Whisky 16 Years Old

ABV: 40%

Average Price: $129

The Whisky:

This small Speyside distillery has been producing quality whisky for over 200 years. This expression is aged 16 years in both ex-bourbon and ex-Olorosso sherry casks. It’s then married and proofed with soft Speyside water from the Highlands and bottled.

Tasting Notes:

Nose: There’s a matrix of dried dark fruits next to powdery dark spices with hints of walnuts and dried florals that draw you in on the nose.

Palate: The taste delivers on those notes while adding a deep plummy jam cut with clove and slightly sweet wood.

Finish: The end really holds onto that jammy fruit and spice as it slowly fades across your senses, leaving a velvet buttercream texture in your mouth.

Bottom Line:

This is deep and complex yet very clearly well-built with concise flavor notes. It’s also the perfect bridge whisky from bourbon to Scotch single malt.

5. Aberfeldy Highland Single Malt Scotch Whisky 18 Years Old Finished in French Red Wine Casks

ABV: 43%

Average Price: $134

The Whisky:

This release is a masterclass in finishing a whisky. The whisky is first aged for 18 years in refill bourbon and sherry casks. Then the whisky is transferred to first-fill red wine casks from Pauillac, Bordeaux. The whisky is then proofed with the soft water from a local, gold-flecked river to a very accessible 86 proof.

Tasting Notes:

Nose: This opens with lush and creamy honey, cream soda, dried red berries packed into a cedar box, and a touch of marzipan.

Palate: Fresh berries and cream drive the palate as a slightly dry grassy nature hits the mid-palate with dry cedar and some rum-soaked raisins.

Finish: The finish has a bit of a dried apricot vibe that leads back to that lush honey with more dried sweetgrass and marzipan rounding things out.

Bottom Line:

If you’re looking for a whisky for a red wine fan, this is it. This is also an excellent digestif whisky thanks to all the dried fruit and nuttiness with a nice layer of woody spice.

4. Old Pulteney Single Malt Scotch Whisky Aged 18 Years

ABV: 46%

Average Price: $147

The Whisky:

Old Pulteney is a renowned Highland single malt. The unpeated whisky is aged in second-fill ex-bourbon casks for 18 years before being re-barreled into first-fill ex-Oloroso sherry casks for a final maturation. Finally, the whisky is vatted, proofed down, and bottled.

Tasting Notes:

Nose: Bright notes of floral honey greet your nose as yellow pears, orange blossoms, and tart apples mingle with a thin line of vanilla cream, winter spice, and chocolate-covered raisins.

Palate: The palate leans into the chocolate while the taste gets slightly bitter like an espresso bean before a minced meat pie drops in with sweetness and meaty dried fruit with a good dusting of brown spices.

Finish: The end has a nice hit of orange zest that leads to a holiday cake with tons of dried and candied fruits and a good measure of wintry spices.

Bottom Line:

This is just a good single malt that has a great depth of flavor that feels comforting. If you want to feel at ease, pour one of these and let the day melt away.

3. Oban Single Malt Scotch Whisky Aged 10 Years Special Release 2022

ABV: 57.1%

Average Price: $129

The Whisky:

This lightly peated Highland whisky from the tiny Oban Distillery is rendered from refill and new American oak barrels. That whisky is vatted and then refilled into Amontillado-seasoned casks for a final rest before batching and bottling as-is for this special one-time-only release.

Tasting Notes:

Nose: There’s a lithe sense of lemon/lime saltwater taffy wrapped in white wax paper with a hint of lime leaves and wild sage next to salted smoked lemons and tangerines with a hint of really good and cloudy extra virgin olive oil speckled with smoked sea salt and freshly cracked red peppercorns.

Palate: The palate is silken and full of layers of smoked grapes, smoked plums, and salted chili pepper candies with a fleeting sense of violet and lavender creaminess tied to a lush vanilla underbelly.

Finish: The end has a mild woody chili pepper spiciness that’s dry and leads to a limber finish with warmth, lightly caramelized malts, and smoked apricot jam with brandy cream.

Bottom Line:

There’s a lightness to this that can be misleading. This is not a light whisky, it’s intense and deep once you really dive in. There’s so much going on yet it all makes sense and truly takes you on a journey. The peatiness is there but attached to softer flavor notes that help make it all so much more approachable. Get this before it disappears from shelves forever.

2. Mortlach Single Malt Scotch Whisky Aged 16 Years

ABV: 43.4%

Average Price: $134

The Whisky:

This tiny and iconic Dufftown distillery is the whisky aficionado’s distillery. The whisky in this bottle is distilled almost three times (2.81 times to be exact) through various types of pot stills. The juice is then aged for 16 years in sherry casks before it’s, vatted, proofed, and bottled.

Tasting Notes:

Nose: You’re met with a bowl full of stewed plums with anise, clove, and cinnamon in the mix, next to a slight sense of dry moss.

Palate: The taste has a faint vanilla edge next to velvety honey, sharp spice, old leather-bound books, and a touch of bruised apricot.

Finish: The end is very long, holds onto the spice and fruit, and leaves you with a sense of creamy vanilla honey.

Bottom Line:

This is an expressive whisky that’s also very pointed. It’s clear-cut and bold at the same time. If you’re looking to really get into Scotch single malt, this is a must-try step in the right direction.

1. Talisker Single Malt Scotch Whisky Aged 11 Years 2022 Special Release

ABV: 55.1%

Average Price: $139

The Whisky:

This classic lightly-peated Talisker is aged by the sea in American oak, ex-bourbon first fill, refill casks, and wine-seasoned casks. Those barrels are batched and then bottled as-is after 11 years of quiet mellowing.

Tasting Notes:

Nose: There’s a clear sense of seaside campfires far down a rainy beach next to a fruit orchard with a hint of nori sheets, old boat rope, and a dash of brown wintry spices on the nose.

Palate: The palate leans into the oiliness of the nori with a slightly singed salmon skin vibe, smoked fish oils, and a touch of that distant campfire next to smoked plums and apricots with a hint of salted pear chips and dry red chili pepper.

Finish: The end has a long meander through a pebble beach with sea salt, smoked pear, and briny seaweed salad next to a hint of fatty smoked salmon bellies with a black and red pepper crust.

Bottom Line:

This is a whisky that transports you to the Isle of Skye (even if you haven’t been there). It’s so deeply hewn with flavors that hit you deep in your cockles that you’ll likely fall in love from the first nose. That said, this is a fleeting release and won’t be around forever, so get some now while you still can.

Last year, Arctic Monkeys made their grand return with the dazzling new album The Car, their first since 2018’s Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino. Now, they’re back with the music video for the brooding track “Sculptures Of Anything Goes.”

The eerie song is made even more intense, paired with ethereal footage of the band performing at live shows. Dark and hazy, the montaged clips further prove the otherworldliness separating Arctic Monkeys from other artists. Frontman Alex Turner comes off as a divine icon, singing passionately and easily, wearing sunglasses in a pitch-black setting.

Before the record came out, drummer Matt Helders discussed the simultaneously eclectic and connected nature of the group’s discography. “We tend to always move it on a little bit,” he explained. “For us, because we’re so involved in it, it always makes sense. They always kind of pick up where the other one left off in a way. It makes sense when you think about it in the context of the last record. But we always do try and do something a bit different — it’s kind of hard to describe. You can tell it’s the same band.”

Watch the video for “Sculptures Of Anything Goes” above.

Arctic Monkeys is a Warner Music artist. Uproxx is an independent subsidiary of Warner Music Group.

On Saturday night, after nearly a year of radio silence, Chris Rock finally told the world what he thinks about Will Smith. During a live Netflix stand-up special, the comic tore his attacker — and his wife — a new one, calling them both “bitches” who, he said, weren’t raised properly. That probably won’t help Smith launch his comeback, but for what it’s worth the actor did try and make amends, without much success.

A source tells People that ever since smacking Rock on live television during last year’s Oscars, Smith has “felt terrible for so long.” He even attempted to right the ship. “He’s tried unsuccessfully to make amends in the best way he could with Chris.”

Rock might not be interested in forgiving Smith anytime soon (ditto his mom), but Smith did reach out to people who would listen to him. The source says “family is important to him and [Smith] leaned on them” after the incident. “It all has helped him look inside and mature. He is better but still remorseful.”

They added, “Will listened to those who tried to help him and feels that he has become a better person.”

Of course, Rock doesn’t have to forgive Smith, whose antics seem to have left him still shaken. During his set, though, Rock insisted that he’s no “victim,” and perhaps one day he’ll be able to watch Made in America without breaking out in hives.

(Via People)

Geno Smith was one of the best stories in football in 2022, as the journeyman quarterback who had served as Russell Wilson’s backup in Seattle since 2019 earned a Pro Bowl nod after throwing for 4,282 yards, 30 touchdowns, and 11 interceptions to lead the Seahawks to a stunning Wild Card berth in the playoffs.

Smith was nothing short of sensational as he got his first chance to be the real starter for a team since 2014, his second year in the league with the Jets, and earned the league’s Comeback Player of the Year award. Entering this offseason, Smith was set to become a free agent and the Seahawks (and Smith) had a decision to make. With an active quarterback carousel expected, neither Smith nor the Seahawks wanted to risk being the odd man or team out in the various QB sweepstakes set to take place, and the two sides were able to reach a three-year agreement on Monday worth $105 million and $52 million guaranteed.

This effectively ensures Geno gets more than his franchise tag number guaranteed to him, while allowing the Seahawks to keep some stability in the short-term, while still likely pursuing a young quarterback in the relatively near future. Smith deserved the opportunity to back up his 2022 performance, and if he can continue playing at that level, he can very likely see out the entirety of this contract. If he doesn’t, he at least is rewarded financially for the performance should he go through some struggles and the Seahawks choose to move on after another season with Smith at the helm.

Ana de Armas and Chris Evans sure can’t stop working together. It all started with Knives Out, in which he played a sweater obsessee suspect and she the poor woman wrongfully accused of murder. Last year they both appeared with Ryan Gosling in the Russo brothers’ The Gray Man. In neither did they play romantic partners. That changes now with their third joint outing, Ghosted, whose first trailer just dropped.

The Apple TV+ film has a not terrible rom-com/action plot. Evans plays Cole, an impossibly handsome everydude who has a killer first date with de Armas’ also exceedingly attractive Sadie. Alas, Sadie appears to ghost him over text, prompting his friends to give him terrible advice: He should fly to London, where she works, and surprise her, even though, again, she has ignored what look like dozens of texts.

And so Cole gets what he deserves: Turns out Sadie is a secret agent, and she has to save him from one pitfall after another involving monstrous underworld baddies who want both of them dead. The lesson is clear: When someone ghosts you, take the L, otherwise you may find yourself in high-speed car chases while trying to save the world.

In real life, the trailer drops not long after Evans, newly crowned the Sexiest Man Alive, revealed he has himself a new girlfriend, which much of social media inevitably took in stride.

You can watch the Ghosted trailer in the video above. The film drops on Apple TV+ on April 21.

(Via The Hollywood Reporter)

It seems like, lately, when you log into Netflix (using your own unique password and definitely not the login info that you stole from your sister’s ex-boyfriend) the alleged number one movie is something weird. It makes a little bit of sense: movies are added and removed pretty regularly, so every once in a while, the Twilight franchise just ends up dominating the top 10. It’s virtually inevitable, and nobody really questions it when Netflix says it, so it has to be accurate, right?

The latest movie to top the Netflix Top 10 is a nearly decade-old comedy called This Is Where I Leave You, from one of Netflix’s main players, Shawn Levy, who is currently working on season five of Stranger Things.

Levy, who directed the film, took to Twitter to thank Netflix fans for getting the movie back in front of the eyes of an audience: “Took a minute, but I’ll take it! Thanks everyone who’s watching and sending such kind words about our long lost little movie,” the director tweeted, along with a screenshot of the movie clearly beating out Jeff Bridges and Ryan Reynolds’ 2013 action/comedy RIPD, which you also might remember. They did release a sequel last year, though.

This Is Where I Leave You features an ensemble cast with all of your favorite comedians including Tina Fey, Jason Bateman, Jane Fonda (!), and notorious jokester Adam Driver. The movie, which hit theaters in 2014, follows a group of grown siblings who return to their childhood home after the death of their father. It sounds heavy but keep in mind that Ben Schwartz — who is also in this movie, along with Timothy Olyphant and Kathryn Hahn and Rose Byrne and Corey Stoll and we’ll just stop here but geez — plays a Rabbi named Boner, so that’s what you’re in for here!

You can watch This Is Where I Leave You on Netflix. Or RIPD if that’s more your style.

You Season 4’s second half will arrive in a few short days on Netflix, and for that reason, I’m circling back to a Penn Badgley interview that’s a few weeks old. Those Netflix split seasons make a lot of things timely, and I’m finding it very interesting that Badgley, who’s been even more vocal than usual lately about his current show’s trappings, is reflecting upon a show that would have provided him a bounty of food for thought in interviews. He’s been upfront about how You might be a little too seductive when it comes to Stalker Joe’s appeal to the audience, although Badgley points a bigger finger at Netflix’s Dahmer for feeding the public’s fascination with real-life serial killers.

Long before these shows emerged, however, the former Gossip Girl actor had a real shot at playing a different type of immoral character. That would be Jesse Pinkman (portrayed by Aaron Paul) of Breaking Bad fame. These days, it’s difficult to imagine anyone besides Paul being as unforgettable in the role, but via Buzzfeed and People, Badgley says that he almost snagged that puppy. We almost heard Badgley delivering the “b*tch” line? Yes, that’s true:

“One I got close on was Breaking Bad. It was between me and Aaron Paul, we tested. And actually, that was the best television script I’d read at that point. That was the one that got away.”

He’s not wrong about the script, obviously. Paul’s portrayal was an iconic one that scooped up awards, and he went on to reprise the role in a sequel film and, of course, a recent Super Bowl commercial. And Badgley went on to star in a role with appeal that does disturb him sometimes. It would have been curious to see if Badgley would have felt the same way about Pinkman and delivered interviews as such, but I guess we’ll never know.

(Via Buzzfeed & People)

As I’m sure you know by now, Halle Bailey is due to appear as the titular character in Disney’s upcoming live-action remake of The Little Mermaid — which means that not only will her likeness be appearing in trailers and on billboards but on toy aisle shelves as well.

The singer choked up as she revealed the strikingly accurate Ariel doll in a video on her social media pages, gushing that “she even has my mole!” A voice can be heard from off-camera saying “I want one,” and fans are convinced that it’s none other than Halle’s mentor Beyoncé, as evidenced by a comment from her cousin Angie Beyince saying “I’m with [bee emoji] I want 1!”

Bailey’s casting, although progressive on its face, wasn’t without some controversy. Upon seeing the first teaser revealing Halle as the aquatic protagonist, some viewers took to social media to decry the casting decision. However, Halle took the criticism in stride, thanks to encouraging words from her grandparents and the realization that the casting was symbolic of progress for little Black girls who get to see themselves as princesses.

The same principle probably applies to the doll as well. While there’ve been plenty of Black dolls throughout the years, few have been officially licensed by Disney based on their most lucrative intellectual properties.

When Nick Cannon promises “some big news,” there are a couple of possibilities. After all, he’s got so many projects in play at any given moment, it could be a new show, album, hosting gig, or movie role. But when he tweeted that he has an announcement today, fans only had one kind of announcement in mind, considering his recent activities.

Those recent activities, of course, involve the slew of headlines about new inclusions to his ever-growing brood. Cannon joked during the holidays that he spent them traveling all night to visit each of his 11 children and their six mothers (he’s one of few celebrities with a separate table on his Wikipedia page to help fans keep track). So fans had plenty of baby-related jokes in response to the actor-host-rapper’s tweet to “EXPECT some big news tomorrow.”

This isn’t the first time fans — and peers — have shared their thoughts about Nick Cannon’s apparent efforts to field a full football team’s worth of children. Most recently, fellow television host Andy Cohen suggested Cannon should get a vasectomy, while fans instantly thought of him when news broke that the world population had hit 8 billion people. However, he does have one supporter: Akon, who is “1,000 percent” behind Cannon fathering so many children — understandable, considering he’s got nine of us own.

If you grew up in the ’90s then you were part of the last generation of kids who lived without being constantly connected to the internet. You lived during that last gasp of the analog era where most of your entertainment came on tape and if you wanted a new pair of Guess jeans or LA Gear shoes, you had to drive to the mall.

Also, if you wore parachute pant, aka “Hammer Pants,” people actually thought you were cool.

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Families mattered on Friday nights.

People listened to rock ‘n’ roll because it was important.

Hip-hop was at its peak.

People spent time talking to each other instead of staring at their phones.

It was a time of hope and optimism.

Some folks over at Reddit have been sharing funny memes that explain exactly what life was like in the ’90s. From the terrible pastel-colored designs that were everywhere to the charming, but antiquated, technology kids today will never understand.

Here are 19 of the best memes from r/90s/.

1. 1992 was 30 years ago

Sorry, if that made you feel old.

2. “Go! Go!” (Fill in the blank)

This person is living the Gen X dream.

3. Oh snap!

There was no greater diss in 1991.

4. Make a run for the border

Does this picture make you instinctively think “You quiero Taco Bell”?

5. In the ’90s, every night was a Blockbuster night

It’s like looking back in time.

6. We’ll always have Chuck E. Cheese’s

Our immune systems were forged through miles of sweaty PVC.

7. Don’t touch the ‘purple stuff’ 

Ingredients: Water, High Fructose Corn Syrup and 2% or Less of: Concentrated Orange Juice, Concentrated Tangerine Juice, Concentrated Apple Juice, Concentrated Lime Juice, Concentrated Grapefruit Juice, Concentrated Pear Juice, Citric Acid, Ascorbic Acid (Vitamin C), Thiamin Hydrochloride (Vitamin B1), Natural Flavor, Modified Cornstarch, Canola Oil, Sodium Citrate, Cellulose Gum, Sucralose, Acesulfame Potassium, Neotame, Sodium Hexametaphosphate, Potassium Sorbate to Protect Flavor, Yellow 5, Yellow 6.

8. These actually existed

How in the world did they cram 25 different colored pens into one super writing utensil?

9. Nu metal didn’t last long

A.D.I.D.A.S.

10. People aged quickly in the ’90s

This is what happens when you have children.

11. This weighed 25 pounds and went everywhere you went 

I can still hear the sound of the rumpling plastic as I flip through the pages.

12. They got ‘Jerry Maguire’? 

Of course they have “Jerry Maguire.” In fact, they have 500 copies of “Jerry Maguire.”

13. The hippest computer lab ever

After the iMac dropped, only vertified dorks used an IBM.

14. Just looking at this hurts

This may have hurt your fingers, but was probably safer than licking the battery to see if it still had “juice.”

15. It’s like they didn’t want you to play solitaire

Solitaire wasted more people’s time in 1998 than Instagram does in 2022.

16. In 1993 this could cure anything

Stomach ache? Flu? Munchausen’s syndrome? This unique combination would have you back on your feet in no time.

17. Synergy

To quote a popular philosopher from the ’90s, they went together like “peas and carrots.”

18. This cup went perfect with pizza

If the joint had all-you-can-drink refills, you drank ’em out of this cup. It held tokens, too.

19. The only pattern that mattered in the ’90s

Throw on those shorts, then hop in your Miata and get yourself some action!

This article originally appeared on 01.06.22