Mettle | Issue #010 | 10.10.25
Essentials
The Upgrade
Your Toiletry Bag
Stop traveling with a flimsy, disorganized mess. A proper toiletry bag turns chaos into efficiency—at home and on the road.
The Problem: Cheap toiletry bags leak, lack organization, and fall apart after a few trips. You're digging for basics while bottles spill in your luggage.
The Solution: The Peak Design Wash Pouch—accordion-style opening, smart compartments, magnetic toothbrush pocket, and a hook for hanging anywhere.
Mettle Pick ($60): Peak Design Wash Pouch—opens wide for easy access, weatherproof materials that actually stay clean, durable UltraZip closure, multiple internal and external pockets for real organization. Built to last, not replace.
Why upgrade? Superior organization, true water resistance, and gear that lasts decades instead of seasons. You'll never need another toiletry bag.
The Verdict: If you travel regularly or refuse to replace things twice, this is it. One bag, forever.
Details that do more.

Drink
One Bottle To Know
Never Say Die - Rye Whiskey
The Story: Here's whiskey with a passport. Crafted in Kentucky with a high-rye mash bill (56% rye, 33% corn, 11% malted barley), it spends five years in new charred oak before taking an unconventional journey. The barrels are loaded onto ships bound for England, where the Atlantic crossing works its magic—constant motion, salt air, temperature swings. Once it arrives in Derbyshire, it continues aging before being bottled at a robust 52.5% ABV. It's American whiskey refined through British patience.
The Pour: Pine and mint on nose along with caramel, and cocoa. The palate delivers toffee sweetness with cinnamon, honey, and oak. The finish is warm, with black pepper, ripe figs and clove lingering.
The Move Drink it neat to appreciate the full profile, or let it shine in a Manhattan or Rye Sour—both showcase its spicy-sweet complexity.
The Mettle Take A whiskey that's been places. Never Say Die honors Kentucky's legacy while carving its own path—proof that innovation doesn't require abandoning tradition. At $85, it punches well above its price point and stands out in a crowded field. If you're tired of the usual suspects, this one's worth the shelf space.
Not the bottle they expect. The one they remember.

Tech
The Download
Use Wirecutter Before Buying Anything Over $100
You're about to drop cash on a new coffee maker, portable laptop charger, or a mattress. You've got three browser tabs open, reading Amazon reviews that all sound suspiciously similar. You're confused.
Stop. Go to Wirecutter instead.
The New York Times-owned site tests hundreds of products in each category—actually tests them. They buy what they review. They don't accept freebies or get paid for recommendations.
Best blender? They blended 47 of them. Best desk chair? They sat in all of them for weeks.
It's not flashy. It's not sponsored. It's just independent, thorough buying advice that consistently points you toward the right choice.
Bookmark it. Use it before your next purchase. Thank yourself later when your $150 buy still works two years in.
Smarter Tech. Simpler Life.

News
The Feed
This Week’s Sharp Clicks
7 new spirits dropped this week: bourbon, rum, vodka, tequila, and more
Thieves steal $1mil worth of whiskey in Summer heist.
No Phones allowed at this bar. No, seriously.
That’s the feed, close your tab.

Stay Sharp,
The Mettle Team