A spirited journey through the world of collectible artisan puzzles

Pairing craft cocktails with crafty puzzles

Boxes and Booze 7/12/25 Boxes and Booze 7/12/25

Making Cents

Popular in the late nineteenth century, the “high wheel” bicycle is now better known as the Penny Farthing, a colloquial name derived from its one large and one small wheel, like the large British penny and small farthing coins of the time.

Boxes and Booze 1/4/25 Boxes and Booze 1/4/25

Jailhouse Rock

Let’s start the new year off on a positive note and break someone out of jail!

Boxes and Booze 8/31/24 Boxes and Booze 8/31/24

He Who Hesitates

Kyle Chester and his Grandfather Steven have produced another beautiful puzzle box in their English workshop, but I’ve been hesitating to talk about it. I've been stalling, resistant, unwilling, and ... reluctant.

Boxes and Booze 1/27/24 Boxes and Booze 1/27/24

Feeling Frosty

It’s been really cold here in Houston over the past week or two, and any time the temperature gets below freezing the city goes into crisis mode. We can’t handle the cold!

Boxes and Booze 9/30/23 Boxes and Booze 9/30/23

Duality

Kyle Chester’s original puzzle box from his fledgling company, Perpetually Perplexing Puzzles, the Dual Dial.

Boxes and Booze 8/19/23 Boxes and Booze 8/19/23

Triple Play

It’s always exciting to welcome new designers here, and it’s high time for another such introduction.

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