Primer Magazine

Ready to try your hand at inventing your own drinks? Just remember these handy rules of thumb.

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A simple trick for when you’re stuck with an open beer you can’t finish until later.

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Many beer novices hear “light beer” and assume Coors, Miller, or Bud Light. When, in fact, these beers fall into only one or two categories of the nearly 140 beer styles. If you don’t want to be reminded of Beer Pong the next time you opt for a light beer, check out one (or all!) of our 10 picks.

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Branching out from the selection of college beer choices can be intimidating if you don’t know where to look. We’ll get you started with India Pale Ales and offer a few brews to try first.

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This year, don’t blow a bunch of money on Jack & Coke’s. Spend the same amount but buy yourself, and some special company, a nice bottle of bubbly. We’ve got just the bottle.

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“Aged liked a fine wine,” is a popular adage, but not all wine gets better with age, and the best wines aren’t all old. No need to be embarrassed when you’re drinking that fine bottle of 2009 vino, we break the concept of wine vintages down in our practical guide.

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This glass for this type of drink, that glass for something else: it can all be hard to keep track of. Check out our visual guide to the common types of glasses for wine, beer, spirits and cocktails.

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You know what’s more impressive than serving a woman wine during dinner? Serving her a glass of port afterward. (And it tastes pretty damn good, too.) We’ll teach you everything you need to get started.

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When you’re new to wine, one of the hardest things about choosing a bottle is remembering if a type is sweet, dry, light, bold, or somewhere in between. Use this handy chart anytime you need to remember that you’re looking for a “Pinot Gris” not a “Pinot Noir”.

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One of the original cocktails alongside our beloved Old Fashioned, the Sazerac is a flavorful drink with a rich tradition in New Orleans. One thing the Old Fashioned ain’t got? Absinthe.

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Whether you’re sharing some wine with friends over a home-cooked meal or celebrating with a bottle of champagne with your girlfriend’s parents, getting the details right not only allows everyone to enjoy the experience, but it shows you know what’s up. Don’t worry though, our breakdown of how to serve wine is easy to remember, with all the tricks of the trade.

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Do you know what you’re supposed to do when the server shows you the wine bottle at a restaurant? Or how to read a wine list? If you’re like most guys, you probably don’t, because no one ever teaches this stuff. Check out our easy guide for the how’s and why’s and it’ll be smooth sailing right to the goodnight kiss.

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After reading through this guide, you should have a working knowledge of the different types of wine and enough vocabulary to set out and buy your first serious bottle. (And maybe impress your girlfriend with a thing or two.)

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This classic cocktail has equal parts class and American swagger. Oh, and its weapon of choice is scotch. What more do you need?

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Red goes with what? Fish? You can’t serve what in what glass? Wine can be damn intimidating. We proudly introduce a new series that will give every beer and whiskey drinker out there an excellent primer to the world of wine.

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Sophisticated, delicate, debonair … neat drinks are always in style, all year round.

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Strong but refreshing, these drinks are designed to be served chilled on the rocks and shared with good friends.

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Tried scotch but couldn’t get it down? Check out this single malt, so smooth you can drink it without ice.

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Beat the heat with these tall, refreshing, and delicious libations.

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I know what you’re thinking: Margaritas are girl’s drinks. And you are right, for the most part. What passes for a margarita in most bars is neon-green, over salted, heartburn-inducing garbage. But a margarita, when done right, can be not only a delicious, but classy (and even manly) drink.

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Tequila isn’t just for shots and blacking out. It can be as fine a spirit as scotch or bourbon when enjoyed correctly. We show you what to look for in a tequila, how to drink it, and offer a few recommendations.

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Not too sweet and not too strong, these cocktails are sophisticated, smart and sexy, just like the ladies to whom you’ll want to serve them.

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If you’re like us, you’re in an awkward in-between when it comes to ordering drinks at a bar: you make enough money that you don’t want to order a “rail drink” but you’re too frugal to order something off of the top shelf. Allow us to reintroduce an often overlooked category of spirits: the middle shelf.

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Since you no longer sit at the kiddy table during Thanksgiving, you can’t just show up empty handed. Avoid the difficult (baking!) and the stale (more casseroles!) and spice things up with a delicious alcoholic beverage this year.

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