If you’re entire experience with drinking tequila involves downing endless shots of Jose Cuervo Gold, you’re doing it wrong. Not that there’s anything with doing shots of tequila – never would we say such a thing – but with a little bit of knowledge about this Mexican liquor, a whole new world of beverage enjoyment opens up to you. Luckily, the good people of Details have put together a quick, comprehensive guide to properly enjoying this deliciously intoxicating brew.

Find out how to drink tequila, here!

Tonight, Major League Baseball’s biggest hitters will come out for the over-hyped, glorified batting practice we all know and love: The Home Run Derby, 2009. So to add some extra juice to the bat-bash, the good folks at HomRunDerby.com have put together the quintessential Derby drinking game. This thing will leave you so sloshed, you’ll start stumbling around like the Mets. (more…)

Prepare to have your mind blow: According to a new study, beer hydrates better than water! You heard that right – beer, glorious beer, is better at rehydrating the body than water. This is almost as good as finding out that money does grow on trees or that your uncle didn’t really touch you when you were seven. (more…)

When talking about olden times, people often  fail to mention that at the time, people apparently did tons of hardcore drugs. But it’s not like they could help it – everything from booze to pot to heroin to Quaaludes were the special ingredients in everyday remedies. Seriously – the whole thing was like a g*ddamn Phish concert.

Check out this awesome collection of old school ‘medicine’ ads here!

Like clothes, jobs, favorite movies and whether or not you voted for George W. Bush, the type of cocktail a person drinks says a lot more about a person than you might think. Fortunately, the lovely Dr. Jackie Black has laid out the lowdown on what a girl’s drink of choice says about her. Read and learn… and then drink.

Click on a cocktail to see what secrets her favorite beverage reveals about your girl’s inner self.

I’ve always considered myself a bit of a pro when it comes to alcohol. I can drink the hell out of most any adult beverage many times over and still be in good enough shape to drive my school bus route virtually accident free.   But despite the pending lawsuits and my adoration and persistent faithfulness to the drink, when it comes to cocktail history, I am second string B-Team all the way.  Or at least I was until now.  These stories behind 11 famous cocktails are certain to step up your cocktail cred and conversation.  I know they did mine… my kids on my loser cruiser can attest.

Check Out The Stories Behind 11 Famous Cocktails Here

The holiday season is up ahead and if your like us, so are many nights of boozing it up with the friends and family.  Sure it my be hard on the liver, but what better way to deal with that creepy Uncle and those nagging parents than with a little extra nog in your eggnog?  There isn’t one.

But as necessary as alcohol may be for maintaining holiday sanity, have you ever wondered how much effect drinking has on your holiday waistline? Well wonder no more.  The folks at BBC Radio 1 have put together an awesome new website that does just that.  Be ready to be horrified.  Be ready to be amazed.  Oh, and be ready to wonder WTF a Jaffa Cake is.

Check Out The Alcohol Experiment Here.

Playboy has scoured America high and low leaving no saloon or tavern untouched to produce the definitive list of 2008’s 10 Greatest American Dive Bars.

In this list you’ll find “regional hot spots in unlikely locales, from a hole in the wall in San Francisco to a busting Nashville landmark.” Even though you’re more likely to find people doing keg stands than a Playmate of Kayla Collins’ [NSFW] caliber at these grungy dive bars we still like them a whole lot.

If your bar was excluded stand up for it in the comment section, don’t forget to include the bar’s name and city.

Without further adieu the 10 Greatest American Dive Bars!

[Click each thumbnail above to see if your bar was included]

College football just wouldn’t be same without Brent Musburger.  And thanks to the Brent Musburger Drinking Game, getting sloshed won’t be either.  It’s pretty easy to play.  Just turn on the game, wait for Brent to over-use one of his many tiresome catch phrases and throw back a cold one.  It’s just that simple, Pardner.

(Note: Partner is spelled “Pardner,” because that’s the way he says it.)

Check out how to play The Brent Musburger Drinking Game Here.

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We’ve all been there…sworn off drinking tequila ever again after a hard night out and a few too many peer-pressure-induced shots of Cuervo Gold. But the truth is, it’s not tequila’s fault. It’s Jose’s.

For years Cuervo has been literally shoving Gold Mixto down our throats and calling it tequila. A true tequila is made from 100% agave and often aged. A gold mixto tequila is usually made with less than 50% agave, blended with sugar water, non-aged and colored with caramel. It is the mixto that will make your throat squelch and mouth water with only a wiff.

Today there are a more than a handful of 100% agave tequilas on the market that aim to remove the stigma that has followed tequila around like an annoying little step-brother. Brands like Patron, Casa Noble and Don Julio (yes, Cuervo does too) offer incredibly smooth and flavorful Blanco, Anejo and Reposado- 100% agave tequilas.

Whether you sip it, shoot it, or mix it… it’s time to give tequila another chance. Here are 8 cool ways you have most certainly never had tequila before. (Click on a drink above to see how it’s made)