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Cocktails

Meet Yakka: The Trashcan Cocktail of College Debaters Worldwide

The unofficial drink of the college debate world has a cult-like following, and nebulous origins. Drew Lazor on how this trashcan brew became a global phenomenon.

  • story: Drew Lazor
  • illustration: Liz Noftle
stump drinking game
Beer

Meet Stump: Possibly the World’s Most Unsafe Drinking Game

Likely the only drinking game to combine flailing hammers, nails and booze, Stump has earned fans in the Northeastern U.S., and around the world. Drew Lazor on the rules of…

  • story: Drew Lazor
  • illustration: Liz Noftle
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Spirits

House Rules: Drinking With “The Dude”

The idea of drinking to one's favorite films has spawned an online community dedicated to movie-based drinking games. Drew Lazor on the rules to boozing along with The Big Lebowski,…

  • story: Drew Lazor
  • illustration: Liz Noftle
beer pong illustration
Beer

How Did Beer Pong Become America’s Most Iconic Drinking Game?

Practically a collegiate rite of passage, beer pong has become so firmly established in the American imagination that it’s inspired books, a World Tournament and most recently, a documentary. Drew…

  • story: Drew Lazor
  • illustration: Liz Noftle
Slap the Bag
Wine

The Misguided Pleasures of “Slap the Bag”

For ages the drinking game has united humans in riotous consumption. In our column "House Rules," Drew Lazor explores drinking games throughout time and around the world. Up now: "Slap…

  • story: Drew Lazor
  • photo: Lizzie Munro
fernet miliatary challenge coins
Beer

Meet the Secret Barroom Handshake That Is the “Challenge Coin”

Challenge coins have a storied history within the military as a badge of honor—and as a communal drinking game. In the latest "House Rules," Drew Lazor looks at the evolution…

  • story: Drew Lazor
  • illustration: Liz Noftle
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Cocktails

The 1960s Drinking Game Sensation, Pass-Out

In the '60s and '70s, many adult gatherings came with the presence of one ubiquitous board game: Pass-Out, essentially Monopoly with booze. Drew Lazor on how the game came to…

  • story: Drew Lazor
  • illustration: Liz Noftle
house rules dudo liar's dice drinking game
Beer

House Rules: Dudo, the Dice Lover’s “Bullshit”

For ages the drinking game has united humans in riotous, often misguided consumption. In our monthly column "House Rules," Drew Lazor explores the history and pleasures of drinking games throughout…

  • story: Drew Lazor
  • illustration: Liz Noftle
text or shot drinking game illo
Beer

The #Millennial Phenomenon of “Text or Shot”

For ages the drinking game has united humans in riotous, often misguided consumption. In our monthly column "House Rules," Drew Lazor explores the history and pleasures of drinking games throughout…

  • story: Drew Lazor
  • illustration: Liz Noftle
korean drinking games
Cocktails

House Rules: Keeping Up With the Korean Drinking Game

For ages the drinking game has united humans in riotous, often misguided consumption. In our monthly column "House Rules," Drew Lazor explores the history and pleasures of drinking games throughout…

  • story: Drew Lazor
  • illustration: Liz Noftle
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Not Your Grandfather’s Blended Scotch

Long considered an afterthought among serious drinkers, the blended Scotch category is slowly becoming a hotbed for innovation.

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