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Cool Destination: The Ultimate Puerto Vallarta Guide
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Cool Destination: The Ultimate Puerto Vallarta Guide
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Finding Nature and Nurture in Puerto Vallarta Finding Nature and Nurture in Puerto Vallarta
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Finding Nature and Nurture in Puerto Vallarta

Come for the mountains, ocean, and adventure. Stay for the martinis, massages, and freshly cleaned sunglasses.

By Lanny Fuller
The Back to School Guide for Guys Who Aren’t Going Back to School The Back to School Guide for Guys Who Aren’t Going Back to School
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The Back to School Guide for Guys Who Aren’t Going Back to School

Your syllabus for an adult-life reset in September.

By Lanny Fuller
Asheville Has Range Asheville Has Range
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Asheville Has Range

Mountains and murals. Dive bars and the Biltmore. Airstreams and American single malt. Five days barely scratches the surface in one of America's most charming towns.

By Beau Hayhoe
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The Barman

We like fancy drinks. Correction: We love fancy drinks. Acquiring them from a fancy bartender with a mustache that makes us weak in the knees with envy is an easy, albeit pricey, process, but making them ourselves is a whole different story. It doesn't matter how many books we collect…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Mama Walker’s Breakfast Liqueurs

We love the Bloody Mary, and the Mimosa and Irish Whiskey, but breakfast drinking can get a little bit stale if you do it more than twice a week. You can get fifteen hundred different types of flavored creamer to internationally delight your taste buds, so how come there aren't…

By Cooper Fleishman
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7 New Beers You Should Know

As you hit your local liquor shop in search of some new beers to try, there are a few that are worth keeping an eye out for. Some of them are brand new and some are seasonal offerings just hitting shelves. So next time you’re out scouting potential fridge dwellers,…

By Mike Newman
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Mead Making Kit

Mead is touted as "the ancestor of all fermented drinks," even though it's invention is "lost in prehistory." Prehistory! Before there was even history! The point is, mead is old as shit. It's been around forever because fermented honey and water actually tastes pretty damn good--even when it's not renaissance…

By Cooper Fleishman
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Wood Circular Graphic Coasters

In an effort to protect your coffee table, nightstand, or random piece of furniture you might rest your drink on, the standard beer consumer can make a few mistakes. Use doilies like your grandma and you'll get no respect from your drinking buddies. Use cheap bar coasters and you'll look…

By Mike Newman
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