Advice for Next Year's Tales of the Cocktail From a First-Timer

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I spent five days last week stumbling my way through the tenth annual Tales of the Cocktail event in New Orleans and came away with some new friends, blisters on my feet, tons of new booze knowledge, and a pretty wicked hangover. I've also got memories that will last a lifetime and a renewed enthusiasm for drinking in general. (As if I needed any help on that front.) This was my first year at Tales.

I'll undoubtedly be headed back next year to do it all over again--only this time I'll be armed with a little bit more knowledge and experience to help me conquer the the Big Easy and all it has to offer.

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