Bar Playbook

Orders, scripts, and social strategies for nights out. How to own the bar without a drink in your hand.

Four days drinking club soda at the biggest cocktail festival on the planet

Jul 24, 2026

A dispatch from Tales of the Cocktail

You're not getting old.

Jul 16, 2026

You're getting three drinks a night.

The bar order nobody questions

Jun 25, 2026

Plus: what the Tartan Army taught me, we're New Orleans-bound, and a first look at two new women's tees.

Zebra striping is the bar trend of summer 2026

Jun 4, 2026

You've been doing it for a while. They just named it.

How Game Day looks different now

May 7, 2026

Spoiler: you actually remember the whole game.

How to win St. Patrick's Day (without the hangover)

Mar 12, 2026

Everyone's playing a game today. Here's how to play a better one.

Here’s how to stay in the game without paying for it tomorrow.

Aug 21, 2025

Practical strategies for staying out, staying social, and not paying for it the next morning. The Substitution Play, The Sandman Method, and more from Club Soda Club members who figured out how to drink less without disappearing.

What if you don't like Club Soda?

Jul 10, 2025

You can absolutely still be in the Club Soda Club.