Advice for beginner sampling drinks and not get drunk or addicted?

I’ve recently turned 21 and I’m really excited to try out all the new drinks life has unlocked lol

But I really only want to try them to see what I like, you know all these drinks with a whole flavor pallate and feel have been restricted and theres all these different varieties of alc. But I don’t have any intentions getting drunk or becoming a heavy drinker. I don’t like the feeling and puked my brains out before. I only wanna see what I like and there’s so many to choose from..

Do you have any advice for a first time drinker that just wants to sample drinks without drinking too much?