Can alcohol be a part of a healthy diet?
Can alcohol be a part of a healthy diet? The Tribune By Haley Hughes July 7, 2018 How do we include alcohol in a healthy diet? Moderation, moderation, moderation, right? Except it’s a little more complicated than that. On one hand we know alcohol is linked to violence, motor vehicle crashes, cirrhosis of the liver, […]
Straws bad for us, too
Straws bad for us, too Chemicals in plastic can leach; using to drink increase gas The Journal Gazette By Christy Brissette | Washington Post July 9, 2018 Just a few years ago, you automatically received a straw with any cold takeout drink and probably didn’t think twice about it. No longer. Seattle is the latest city to […]
How to Taste Wine Like a Pro
How to Taste Wine Like a Pro Ever feel like the pros at wine tastings are speaking their own secret language? In a way, they are. Learn the ins and outs of “tasting grids,” which set the standard for how we evaluate wines and the words we use to talk about them. Source: https://www.winemag.com/ BY […]
Alcohol kills many more Americans than opioids do. Why do we think drinking is healthy?
Alcohol kills many more Americans than opioids do. Why do we think drinking is healthy? Source: http://www.philly.com/ by Christina Mair, The Conversation JULY 9, 2018 Alcohol is the most widely used drug in the world, including in the United States. About 70 percent of adults in the United States report past-year alcohol consumption, with over […]
THE ALCOHOL INDUSTRY DOESN’T WANT US TO DRINK LIKE ADULTS
THE ALCOHOL INDUSTRY DOESN’T WANT US TO DRINK LIKE ADULTS How to drink moderately in an immoderate world. Source: https://theoutline.com/ Laura Entis JUL 07 This spring, I went to see Book Club with my mom. The movie stars Diane Keaton, Jane Fonda, Candice Bergen, and Mary Steenburgen as four longtime friends whose lives (— and […]
Forget the Caribbean: Was Rum Invented in India?
Forget the Caribbean: Was Rum Invented in India? Newly discovered evidence suggests that rum production predates the Caribbean by at least 1,000 years and may have actually started in South East Asia. Source: https://www.thedailybeast.com/ David Wondrich 07.09.18 When rum was invented it was already at least a thousand years old. I’d better explain. For every […]
All Over the World, People Love Bootleg Moonshine and Hate Taxes
All Over the World, People Love Bootleg Moonshine and Hate Taxes If you don’t want a black market in booze to develop, keep the tax man on a leash and regulators in check. Reason By J.D. Tuccille June 27, 2018 One enduring image of Prohibition is that of people sipping bathtub gin—illegal booze of dubious […]
‘Beer Box’ Vends Opened Cans To Comply With Liquor Laws
‘Beer Box’ Vends Opened Cans To Comply With Liquor Laws Vending Times By Emily Jed June 27, 2018 HAUPPAUGE, NY — Intelligent Product Solutions (IPS), a global product design and development firm, partnered with ZX Ventures, a division of global brewing giant AB InBev (Anheuser-Bush), to design and develop an Internet-connected beer vending machine that dispenses opened cans of cold beer. […]
A little hungover, India’s Officer’s Choice is still the world’s largest-selling whisky
A little hungover, India’s Officer’s Choice is still the world’s largest-selling whisky Source: https://qz.com/ Suneera Tandon July 06, 2018 For the fifth straight year, Officer’s Choice has held fort as the world’s largest-selling whisky. But, due to a regulatory hangover, the three-decades-old Indian whisky has slipped a little in the rankings of the world’s 100 […]
Africa: Kenyans are reducing alcohol consumption after Anti-drinking campaign
Africa: Kenyans are reducing alcohol consumption after Anti-drinking campaign The country is losing at least 5000 people to alcoholism every year. Devdiscourse July 1, 2018 As per a new survey, the Kenyans are reducing the consumption of alcohol after a successful anti-drinking campaign. The report which is conducted after five years by the National Campaign […]