There’s No Such Thing As ‘Wine Drunk’ or ‘Tequila Drunk’ – It’s All One Drunk
There’s No Such Thing As ‘Wine Drunk’ or ‘Tequila Drunk’ – It’s All One Drunk Source: NYMag.com By Cari Romm November 4, 2016 History has given gin a bit of a bad rap. In 18th-century England, as Eaterexplains in its history of the spirit, gin’s rising popularity among the lower classes and easy […]
Mississippi: Booze, sports betting taxes eyed as revenue boosters for state
Mississippi: Booze, sports betting taxes eyed as revenue boosters for state Source: Sun Herald By Adam Ganucheau November 5, 2016 Additional alcohol taxes and the legalization of sports betting could help reform the state’s tax code, state officials said last week. Revenue Commissioner Herb Frierson, who previously served as House Appropriations Committee […]
Finding a 21st century system for booze
Finding a 21st century system for booze Source: R Street Kevin Kosar November 1st Traverse City, Michigan (population 15,000), is a gorgeous bay town near the northern end of Lake Michigan. The town, which oozes charm, has very good restaurants and genial denizens. In the autumn, both salmon and steelhead run through the Boardman River, […]
Why Some Pot Smokers Face a Higher Risk of Drinking Problems
Why Some Pot Smokers Face a Higher Risk of Drinking Problems Source: Live Science By Rachael Rettner November 1, 2016 People who use alcohol and marijuana together may be at greater risk for alcohol-related problems, such as drunken driving and poorer health, than those who use only alcohol, a new study finds. In the study, […]
American Drinkers Are Losing Their Sweet Tooth
American Drinkers Are Losing Their Sweet Tooth Source: forbes.com Brian Freedman October 31st The holiday season has historically been a time for questionable cocktails and overly sweet libations of all kinds. From wine mulled with enough spices to overwhelm even the most brutally burned Christmas ham to the kind of impossibly ill-conceived holiday-themed cocktails that […]
Alabama: State alcohol agency also controls flagellation, exotic dancing and slots
Alabama: State alcohol agency also controls flagellation, exotic dancing and slots Source: Al.com Cameron Smith October 28, 2016 I’ll confess that I had to look up the word “flagellation” as it appears in the administrative code of the Alabama Alcoholic Beverage Control Board. I assumed I must have missed an alternate definition. I did not. […]
Nebraska liquor board takes first step in process that could lead to closing of beer stores in Whiteclay
Nebraska liquor board takes first step in process that could lead to closing of beer stores in Whiteclay Source: Omaha World-Herald By Paul Hammel November 1, 2016 Beer stores in Whiteclay, Nebraska, sell the equivalent of 3.5 million cans of beer a year, mostly to the residents of the officially dry Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, […]
Threat from C-stores keeps growing
Threat from C-stores keeps growing Convenience stores are making inroads with consumers and stealing quick-service visits, NPD finds Source: NRN Fern Glazer Nov 3, 2016 Convenience stores have been offering a more sophisticated and diverse selection of food for some time, posing a competitive threat to quick-service restaurants. New data from […]
Plot to stop Brexit: judges versus the people
Plot to stop Brexit: judges versus the people Source: The Telegraph By Peter Dominiczak 3 November 2016 Three High Court judges have been accused of frustrating the will of more than 17 million British people after they ruled that Brexit cannot be triggered without a Parliamentary vote. Europhile MPs immediately put into […]
Walmart pours more than $1 million into alcohol state question
Walmart pours more than $1 million into alcohol state question Source: NewsOK Brianna Bailey November 1, 2016 Walmart Stores Inc. has donated more than $1.6 million to the Yes on 792 campaign, according to campaign disclosure statements filed with the Oklahoma Ethics Commission on Monday. Yes on 792 is lead proponent of […]