Sweden limits hand sanitizer sales because of alcohol-craving teens
Sweden limits hand sanitizer sales because of alcohol-craving teens Source: RT 25 Feb A disturbing trend among Swedish teenagers of drinking anti-bacterial hand wash for its alcohol content has forced pharmacies to put them behind the counter. Police asked chemists in the Varmland region to remove the hand gels from shop floors […]
Bartenders Name Drinks After Presidential Candidates and the Results Are Hilarious
Bartenders Name Drinks After Presidential Candidates and the Results Are Hilarious From Rubio on the Rocks to Trumptini: The best of the presidential candidates, in liquid form Source: Daily Meal Hannah Hoskins Feb 24, 2016 In the heat of the presidential candidates’ campaigns, where everything is becoming ferociously competitive and aggressive, we […]
Australia: Sydney wants to keep on partying, despite crackdown on alcohol abuse
Australia: Sydney wants to keep on partying, despite crackdown on alcohol abuse Source: USA Today Lauren Williams February 23, 2016 A crackdown on alcohol abuse is sparking a backlash by defenders of this city’s party-on culture. About 15,000 people protested last weekend against controversial new laws aimed to curb violence and problem […]
Oklahoma: Liquor store owners, distributors fight proposed Oklahoma ballot question
Oklahoma: Liquor store owners, distributors fight proposed Oklahoma ballot question Source: News OK Brianna Bailey February 22, 2016 Oklahoma liquor store owners and a group representing two of the state’s largest liquor distributors have filed legal challenges to a proposed state question on wine and full-strength beer in grocery and convenience stores. […]
United Kingdom: Alcohol IS bad for your health… EVEN in moderation: Just one glass a day ‘increases the risk of various cancers’
United Kingdom: Alcohol IS bad for your health… EVEN in moderation: Just one glass a day ‘increases the risk of various cancers’ Until recently science-backed wisdom was alcohol in moderation could actually be good for our health But new public health advise is that there is no ‘safe’ alcohol limit – with […]
How Winston Churchill Drove Us To Drink
How Winston Churchill Drove Us To Drink The British wartime PM was a stalwart drinker and supporter of drinking and the drinks industry, believing Prohibition an ‘affront’ to mankind. Source: The Daily Beast Noah Rothbaum February 20th For many years, if you asked a bartender (or a drinks writer for that matter) […]
Deer enters liquor store, goes straight for the bourbon
Deer enters liquor store, goes straight for the bourbon Source: Palm Beach Post Feb. 21, 2016 Why did the deer cross the road? To get to the liquor store apparently. A doe wandered into a liquor store in Clifton Forge, Virginia, and headed right for the bourbon aisle, according to the […]
How craft beer became a ‘pay-for-play’ bad guy
How craft beer became a ‘pay-for-play’ bad guy Source: MarketWatch By Jason Notte Feb 22, 2016 Big brewers might be heavy-handed with distribution, but now their smaller rivals are engaging in bribery and extortion Independent beer distribution is key to a diverse, fair marketplace that benefits both drinkers and brewers. We […]
My local pub has started being rude to its customers – and everybody loves it
My local pub has started being rude to its customers – and everybody loves it In this age of corporate coddling and passive-aggression, how refreshing to be treated like a grown-up who can take a little plain talking Source: The Telegraph By Tom Gockelen-Kozlowski 19 Feb 2016 This is very much the […]
Drinking More Coffee May Help Prevent Alcohol-Related Cirrhosis
Drinking More Coffee May Help Prevent Alcohol-Related Cirrhosis Source: KTLA5 February 20, 2016 Upping your coffee intake may help reduce your chances of developing alcohol-related cirrhosis, according to a review done by the journal Alimentary Pharmacology and Therapeutics of multiple existing studies. Drinking just two more cups of coffee every day may […]