Scotland: Minimum pricing calls as alcohol deaths up for second time in successive years
Scotland: Minimum pricing calls as alcohol deaths up for second time in successive years Herald Scotland By Gerry Braiden August 20, 2015 HEAP drink and mass promotion have been blamed for new figures showing the number of alcohol-related deaths in Scotland have increased for the second year in a row. Statistics unveiled by the National […]
7 Habits of Annoying Wine People, Readers’ Edition
7 Habits of Annoying Wine People, Readers’ Edition From waiters who automatically hand the wine list to the man at the table to crazy corkage fees, readers share their pet peeves-and what they do about them Source: WSJ By Lettie Teague Aug. 20, 2015 TWO MONTHS AGO I wrote a column detailing […]
Around half of Taiwan’s population lack a gene required for metabolising alcohol
Around half of Taiwan’s population lack a gene required for metabolising alcohol The ALDH2 gene enables the body to properly metabolise alcohol Source: The Independent Doug Bolton 20 August 2015 Around half of the population of Taiwan lacks a gene that is required to properly metabolise alcohol, meaning many Taiwanese people can […]
One-hour liquor delivery? Good luck, Amazon. It’s harder than you think, Drizly CEO says
One-hour liquor delivery? Good luck, Amazon. It’s harder than you think, Drizly CEO says Source: Puget Sound Business Journal Emily Parkhurst Aug 19, 2015 Get a six-pack of your favorite brews less than an hour after you order them? Might sound far-fetched, but that’s exactly what Amazon looks to be planning. The […]
Cocktail dispenser aims to eliminate bar queues
Cocktail dispenser aims to eliminate bar queues Source: The Spirits Business by Amy Hopkins 19th August, 2015 The burgeoning “robot bartender” category is set to expand if a new Kickstarter campaign succeeds in raising US$260,000 to launch the Foxtender cocktail dispenser. Said to be the “world’s first automatic bar station” which can […]
Why the British nightclub is dying (by a nightclub owner)
Why the British nightclub is dying (by a nightclub owner) Our vibrant nightclubs are being squeezed out of existence by officious policing and rapacious developers – and the Government doesn’t care a jot, says Alex Proud Source: The Telegraph By Alex Proud 17 Aug 2015 Why are the authorities attacking one of […]
National Survey Finds Americans Overwhelmingly Support the Current System of Alcohol Laws and Regulations
National Survey Finds Americans Overwhelmingly Support the Current System of Alcohol Laws and Regulations?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = “urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office” / Center for Alcohol Policy Releases Survey Results on Public Attitudes on Alcohol Policy Source: CAP August 19th According to a bipartisan national poll commissioned by the Center for Alcohol Policy (CAP), […]
Survey asks sailors and Marines about alcohol use
Survey asks sailors and Marines about alcohol use Navy Times By Meghann Myers, Staff writer August 17, 2015 The Navy Department launched its annual alcohol use survey on Aug. 12, hoping to gain some insight on sailors’ and Marines’ drinking behavior, understanding of alcohol abuse and willingness to seek help for a problem. […]
Persuasive Summer Liquor Ads Sell Fun, But At What Cost?
Persuasive Summer Liquor Ads Sell Fun, But At What Cost? Times of San Diego By Peyton B. Harrison, Jr. August 17, 2015 Take a look at any beer or liquor manufacturer’s social media page this summer and it becomes obvious the industry giants are working hard to convince us that their product belongs in […]
Just ONE DRINK a day raises breast cancer risk: Women who consume alcohol every day increase their chance of developing certain types of the disease by 13 per cent
Just ONE DRINK a day raises breast cancer risk: Women who consume alcohol every day increase their chance of developing certain types of the disease by 13 per cent Women who drink every day were most likely to develop breast cancer followed by tumours of liver, bowel, throat, mouth, oesophagus and larynx […]