125 Beverage & Spirits News, Reviews & Resources

Beverage & Spirits News, Reviews & Resources

• 5 ways to be sober-curious (and make a success of not drinking) - "Staying alcohol-free at social events can be daunting, but be open to the new experience and own it."
• 6 drinks & foods To Avoid Before Bed, According To A Dietitian - "Want to stay asleep through the entire night? avoid these 6 foods before bed."
• 6 Ways to Drink Like a Local on Vacation - The New York Times.
• 10 celebrities with their own alcohol brands - The Telegraph.
• 10 easy, comforting dishes to banish a hangover - chosen by chefs - "Pubs have reopened in England this week. If the excitement has got too much, here are cooks’ tips for the morning after, from mac and cheese to spicy chorizo eggs."
• 10 of the most entertaining drinking bouts in literature - The Guardian.
• 10 things you only know if you're teetotal - The Telegraph.
• 11 Types Of Whiskey Explained - "When deciding if you should drink whiskey or whisky, it comes down to who makes your favorite selection. The location defines how you will spell the liquor. Scotch from Scotland does not use the 'e,' nor does Canada, Japan, or India. Ireland and America both include the 'e' in their whiskey."
• 11 Zero-Proof Alternatives To Keep You Going Through Dry January - And Beyond - "People usually start the year with the best intentions but find it difficult to keep up with those healthy resolutions. Dry January can be challenging for those of us who enjoy a variety of beverage flavors or prefer to stay away from too much coffee, sugar and artificially flavored drinks. So here are a few suggestions that I have found enjoyable so far, and will remain on rotation moving forward."
• 12 reasons why you shouldn't give up drinking in January - The Telegraph.
• 13 things only drunk people can do - Mashable.
• 18 CHILLED, SHAKEN, EXQUISITE GIFTS FOR THE BAR - Wired.
• 50 Questions to Expose Literally Everyone in a Game of "Never Have I Ever" - "Because thinking of these on your own is, frankly, too hard."
• A New Study Says There Are 5 Different Types of Problem Drinkers. Here's What They Are - "A study published this week identified five distinct subgroups of problem drinkers, potentially making it easier to zero in on unhealthy behavior and tailor treatments."
• A Nordic drink more desired than beer - "A Finnish drink with a heroic past. In the 16th Century, effervescent sima was a more desired drink than beer and has since become Finland's go-to beverage for ushering in spring."
• A seaweed drink that tastes of eggnog - "Belize's sweet, sustainable 'seaweed shakes'."
• Agent Dale Cooper's 'Twin Peaks' hangover cure - "'Surefire cure for a hangover, Harry,' Cooper begins. 'You take a glass of nearly frozen, unstrained tomato juice. You plop a couple of oysters in there and you drink it down. Breathe deeply. Next, you take a mound and I mean a mound of sweetbreads sauteed with some Canadian bacon and chestnuts. Finally, some biscuits, big biscuits, smothered in gravy.'"
• Alcohol caused 740,000 cancer cases globally last year - study - "Researchers behind estimate say more needs to be done to raise public awareness of link."
• Alcohol linked to more cancers than thought, study finds - "Imperial College London researchers also find that drinking coffee protects against liver cancer."
• Any amount of alcohol consumption harmful to the brain, finds study - "UK study of 25,000 people finds even moderate drinking is linked to lower grey matter density."
• Artemest - "Bar Cabinets & Cool Accessories for the Connoisseur." A selection of stylish bar cabinets manufactured by some of the most talented cabinet makers in Italy and accessories any connoisseur would fall for - crystal whisky bottles, silver ice buckets and champagne holders, and exquisite decanters in Murano glass.
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• BACtrack Skyn - "World's 1st Wearable Alcohol Monitor." Low cost, wearable, non-invasive alcohol monitoring device that sends Transdermal Alcohol Content (TAC) results via Bluetooth to an iOS device.
• BACON SANDWICHES REALLY DO CURE HANGOVERS - The Telegraph.
• 'Beer before wine, always fine'? Not really, hungover study participants say - CNN Health.
• Beer IS good for you! - "Research suggests two pints a day may slash your risk of dementia. Experts studied drinking habits and dementia rates among 25,000 over-60s. Drinking two pints a day slashed risk of the memory-robbing condition by a third. Non-drinkers a fifth more likely to be a dementia sufferer than biggest drinkers."
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• Best forms of alcohol to drink on a diet - "Which alcoholic beverages are more diet-friendly?"
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• Breathalyzers at Amazon.com - 160 results as of September 21, 2022.
• Bryan Cranston Makes His Favorite Drink: The Cranstonian - YouTube 2:45.
• can coffee really sober you up? - "You're out late at night and you've had one too many drinks. You're feeling a bit inebriated, and you're wondering if a cup of coffee can help. Many of us have been there."
• Can Liquor Have a Local Taste? They’re Banking on It - "No one is sure whether spirits can convey ‘terroir’ like wine does. But distillers are seeking, and selling, that sense of place."
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• Cana - since 2022. "Rethink your drink. Maximum taste. Minimum waste. Cana One is the world's first molecular beverage printer. Any beverage. Any time. Zero trash." 1000s of beverages. Cana One serves an infinite variety of drinks, including cold brew coffee, tea, soda, juice, hard seltzers, and specialty cocktails. Cana updates its beverage catalog with new brands from partners and creators from around the world. Cana One will cost $499 for the first 10,000 orders, rising to $799 after that. The company expects to start shipping the machine in early 2023.
• Cancer Doctors Cite Risks of Drinking Alcohol - The New York Times.
• chaser - definition & explanation.
• Coca-Cola breaks 130-year-old tradition with first alcoholic drink - The Telegraph.
• Could ‘alcosynth’ provide all the joy of booze - without the dangers? - "Scientist David Nutt memorably said alcohol is more dangerous than crack. Now, he is trying to invent a healthy synthetic alternative, and the race is on to get it to market."
• Could there be a cure for hangovers? - The Guardian.
• Diet drinks linked to heart issues, study finds. Here's what to do - "If your heart goes pitter-patter for diet beverages, it may not be due to love. Artificially sweetened beverages, a new study has found, may be just as bad for your heart as the sugar-laden kind."
• Diet drinks may be preventing you from losing weight - The Telegraph.
• Difford's Guide - since 1997. "For Discerning Drinkers." Aims to inform and inspire discerning drinkers with engaging and impartial information on cocktails, beers, spirits & liqueurs, as well as the best bars around the world to enjoy them.
• Do emotions related to alcohol consumption differ by alcohol type? - BMJ Open.
• Drink & be merry: why alcohol makes us feel good, then doesn’t - The Guardian.
• Drink pink: blush rosÉ, strawberry tequila and rose gin - it's the summer's biggest booze trend - The Telegraph.
• Drink think: Why expectation is alcohol's most potent mixer - "People's prior beliefs about alcohol can strongly influence how they act when intoxicated - and even change their behaviour when they're sober, writes David Robson."
• Drinking a little each week protects your heart if you have a cardiovascular condition, study finds - "If you are living with heart disease, having a small amount of alcohol each day is linked to a lower risk of having another heart attack, stroke, angina (heart pain because of constricted arteries) or an early death, according to a new large study."
• Drinking alcohol raises risk of cancer by snapping DNA, scientists find - The Telegraph.
• Drinking Espresso Martinis With Neil Patrick Harris - "Emmy-award winning actor Neil Patrick Harris is coming out with his own 'The After Hours' Espresso Martini canned and bottled cocktail."
• Drinking from shoes - has historically been performed as both a bringer of good fortune and as a hazing punishment. Drinking champagne from a lady's slipper became a symbol of decadence in the early 20th century.
• Drinking straw device is instant cure for hiccups, say scientists - "Sipping water through an L-shaped ‘suction and swallow tool’ cured 92% of attacks, according to study."
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• DrinkMate - "We've created DrinkMate, the smallest, most convenient breathalyzer in the world and it plugs right into your iPhone or Android device!"
• DRINKSWAP.COM - "Drink recipes and more!"
• Dry January - public health campaign urging people to abstain from alcohol for the month of January, particularly practised in the United Kingdom.
• Effects of artificial sweeteners on breath alcohol concentrations in male and female social drinkers - Drug & Alcohol Dependence.
• Even low alcohol consumption is bad news for strokes - study - "Moderate drinking of one or two glasses a day does not protect against stroke, say researchers."
• For the first time this century, we are drinking less alcohol - The Telegraph.
• From Brideshead to Bond: top 10 books on booze Guardian.
• Getting into the Easter spirit: what to drink with your chocolate egg - The Telegraph.
• Glass of wine or beer a day reduces risk of an early death, says new study - The Telegraph.
• here's how to choose the right glass for any beverage - The Guardian.
• here's looking at you - a toast made to a friend or acquaintance when drinking an alcoholic beverage.
• Hollywood and Booze: An Enduring Marriage - The New York Times.
• How alcohol can improve your memory - The Guardian.
• How Daniel Craig cures a hangover - Business Insider.
• How Much Alcohol Can You Drink Safely? - The New York Times.
• How to fend off your conspiracy obsessed relatives during the holiday season - "When Uncle Ted has a few drinks and starts screaming that the world is flat, have a few tactics ready to counter his bizarre rants."
• how we fell out of love with alcohol - "More and more young people are choosing not to drink. But what would society be like without alcohol? And could a new alcohol substitute really give us a risk-free buzz?"
• Hyperventilating can help clear alcohol from body faster, researchers find - "Discovery could potentially help treat patients suffering from alcohol poisoning, Canadian team says."
• I Drink Alcohol Regularly. What Can I Do to Mitigate the Risks? - "There’s no magic antidote, but experts say certain lifestyle choices can help."
• 'Ice-cream toothache': Cold food & drinks pain explained - "Scientists believe they have worked out why biting down on ice or drinking something really cold causes excruciating pain for some people."
• Increased alcohol use linked with higher risk of cancer in new study - "People who increased the amount of alcohol they drank also had an increased risk of cancer, according to the results of a large study in Korea published on Wednesday in JAMA Network Open."
• International Wine & Spirit Competition | IWSC - since 1969. "The premier competition of its kind in the world. It aims to promote the quality and excellence of the world’s best wines, spirits and liqueurs. The IWSC receives entries from nearly 90 countries worldwide. The Competition has the support of many of the world’s top wine and spirit producers, setting the international benchmark for quality. The unique combination of detailed technical analysis and specialist judging panels means that gaining an IWSC ‘Competition Award’ is an exceptional achievement."
• Is Cold Brew Better Than Iced Coffee? - "If by 'better' you mean less acidic and unpredictably caffeinated, then yes."
• is drinking becoming as socially unacceptable as smoking? - The Guardian.
• Is the pandemic driving us to drink? - "Alcohol sales have soared as people use drinking to relax during the Covid-19 crisis, and experts are raising concerns."
• Is this Japan's miracle drink? - "Uncovering amazake: Japan's ancient fermented 'superdrink'. Both a beverage and a health and beauty product, amazake’s easy-to-digest, gluten-free nutrients have earned it the nickname 'drinkable IV'."
• IWSC | IWSC International Wine & Spirit Competition - "Having celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2019, the IWSC remains as relevant today as it did when wine chemist Anton Massel founded the original format back in 1969." When Massel created the International Wine & Spirit Competition, his aim - as it remains to this day - was to reward excellence in drinks worldwide, ensuring recognition for the very best wines and spirits. The IWSC is proud to set the international benchmark for quality, standing out in the crowded world of drinks awards with hundreds of global experts - including buyers, producers, distillers, sommeliers, distributors and influencers - judging wines and spirits throughout the year.
• It’s not 8 glasses a day anymore - "Here’s how much water you should drink each day. The National Academy of Science, Engineering and Medicine recommends an average daily water intake of about 125 ounces for men and about 91 ounces for women. If you’re not filling up a bottle to exactly that amount every day, you’re probably still close or even over, because you also get water from food, says Scott."
• James Bond's Weekly alcohol consumption - study by British Medical Journal.
• Just Miniatures - "No 1 UK Alcoholic Miniature Bottle Drinks." Just Miniatures is the UK's Largest Retailer of Miniature Alcohol Bottles, with Amazing Prices and a Great Range of Over 5,000 products! With Over 15 Years in the Business, we strive on customer service and quick delivery. Having supplied everyone from the Royal Family to A List Celebrities, Just Miniatures has the pedigree and experience to provide a bespoke service, whether it be for personalised gift boxes and bottles, or bulk orders for Wholesale.
• Just one drink per day can shrink your brain, study says - "Just one pint of beer or average glass of wine a day may begin to shrink the overall volume of the brain, a new study has found, and the damage worsens as the number of daily drinks rises."
• Keep lit: how to lose weight without giving up alcohol - The Guardian.
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• Larq water bottle - since 2008. "Self-Purifying Water Bottle." LARQ Water Bottle Neutralizes Up To 99.9999% Of Odor-Causing Bacteria Using UV-C Light. Pure water at the touch of a button - for home, traveling, camping and beyond.
• LG's smart fridge also makes crystal-clear ice for cocktails - "Enjoy a craft cocktail in the comfort of your own home."
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• Linley Tectonic Bar - "Exquisitely crafted in ebonised walnut with white gold leaf and nickel accents, the Tectonic Bar embodies superlative quality and innovative design whilst epitomizing the intricacy and precision of fine craftsmanship at its best."
• LION ALCOLMETERS - hand-held instruments configured to read milligrams per litre breath alcohol concentration (mg/l BrAC).
• Millennials May Be Drinking Less, But Binge Drinking Is On the Rise Among Older Adults - "A new study found that, from 2015-2017, more than 10% of adults 65 and older said they had binge drank in the past month, up from about 7% in 2006."
• MINI-BAR - small private snack and beverage bar, that is defined as a fridge with a capacity of less than 5.5 cubic feet (160 l), often found in high-priced Western-style hotel rooms. Typically, a minibar comes in the form of a counter and small absorption refrigerator stocked with a precise inventory. The room's guests can take a beverage or snack at any time during their stay.
• moderate drinking isn't good for your health - "Despite a long-held belief that moderate amounts of alcohol are good for you, a sweeping new analysis finds that the more you drink, the higher your risk of early death."
• molecular drinks printer - "Claims to make anything from iced coffee to cocktails." You'll pay by the drink for each of the thousands of beverages Cana One can seemingly mix.
• Myths & facts about treating a hangover - "Are you celebrating the first day of 2023 with a hangover? If so, you might be looking for a method to ease your misery. There are certainly a lot of so-called hangover cures, some dating back centuries."
• neknomination - definition & explanation.
• Never have I ever - "Never have I ever", also known as "I've never..." or "ten fingers", is a drinking game in which players take turns asking other players about things they have not done. Other players who have done this thing respond by taking a drink. A version that requires no drinking, usually played by children and underage adolescents, has players counting scores on their fingers instead.
• No amount of alcohol is good for the heart, new report says, but critics disagree on science - "In a bold move, the World Health Federation released a policy brief Thursday saying that no amount of alcohol is good for the heart."
• No amount of alcohol is healthy if you're under 40, global study says - "Global study finds surprising results for alcohol consumption. No amount of alcohol is healthy if you are younger than 40, mostly due to alcohol-related deaths by auto accidents, injury and homicide, according to a new global study."
• No sugar, no alcohol: did we forget to have fun? - The Telegraph.
• Now is not the time to get blind drunk. But tipsy? Yes please - "Tipsy captures the brightening of spirits, the loosening of the tongue, the easy laughs."
• Pickle juice & Marmite: the 11 best hangover cures - by pub landlords - "They serve up the hangovers in the first place, but what do they recommend to take them away?"
• Pie-eyed & bushy-tailed: Minnesota squirrel gets drunk off fermented pears - "Squirrel seen swaying in video after woman put old pears from her fridge in her garden for wildlife to eat."
• Refresh your routine with this summer drink - "You're starting to slump but don't want another turbocharged cup of coffee. Why not turn to a refreshing glass of iced tea?"
• Retro hedonism in a glass: why 2022 was the year of the martini - "The simple cocktail is above all the drink of nostalgia - for a time before we felt judged, hopeless and tired."
• San Francisco World Spirits Competition - "One of the most influential competitions for a reason. Throughout the years, we’ve earned an exceptional reputation among trade and consumers due to our commitment to these three founding principles: Legacy, Integrity & Experience."
• 'Second-Hand Drinking' Is The Public Health Problem You've Probably Never Heard Of - "It's easy to imagine how second-hand smoke can impact an innocent bystander - most of us have probably inhaled the smoke from someone else's tobacco without wanting to. But it's not the only habit that can affect others; 'second-hand drinking' is a thing, too."
• 'Shamefully good': Stephen Colbert reacts to Tom Hanks' new cocktail creation - "During an appearance on 'The Late Show,' actor Tom Hanks recreated his unusual cocktail creation with host Stephen Colbert. See how the duo react to The Diet Cokagne, a mix of Diet Coke and champagne."
• Shoey - the act of drinking an alcoholic beverage from a shoe.
• Should You Quit Drinking for Dry January? Here's What Experts Say - TIME Magazine.
• SodaStream is a bad deal & everyone should know it - "Home seltzer mods have been around for years. CO2 is dirt cheap. So why are any of us putting up with a middleman jacking up the price of fizzy water?"
• South Korea's coolest export isn't K-Pop, it's this drink - "Makgeolli: How Korean rice wine is stepping out of soju's shadow."
• Super cubes: inside the (surprisingly) big business of packaged ice - "Britain’s leading ice company makes five billion cubes a year, filling everything from cocktail glasses to ice baths. Now it faces its toughest challenge - for what is ice without a party season?"
• Synthetic alcohol that gets you drunk WITHOUT the hangover 'could be ready within five years' - Daily Mail Online.
• Teh tarik: Malaysia's frothy 'national drink' - "Mixing Indian, Chinese and British influences, teh tarik embodies Malaysia in a glass and has long helped bring the diverse nation together."
• The best hangover cures - The Telegraph.
• The impact of banning alcohol during Covid-19 - "Some countries have experimented with alcohol prohibition during the pandemic to keep hospitals emptier. What was the impact?"
• The Liquor Cabinet - "Everything you need to know about spirits & cocktails in one beautiful app."
• The New Sobriety - "Everyone’s sober now. Even if ... they drink a little?"
• The rise of the sober curious: having it all, without alcohol - "Influencers are taking a sober second look at drinking culture – but for whose benefit?"
• The Science Behind the Dreaded Red Wine Headache - "A compound in grape skins called quercetin might disrupt alcohol metabolism, causing some people to get headaches after drinking red wine, a lab study suggests. That pain may stem from a compound called quercetin, which disrupts the body's ability to break down alcohol, scientists have discovered. Quercetin is an antioxidant found in fruit and vegetables, including grape skins, and some people take it as a supplement for its purported health benefits."
• Think you're OK because you only drink on weekends? Think again, study says - "'What this means is that an individual whose total consumption is seven drinks on Saturday night presents a greater risk profile than someone whose total consumption is a daily drink with dinner, even though their average drinking level is the same.'"
• Thrillist - "Digital Lifestyle for men - Everything worth caring about in drink, food, and travel."
• Try Some Mezcal. But Not Too Much - The New York Times.
• TURNING POINT FOR LEADERS - a coaching and consulting firm providing comprehensive substance abuse treatment to senior executives and professionals.
• Wahh Quantum Sensations - "Become instantaneously drunk, without the harmful effects of alcohol."
• Want to live longer? You may want to ditch these drinks - "Brace yourself, lovers of diet sodas and sugary drinks. It's more bad news and yet another reason to consider ditching your favorite soda or soft drink."
• What drinking alcohol means for your cancer & death risk - CNN health.
• What too much alcohol can do to your health - CNN Health.
• Which countries have the worst drinking cultures? - The Guardian.
• Which drink is best for hydration? Hint: It isn't water - CNN health.
• WHO urges all countries to tax sugary drinks - The Guardian.
• Why alcohol makes people violent, solved by scientists - The Telegraph.
• Why calories in alcohol are extra-fattening - "Did you know that a glass of wine can have the same calories as four cookies? How about a pint of lager - surprised to hear it’s often the calorific equivalent of a slice of pizza?"
• Why didn’t prohibition work? - The Guardian.
• Why do humans drink animal milk? - "Humans didn’t start out being able to digest animal milk - but now many populations do. Why has evolution favoured tolerating dairy? "
• Why do humans like to get drunk? - The Guardian.
• Why Does Day Drinking Feel Different? - "A buzz in the sun can hit harder than dinnertime drinks. Experts shed light on the science." The New York Times.
• Why Gulping Down a Cold Drink Feels So Rewarding - "In a study of mice, researchers found no links between the neural systems related to reward and monitoring water intake."
• Why It's So Hard to Cure your Hangover - TIME.
• Why wines taste increasingly similar - "How climate change is tweaking the taste of wine. Warming, wildfires and unpredictable weather threaten to disrupt the delicate processes that underlie treasured wines, putting the fine distinctions between grapes at risk."
• world's best hangover cures - "The morning after: What people around the world eat and drink to beat a hangover and where to order it."
• World's oldest evidence of drinking straws discovered - "The gold and silver straws, each measuring about 3.6 feet (1.1 meters) long, are over 5,000 years old. While these straws sound comically long, with Dr. Seuss-like proportions, researchers believe they were used to drink beer from communal vessels during banquets to honor the dead."
• world's top liquor brand is now also mainland China's biggest public company - "The world's most valuable liquor company has just claimed another first. Kweichow Moutai, the Chinese company known for making the popular national spirit, baijiu, is now the biggest public company in mainland China by market cap after its shares gained 23% so far this year, according to data from Refinitiv. It's currently valued at more than 1.8 trillion yuan ($259 billion), surpassing one of the country's top banks, the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (IDCBF), which is worth just under 1.8 trillion yuan ($253 billion)."
• Worst Foods & Drinks for Your Teeth - "When assessing how likely a given meal, snack or drink is to harm your dental health, there are two main things to consider, experts say."