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How an English Energy Crisis Helped Create Champagne
Desperate English bottle-makers turning to a new fuel resulted in a sparkling innovation.
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Ketamine may help treat alcoholism by weakening memory
Ketamine may weaken wobbly memories of drinking, a trick that might ultimately be useful for treating alcohol addiction.
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9 Drinks That Only People Who Grew Up In The '70s Will Understand
Somehow, during the 1970s, people were able to drink a bunch of heavy cream-laced cocktails, put on tight pants, and go dancing.
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Binge drinking may be more damaging to women: Female rats more susceptible to liver injury after three binge drinking episodes
In a recently published study examining the effects of binge drinking on rats, researchers discovered that female rats who were of equal age and weight to male rats were more sensitive to alcohol and experienced alcoholic liver injury at a higher rate than male rats.
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Chernobyl vodka made in exclusion zone
Atomik is made with grain and water from the abandoned area around the damaged nuclear power plant.
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Twitter sheds light on why people drink until they black out
Despite the risks, blackout drinking is common in the United States -- particularly among young adults -- and some people drink with the goal of blacking out.
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Max Whisky Guide
As some of you may have read in the past, I appreciate the occasional dram of Whisky. Specifically, I like scotch whisky, although I do enjoy some bourbons as well. I thought it might be fun to put together a brief guide on whisky from a Max point of view, which I plan on updating as I make new discoveries. Let’s make sure we get some of our terminologies straight first…
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Fake Alcohol Could Be Behind the Deaths in the Dominican Republic
Authorities are reportedly investigating whether bootleg alcohol could be causing the mysterious deaths.
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9 Musicians on How They Thrive Creatively Without Drugs or Booze
Steven Tyler, Julien Baker, Ben Harper, Jason Isbell, Joe Walsh, and more share their stories.
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People are sick of drinking. Investors are betting on the 'sober curious'
Getaway in Brooklyn was comfortably full for a Saturday night, when I came in to try my first "shrub" — an acidic beverage made from vinegar, fruit, sugar, club soda and zero alcohol.
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This Zero-Waste Distillery Saves 4 Million Gallons of Water Per Year—and Still Makes Delicious Stuff
Fine spirits. No carbon footprint.
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How Much Alcohol Is Safe to Drink? None, Say These Researchers
A large study of drinking habits in 195 countries contradicts widely shared advice on healthy drinking.
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The Famous 'Drunk Orson Welles' Outtakes Of Paul Masson Commercials
If Orson Welles seemed drunk in those Paul Masson TV commercials, it's possible that he was. His dramatic baritone and intense gaze was over-the-top for a middle-of-the-road wine, and thanks to outtakes smuggled away from the production we get to see what he was really like on the set. The director of Citizen Kane and Touch Of Evil seemed to be sampling quite a bit of the wine he was flogging.
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How to brew ancient Wari beer
When the people of the Wari Empire (predecessors of the Inca) abandoned the southern Andes around 1100 CE, they made sure nobody else could enjoy their former home by destroyed the brewery that, for 400 years, had provided for lavish festivals held at the provincial center of Cerro Baúl. "They intentionally and deliberately destroyed the site so that it couldn't be used by successor societies when they left," Field Museum Associate Curator & Professor of Anthropology Ryan Williams told Ars Technica.
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What predicts college students’ drinking habits? How much they think others are drinking.
A new study by researchers at Virginia Commonwealth University examined students’ genetic risk of alcohol use, roommates’ drinking habits and the perception of peer drinking.
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'Service with a smile'? Faking emotions at work makes you drink more, study suggests
A recent study is suggesting employers should rethink policies encouraging workers to offer "service with a smile." The study published earlier this month in the peer-reviewed Journal of Occupational Health Psychology found employees who force themselves to smile or evoke or positive emotions in front of customers are more likely to drink heavily after they clock out.
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Bill Murray Shares His Best Drinking Stories: "What Is It About Alcohol?"
The comedic icon known for part-time bartending and photobombing weddings explains his relationship with booze and favorite places to get a martini in New York as his Slovenia vodka brand expands. In a career spanning 45 years and 90 feature films, Bill Murray has managed to age like a fine wine, though he prefers vodka. He loves it so much, in fact, that in 2010, the Oscar nominee (for Lost in Translation) and part-time bartender (at his son Homer's Brooklyn restaurant, 21 Greenpoint) invested an undisclosed sum in his own brand.
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To Combat Binge Drinking, a Search for Chemical Solutions
Several researchers are exploring innovative ways to combat alcohol abuse and the health impacts associated with it. Regulators are paying attention.
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There really is something unique about Tennessee whiskey, study finds.
So-called "Lincoln County Process" is a critical step in achieving smooth flavor.
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The French must drink less wine, say health officials
Health agency advises no more than two glasses a day to cut down alcohol-related disease risk
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