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  • August 2008

    • The 5 Tastiest Absinthes

      Esquire  |  Aug 7, 08 12:03 PM CDT

      The 5 Tastiest Absinthes

      (Newser) - Absinthe is back on sale in the US after being outlawed since 1912 because of a compound believed to cause hallucinations, but two brands were approved for sale last year. So Esquire rounded up the five best bottles of absinthe. Vieux Pontarlier ($65): Absinthe at its finest. Versinthe ($55): This "training-wheels" absinthe weighs in at just 90 proof. More »

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      alcohol  • drinking  • ban  • Esquire  • absinthe  • Marilyn Manson

  • June 2008

    • Summer's Best Craft Beers

      San Jose Mercury News  |  Jun 22, 08 2:59 PM CDT

      Summer's Best Craft Beers

      (Newser) - Sick of the bland beer everyone else is drinking? As summer officially kicks off, William Brand pours a frosty glass of small-but-mighty suds suggestions in the San Jose Mercury News : Alaskan Summer Ale (Alaskan Brewing): This gold-medal-winning Juneau native makes an excellent thirst-quencher, in the Kolsch style you might've savored in Cologne. More »

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      alcohol  • beer  • summer  • drinking  • craft brewers

    • Scotch Makers Blend Subtler Spirits

      AFP  |  Jun 12, 08 2:37 PM CDT

      Scotch Makers Blend Subtler Spirits

      (Newser) - The art of distilling whiskey is alive and well in Scotland, with makers sticking to the spirit’s roots while expanding its flavor ranges, AFP reports. Though earthy, smoky beverages remain at their core, the Dewar’s and Glenmorangie distilleries are developing whiskeys with mild flavors ranging to honey, waxed lemons, ginger, and even vanilla. More »

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      alcohol  • Scotland  • drinking  • taste  • distillery

  • May 2008

    • Save the Spurmo: Straight, Single Men Face Extinction

      Times (UK)  |  May 28, 08 4:51 PM CDT

      Save the Spurmo: Straight, Single Men Face Extinction

      (Newser) - Are you a straight, proud, unmarried man over 30? Then you're part of a dying breed, writes Tad Safran in the Times UK . Dubbed "Spurmos," these endangered bachelors drink in increasing isolation as friends succumb to marriage, wine racks and child-rearing. Having roamed in great herds in their 20s, Spurmos can find themselves hard up for buddies, if not female companionship. Notable Spurmos include George Clooney, Vincent van Gogh, Voltaire and Indiana Jones. More »

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      marriage  • culture  • drinking  • opinion  • lifestyle  • middle age  • bachelors

  • April 2008

    • Germany's Dry Rieslings Go Down Sweetly

      New York Times  |  Apr 24, 08 6:00 PM CDT

      Germany's Dry Rieslings Go Down Sweetly

      (Newser) - The dry rieslings Eric Asimov sampled a decade ago in Germany were “tart and shrill,” he writes in the New York Times. So "how did they get so good" since? Lower-quality wines aren’t shipped to America, hypothesizes one wine importer, who nevertheless concedes that the country's great dry rieslings are more plentiful than they were 10 years ago. More »

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      Germany  • wine  • drinking  • wineries

  • March 2008

    • Docs Not Toasting Ladies' Vodka

      Reuters  |  Mar 20, 08 4:56 PM CDT

      Docs Not Toasting Ladies' Vodka

      (Newser) - A made-for-women vodka touted as the perfect salad accompaniment has sobered Russian doctors, who fear high-end spirits like "Ladies" will only worsen already-high rates of alcoholism, Reuters reports. Estimates peg 10 percent of Russia's 142 million citizens as alcoholics, and the chief of one rehab center says 60% of his clients are women. More »

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      Russia  • women  • luxury goods  • drinking  • alcoholism  • vodka

    • Alcohol and Hormones Raise Cancer Risk: Study

      Reuters  |  Mar 11, 08 5:31 PM CDT

      Alcohol and Hormones Raise Cancer Risk: Study

      (Newser) - Postmenopausal women who drink casually while taking hormones will raise their chance of getting breast cancer, researchers said today. A Danish study of 5,000 women showed that those on estrogen and other hormones increased breast cancer risk three-fold by downing one or two drinks a day; a third drink or more raised the risk by almost 5 times. More »

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      alcohol  • breast cancer  • drinking  • estrogen  • hormone replacement therapy  • menopause  • postmenopausal women

  • February 2008

    • Pairing Leaves Writer Red-Faced

      New York Times  |  Feb 29, 08 5:25 PM CST

      Pairing Leaves Writer Red-Faced

      (Newser) - Oysters and red wine? "Why not?" asks Eric Asimov in the New York Times . Wine pairing as a science can drain a meal of its pleasure, while instincts and taste-testing add adventure. After Parisian waiters twice recommended red with a foodie blogger's oysters, Asimov traded the usual suspects (muscadet, Chablis, Champagne) for a lineup of non-fruity reds. More »

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      food  • wine  • drinking  • wineries  • red wine  • seafood  • Guinness  • Champagne

    • Not Your Parents' Russian Vodka

      Los Angeles Times  |  Feb 25, 08 8:15 PM CST

      Not Your Parents' Russian Vodka

      (Newser) - If a shot of Georgi isn’t your style, Russian vodka makers are rushing to sell a new wave of premium bottles, the Los Angeles Times reports. Vodkas from France, Finland, and the US have gained popularity stateside over the past few years, but buyers couldn't find anything Russian other than Stoli on the shelves until recently. More »

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      Russia  • France  • Los Angeles  • alcohol  • marketing  • luxury goods  • drinking  • Finland  • vodka  • snack foods  • liquor

    • Marketing of Energy Drinks Under Scrutiny

      Wall Street Journal  |  Feb 21, 08 8:56 AM CST

      Marketing of Energy Drinks Under Scrutiny

      (Newser) - Big beer companies are facing state-led investigations into whether they're marketing caffeinated alcohol products to underage drinkers, the Wall Street Journal reports. Anheuser-Busch and Miller Brewing both make such beverages, but insist that "We responsibly market our products to legal drinking-age consumers," a Miller spokesman tells the Journal . More »

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      alcohol  • caffeine  • Anheuser-Busch  • drinking  • Andrew Cuomo  • underage drinking  • energy drink  • Miller Brewing

  • November 2007

    • Barkeep, Make That Cellphone a Double

      Union-Tribune (San Diego)  |  Nov 27, 07 9:25 PM CST

      Barkeep, Make That Cellphone a Double

      (Newser) - Is that a beer belly or a Beerbelly? And is that guy drinking from a flip-flop? As more and more beaches try to enforce drinking bans, inventors are doing their boozy best to outwit them, reports the San Diego Union-Tribune. Flip-flop flasks, booze-filled fake cellphones, and soft drink covers that disguise beer cans are helping drinkers beat bans and high drink prices at sporting events. More »

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      alcohol  • San Diego  • drinking  • beach  • drinking bans

    • Best Places to Knock Back a Few

      Esquire  |  Nov 3, 07 8:04 PM CDT

      Best Places to Knock Back a Few

      (Newser) - You know a great bar when you're in one, Esquire posits. The magazine knows more than a few, from "Christ-this-is-a-dive" dives to classy cocktail lounges. He're a sample of their favorites, from around the country: Mac's Club Deuce, Miami Beach, Florida Callaghan's Irish Social Club, Mobile, Alabama The Globe, Athens, Georgia More »

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      list  • alcohol  • beer  • drinking  • bars  • liquor

  • August 2007
  • July 2007

    • Anti-Smoking Pill May Work on Booze, Too

      Associated Press  |  Jul 10, 07 5:56 PM CDT

      Anti-Smoking Pill May Work on Booze, Too

      (Newser) - A pill that helps smokers quit also shows promise in combating alcoholism, and future uses may include treatment for other addictions and even Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases. Varenicline acts on brain receptors that bind with nicotine, blunting its effects by inhibiting the release of dopamine, a so-called pleasure hormone. Alcohol affects the same receptors. More »

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      smoking  • addiction  • drinking  • alcoholism

  • May 2007

    • Wine Buzz Grows, Beer Flattens

      Slate  |  May 31, 07 8:00 AM CDT

      Wine Buzz Grows, Beer Flattens

      (Newser) - The American middle class has become connoisseurs of everything—coffee, '80s Japanese garage-rock bands, environmentalist toilet paper, and now wine, writes Slate 's Field Maloney. Fermented grape juice doubled its audience in the past decade, while consumption of lower-brow beer stagnated. And for the first time in history, Americans pollees prefer wine to beer. More »

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      food  • alcohol  • beer  • wine  • Americans  • drinking  • wine industry  • middle class  • drink

    • Drinking Slows Dementia

      HealthDay News  |  May 22, 07 2:03 PM CDT

      Drinking Slows Dementia

      (Newser) - Score a victory for the nightcap: Booze may help halt dementia in the elderly, a new study suggests. The Italian research, published in the journal Neurology , concludes that a one-drink-a-day habit can slow the progression of dementia by 85% in those in people 65 and older who already show mild cognitive impairment. More »

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      health  • alcohol  • wine  • elderly  • Alzheimer's  • dementia  • neurology  • drinking

  • April 2007

    • Don't Mind Us, We're British!

      Wall Street Journal  |  Apr 10, 07 2:03 PM CDT

      Don't Mind Us, We're British!

      (Newser) - Forget lap dancing at the local strip joint: British bridegrooms, brides and their wedding parties are descending on Eastern European capitals for cheap, drunken bachelor and bachelorette binges that last a week or more, the Journal reports. They're lured by low-cost air fares and rock-bottom prices on booze, but it's their bad behavior that sets them apart. More »

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      Great Britain  • United Kingdom  • alcohol  • wedding  • tourism  • drinking  • Eastern Europe  • Estonia  • stag parties

  • March 2007

    • Go Ahead: Drink a Little

      Guardian (UK)  |  Mar 20, 07 9:00 AM CDT

      Go Ahead: Drink a Little

      (Newser) - Guardian columnist Zoe Williams strikes a blow for drinking in moderation during pregnancy, arguing against a proposed prohibition of the sort that has been in effect in the United States for years. It's insulting to the intelligence of women to ban all alcohol, she says, when it's only binge drinking that's dangerous to babies. More »

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      women  • alcohol  • pregnancy  • baby  • women's health  • drinking

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