While drinking among musicians in the 20th century is usually linked to rock and roll and other music streams that were popular among the youngsters, there was one classical composer that would probably outrock most metalheads. Jean Sibelius (1865-1957), a national icon in his country Finland, was a true party animal. Taking under consideration that…
We already gave you some tips and tricks to get rid of your hangover. But every country has its own traditional dishes to make the process go faster. We like to give you a taste of the international anti-hangover cuisine. In this episode we focus on a dish from Slovakia, a country in Central-Eastern Europe with…
It’s been an awful long time since we last shared a real drunk story from the past. This post is about a 4 day adventure I had in the summer of 2007 when one of the Lords of the Drinks went to play an international football tournament in the Dutch city of Enschede. After losing…
We all know that some things become a lot harder (not literally unfortunately, am I right guys?) when you’re drunk. Speaking properly is one of them. And when your ability to speak goes backwards we distinguish 3 categories; things that are difficult to say when drunk, things that are very difficult to say when drunk…
One of the reasons why life is so precious is because it ends. This mortality often drove people crazy in the past and many have tried to extend their time on Earth just a bit more. The good news is that you don’t have to sell your soul to the Devil – although some cultures…
Many drunkards have left a mark on human history. Through art, science, music or military and political achievements. Some of them already got their own story on Lords of the Drinks and can be found in our section of famous drunks in history. Now it’s time to rank them. We came up with 6 subcategories;…
After discussing the drinking culture of highly respected ancient civilizations like the Incas and the Egyptians it’s now time to have a look at a far less well known tribe: the Scythians. This was actually a bunch of nomadic tribes that originated from modern day Iran and roamed the steppes of Central Asia between 900…
If you love drinking games and never let an opportunity slide to tell someone to go fuck themselves, pay close attention. Entrepeneurs and drinking enthousiasts Tony O’Hara and JD McCullough claim they came up with the perfect drinking game called Fuck You!. By supporting their crowdfunding project you can help them achieve their dream and…
As the world population is growing, so is the amount of polution. And as the environment in general is suffering, there is just one question on everyone’s mind; will we be able to provide everyone with good beer in the future? Luckily there are some breweries that are all about sustainability. From all over the…
This is a folk tale from Mexico that tells how a pulque vendor tricks the Devil. Pulque as you may remember from our post on the 400 Drunken Rabbit Gods of the Aztecs is a traditional Mexican alcoholic beverage that is made from fermented agave (or maguey). Although the story takes place on a completely different…
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