From the moment man discovered the art of fermentation, and later distillation, alcohol has been an important part of human history. In peace but definitely also in war liquor helped to shape the world as we know it.
Nothing like a good old pub right? Well, the ones we’ve selected here breathe history like no other. These are the 23 oldest bars of Europe we could find. All were founded before the year 1600. You haven’t truly toured through Europe before you’ve had a beer in all of these amazing pubs. We ranked…
The Dutch capital Amsterdam today counts as one of the biggest party cities in the world. With a large variety of pubs and night clubs, as well as easy access to all kinds of drugs and legal prostitution the city is a modern Sodom and Gomorra. And of course accidents can easily happen in such a…
Have you ever had to explain historical events to a drunk person? Not so easy is it?! Well the best way to do this is probably by translating the facts in a language that he or she understands. Let’s imagine world history took place in a bar. We assume you have read the first part. This…
Have you ever had to explain historical events to a drunk person? Not so easy is it?! Well the best way to do this is probably by translating the facts in a language that he or she understands. Let’s imagine world history took place in a bar. This is the first episode of what happened in…
It seems this is getting a bit of a girlpower day. Earlier we brought you the historical tale of pharao Cleopatra VII. And here’s a second post about female drinkers. In England pictures have been revealed after 100 years. On them portraits of women who were banned from Birmingham bars. All the ‘ladies’ on these…
Today it’s Peruvian Independence Day and for this occasion we’ll make today a theme day. But let’s not get ahead of ourselves, one post at a time. In this one we’ll discuss the national strong drink of Peru called pisco, the so called pisco wars and the recipe for the 2 most common cocktails that…
It’s still not really sure which people or tribe discovered the great invention of wine. However the oldest civilization that is known for it’s wine drinking were not the Romans or the ancient Greeks, but the Georgians. Say what? Yes that country in the Caucasus between Russia and Turkey. We told you about their cure…
The drink we’re gonna discuss today is a very special one: kumis and the stronger version arkhi. It’s the beverage of the horsemen of the Central Asian steppes. You probably know the savage warriors like Attila the Hun or Gengis Khan, they were raised with this stuff. And kumis is still a popular drink in…
One of the most popular and tasty drinks is the gin tonic. It goes down smooth every time, even the day after a rough night when the thought of beer alone already gets you nauseous. Even people that don’t like gin or tonic can be quite fund of the combination of the two. The mix drink…
The 8th of December is a date that every student in or from Bulgaria has written in the agenda in big fat letters. And probably even marked the text, so he or she can’t forget. This day is the holiday of the students. And what started off as a day to celebrate knowledge and education, is nowadays ironically an…
Lords of the Drinks 