While most people in the United States were getting crazy over the Superbowl, it’s possible you missed the most important American tv-moment of the day. In an exclusive interview with NBC News president Barack Obama shared a beer with reporter Savannah Guthrie (see video below). But not just any beer, under his rule homebrew made a remarkable…
Ulysses S. Grant (1822-1885) is one of the most legendary figures in the history of the United States of America. As a general he basically won the American Civil War for the Union against the Confederacy. Later Grant would become the 18th president of the United States. While historians rank him as one of the…
An interesting courtcase in Australia where an Irishman, who stayed in the country on a 1 year work visa, was on trial. The 18-year old Hugh McMahon caused quite some commotion in the town Surfers Paradise. After he was kicked out twice from night club Sin City cause the bouncers thought he was too drunk, he didn’t…
Great news for everyone who loves to drink but still worries about the liver. Liver failure soon may well be a thing of the past, just like liver transplants and the frustrating times of waiting and hoping for a new organ. Dutch scientists have made a revolutionary breakthrough in stem cell research. An injection of cultured cells…
Two American highschool teachers were arrested this Saturday for having drunken beach orgies with students. Now before you jump to conclusions, these were female teachers in their 30’s and the students were teenage boys. So basically these cougars were locked up for making teenage dreams come true. In a just world Melody Lippert (38) and…
For decades Queen Mother Elizabeth (1900-2002) was without a doubt the most loved part of the British Royal Family. The mother of the United Kingdom’s current queen Elizabeth II became a national icon. She gained sympathy as she ‘made’ her insecure husband George VI a good king, gave people hope in World War II and…
When talking about American culture it’s only a matter of time before the word ‘baseball’ is dropped. Players like Joe DiMaggio, Mickey Mantle (another great drinker) and Babe Ruth became national heroes. That last one (1895-1948) was chosen as the best baseball player of all times by The Sporting News. Quite impressive if you consider that…
In our section of historical drunks we usually speak of people who accomplished many great things despite being hammered most of their lives. This can not be said of Sultan Selim II (1524-1574) of the Ottoman Empire. However Salim the Drunkard, as he was commonly called, did leave a huge impact on the history of…
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. This time we present you a Caribbean delight called sancocho de siete carnes, which literally means…
It’s been quite a while since we introduced the LOTD Test to check if you are an alcoholic. Since then we have seen many fun but stupid tests on social media that were alcohol related. We thought it was time to make one ourselves. Today we’ll test if you are born in the right country…
Lords of the Drinks 