Now this is what we call a proper birthday cake. Our Bulgarian friend Jimi received it for his 31st birthday. The ingredients for this ‘traditional’ Bulgarian birthday cake: 10 bottles of the national drink rakia. Even the clumsiest people in the kitchen will have no problems ‘baking’ such a masterpiece and the birthday boy or…
Great news from Hungary, as since last weekend it’s no longer a crime to ride a bicycle drunk. The Central European country had a zero tolerance policy for driving under influence on major roads, no matter what vehicle it was. With a blood alcohol content (BAC) of 0,05 (0,5 by European standards) or more one would…
This world is getting more and more crazy. Stuff that we were laughing away as stupid science fiction in the past is getting very, very real. The latest violation of people’s privacy in Europe comes from the United Kingdom, where new laws are introduced to force people to wear booze bracelets. This device measures the…
If you are a regular follower of Lords of the Drinks you know we like to keep things light around here. Also you will very rarely see a post written in the first person. Well, this post is gonna be different. Every since a boeing of Malaysian Airlines carrying 193 men, women and children from my…
We’re not really into drinking contests ourselves. We drink because we love it, not to show off. However from time to time you might run into someone who feels he has something to prove (probably compensating for something else) that won’t leave you alone. It’s totally understandable if you want to put these annoying types…
Few people in the 20th century will have lead a more interesting life than Ernest Hemingway 1899-1961). He was fighting for the American army in World War I at the Italian Front, where he got seriously injured. Later he returned to Europe as a journalist to cover the Spanish Civil War and later on World…
Remember the Lords of the Drinks U1600 Tour? That’s right, we searched for the oldest 23 bars in Europe. All of them were founded before the year 1600 (Under 1600). They may have switched names or owners in this time but they never stopped serving beers. This amazing journey takes you through 11 different countries.…
,,Let me advise you, Madam, leave off your dam’d adulterated water, your tea, and take to wine. It will paint your face better than vermilion, and put more honesty in your heart than all the sermons you can read.” English novelist Henry Fielding See more Drinking Quotes
Alexander the Great is without a doubt one of the greatest conquerors in history. His empire spread from the Danube river north of the Balkans to Egypt in the south and modern day Pakistan in the east. But he was also known as an excessive drinker. Multiple studies describe his alcohol use and some of…
It’s no secret that the Lords of the Drinks love to drink and don’t mind to get drunk either. But there’s drunk and absolutely smashed, hammered, mortal, shitfaced or whatever you want to call it. One day in the year we know for a fact that we will not get fashionably tipsy. If our livers…
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