Jan van Speijk was one of the first national heroes of current Holland. In 1831 he blew up his ship along with the whole crew in the port of Antwerpen, rather than to see it in the hands of the rebellious Belgians. In the young new state – Holland became independent in 1815 after being…
Since it’s the last week of the Tour de France it’s time for some cycling stories containing alcohol. Many media broadcasted a lot on drugs in cycling, but for a long time alcohol was the only real performance booster in the peloton. The earliest, most heroic Tours were won with the help of wine and…
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…
They say that in order to be a top athlete you need to cut down on drinking and smoking. This is simply not true, since some of the greatest heroes in sports were more than just good drinkers. Of course we don’t claim that the alcohol helped them to achieve the top, but it didn’t…
Lords of the Drinks 