Besides drinking and writing about booze, we also love reading about it. That’s why now we want to put some other weblogs in the spotlights that we really enjoyed the past few months. All have a clear link with alcohol and we have no doubt you will like them too. To make it interesting we’ve…
,,A man who was fond of wine was offered some grapes at dessert after dinner. ‘Much obliged’, he said, pushing the plate aside. ‘I am not accustomed to take my wine in pills’.” French lawyer and politician Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin
Today I received some shocking news. I was just cruising through posts of some blogs we follow when I stumbled upon a post by my friend Annie, She’s an Albanian young woman, studying in Bulgaria with a passion for baking. Ready to read about some new delicious treats, the cold news hit me extra hard.…
When you’re out buying bottles of booze for a party in the United States of America there is a fair chance that Benjamin Franklin is laughing at you from your wallet. The face of this ‘Founding Father’ marks the 100 dollar bill. He is not only known from his signature under America’s Declaration of Independence…
Everyone knows that most great poets were also very good drinkers. So it is high time to share some of their creations. From time to time we’ll bring you poems on drinking, odes to booze and adventures under intoxication. We start off with the French 19th century poet Charles Baudelaire. This poem (translated by Louis…
Ever wondered why many teetotalers are boring? A lot of times they act grumpy and depressed, incapable of letting other people enjoy the things they gave up. Well, Spanish researchers looked into the connection between alcohol consumption and depression and guess what? According to their research alcohol (in moderate amounts) decreases your chances to get…
Some people need alcohol to gain courage to pick up someone when they go out. But to drink this sweet elixer of love is not the only way it comes in handy. Alcohol has provided us with many great pick up lines. Next time you see the secret love of your life passing by in…
It is a general assumption that Muslims can not drink alcohol. Not that all believers of Islam go through life sober, but still it’s considered a sin to have a beer. Well, we did a lot of research and in this story we will explain to you why this assumption is wrong. Muslims are indeed…
Ever had that moment when you feel like letting go of everything and letting alcohol rush in your blood? Have you wanted to sense the sweet and warm intoxication of your booze in no time? Lords of the Drinks will tell you about 7 beverages that will bring dizziness in your head before you’re ready…
All through history it seems drinking was mainly a hobby of men. Sure, women of lower classes could hit the bottle too, but in most cultures and societies it wasn’t very ladylike to get absolutely smashed. Unless you’re the queen of Egypt of course, a culture that was quite fond of drinking. Cleopatra VII was…
Lords of the Drinks 