An Illustrated Guide To Cocktails: 50 Classic Cocktail Recipes, Tips, and Tales

An Illustrated Guide To Cocktails: 50 Classic Cocktail Recipes, Tips, and Tales

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Why You Always Wake Up Early After a Night of Drinking

Lots of people have a little booze before bed to help them get to sleep — but while a night cap may help in the dozing-off department, too much alcohol can actually do a number on the overall quality of your shuteye. Let's take a look at some of the important differences between drunk sleep and sober sleep, including why it's so damn hard to sleep in after a tipple-tastic night on the town.

Source: Why You Always Wake Up Early After a Night of Drinking

Girl drinks: For the Cosmoplitan’s 25th anniversary, a complete history of sweet cocktails for ladies.

Girl drinks, also known as chick drinks and girlie drinks, exist primarily to serve and to overserve persons eager to know the fun of catching a buzz while staying ignorant of the bliss of tasting liquor. This article represents an independent-study tool for readers seeking to refine this basic understanding along lines that are personally potationally meaningful. The key is to keep your definitions fluid but your taxonomy strict, remembering for instance that some so-called girl drinks are frat shooters in drag, and that others, if you listen closely to their accents, are androgynous tropical coolers transplanted to temperate latitudes.

Source: Girl drinks: For the Cosmoplitan’s 25th anniversary, a complete history of sweet cocktails for ladies. - Slate Magazine

The 49 Bits of Booze Jargon Every Drinker Needs To Know

Jargon is technology. Language was created for communication, and sharing a set of slang makes it all the more efficient. A drink order to a bartender needs to be a particularly quick and clear statement. If not, you're going to look like a novice, and you're not going to get the drink you want. And the booze snobs will rub it in your face.

So learn these fundamentals of the saloon lexicon. You'll look like a smart, sophisticated drinker, and more importantly, your libation will be served the way you want it.

What You Need to Know About Global Booze Trends

Across the globe, liquor is still a local game.

Global brands account for only 60 of the top 180 booze brands, according to the latest annual ranking of liquor brands that have sold at least 1 million 9-litre cases by Drinks International and Euromonitor International.

Social Drinking After 50: The Risks Of Becoming An 'Almost' Alcoholic

As we age, alcohol affects us differently and social drinking can become problem drinking.

A lot of people, including many health care professionals, believe the world is made up only of alcoholics and nonalcoholics. But our research shows us that there is another group. These people are not alcoholics, although they may experience some of the symptoms that alcoholics typically report. They drink regularly, but may not realize that some of their physical or emotional concerns are connected to their alcohol consumption. These are the "almost alcoholics," and while anyone can become one, middle-aged and older adults are especially at risk of joining the group.

7 Ways Alcohol Is Good For You

We always read stuff in the news about all the stupid things people do when they’re drunk. Your local paper may even have a few DUIs in the police blotter. But did you know alcohol actually has some health benefits? Despite all the horrible things hooch does to your body, sometimes it can actually be good for you.
Before discussing the upsides of alcohol, though, we need to make it plentifully clear that this is not an excuse to pour an entire bottle of wine down your throat, drive blind-drunk across town and kill an entire family with your car in the process. The key to reaping the advantages of booze is moderation, but even modest drinking can still result in damage to various organs. Chug with care, readers.
Below are seven ways alcohol is good for you.