Some facts about alcohol

  • Other than water and tea, beer is the world’s most popular beverage.
  • Beer is the world’s oldest alcoholic beverage. In fact, the world’s first document was an Ancient Sumerian tablet depicting a recipe for beer.
  • The phrase “rule of thumb” derives from the fact that brewers would use their thumb to determine if the liquid was at ideal temperature to add yeast.
  • It takes about 600 grapes on average to make one bottle of wine.
  • White wine can be made from red grapes. But as they age, white wine gets darker and red wine gets lighter.
  • About twenty percent of all wine consumed in the world is sake.
  • There are approximately 49 million bubbles in a bottle of champagne. Champagne also contains 90 PSI of pressure per bottle, which is three times the amount of pressure in your car tire.
  • Vodka’s popularity in Russia was due to the fact it would not freeze during their cold winters. 80-proof vodka freezes at -27°C.
  • Distilled spirits include whiskey, brandy, rum, tequila, and gin. They have no carbs, fats, or cholesterol.
  • Almost half of the world’s whisky consumption takes place in India.
  • Sloe gin isn’t gin at all. It’s a liqueur made with sloe berries (blackthorn bush berries).
  • Abraham Lincoln had a liquor license and sold whiskey before becoming President.
  • The first major whiskey distiller in the U.S. was also its first President, George Washington.
  • Early colonialists in North America made alcohol beverages from what was available. Thise included tomatoes, goldenrod, onions, carrots, corn silk, squash, celery, beets, and dandelion.

Remember, drink responsibly!