Consumerist
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manners
Pennsylvania Training Its State Liquor Store Employees To Be Nicer
If you buy your devil juice from Pennsylvania, you might notice a difference in the way you're treated starting later this month. Pennsylvania is spending $173,000 to train employees of its state-owned liquor and wine stores to be more polite, reports PhillyBurbs.com: "The board wants to make sure clerks are saying 'hello,' 'thank you' and 'come again' to customers coming in for wine and liquor." More » -
roundups
It's Midnight Somewhere...
It's New Year's Eve, and we have some drinking suggestions for you. -
safeway
Safeway IDs Everyone In Your Party When You Buy Beer
Daniel went to his local Safeway with his brother to buy some beer. Daniel had his ID, but his brother didn't—but that's okay, because Daniel was the one buying the beer. The cashier, however, felt otherwise, and wouldn't complete the transaction without carding both of them. The store manager told him "the policy is, at the discretion of the clerk, to check the ID of every person present." More » -
evil booze
The World's 5 Worst Ways To Get Drunk
We had a sense that some readers may have been put off by The Most Expensive Spirits In The World. We realize now that there are many people who are only willing to spend a few pennies to get drunk, even if it means massive organ damage or death. For those people, Cracked has assembled a list of The World's 5 Worst Ways To Get Drunk. The list, inside... More » -
fancy booze
The Most Expensive Spirits In The World
Since the beginning of history, man has sought to concoct a spirit that makes him seem like the ultimate pimp. But which are the spirits that exemplify the pinnacle of decadence? In case you still have money left over from encrusting your toilet seat with diamonds and gold plating your pets, Divine Caroline has put together a list of the most expensive spirits in the world. And you thought you were a player. The spirits, inside... More » -
polls
Is This Absolut Ad Cheeky Or Distasteful?
Absolut is running an ad in Mexico that some in this country are finding offensive because it favorably depicts our borders as they existed before the 1848 Mexican-American war. We're going to bite and talk about the ad even though it means that the advertisers win and America dies just a bit more.
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whiskey
10 Superb Fancy Schmancy Scotches
Americans and Europeans love "super premium" single malt scotch whiskies—sales were up 14% last year, even while sales for value and premium scotch fell. If you helped contribute to that number, you'll appreciate this list of 10 terrific single malt and blended whiskies from a fellow scotch lover, with detailed descriptions of what you can expect from each bottle. More » -
alcohol
Why Can You Brew Your Own Beer, But Not Moonshine?
Slate investigates, and the short answer is, because the government stands to lose too much money on lost sales of spirits, which are taxed far higher than beer: the U.S. "takes an excise tax of $2.14 for each 750-milliliter bottle of 80-proof spirits, compared with 21 cents for a bottle of wine (of 14 percent alcohol or less) and 5 cents for a can of beer." More » -
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marketing
What's Up With All The "Special" Kinds Of Vodka?
Why are there so many different kinds of new vodkas, while brands of gin, rum and tequila stay the same?
Freakonomics thinks since other liquors have more unique tastes, while vodka is flavorless, it's easy for a new guy to enter into the market, especially if they've got a fancy marketing campaign. For instance, the whole Grey Goose story is mere fanfaronade. Sidney Frank decided he was going to make a more expensive vodka that people would buy into because of its price and mystique driven backstory. France, oh, they are so refined... and not exactly renowned for their vodka distilleries.
Those who disagree may be guilty of drinking the packaging.
Is Vodka Different? [Freakonomics]
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news from the parking lot
Teens Prefer Liquor To Beer, Hate Wine
The CDC's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report claims that teens prefer bourbon, rum, scotch, whiskey, and vodka to beer. Why should you care? Regulators and policy makers use the statistics to develop beverage-specific measures to combat underage drinking, "including increasing alcohol excise taxes and increasing restrictions on the distribution and sale of alcoholic beverages." The CDC studied high schoolers in Nebraska, Arkansas, New Mexico, and Wyoming, and found the following: More »
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