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In this file photo, an employee takes a sample from a storage cylinder of Turkey's popular alcoholic drink rakı at the Infotex Alkollu Icecekler plant in the town of Dinar, Turkey, Nov. 30, 2017.
Health & Medicine
Pandemic’s deadly side effect: Global rise in bootleg alcohol poisonings
A man drinks beer at a restaurant in Hanoi, July 20, 2009. In smaller markets in Southeast Asia such as Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam, drinking beer is becoming a popular pastime due to rising disposable income and relatively young populations who are e
Free speech
In Thailand, posting a selfie with a beer is a potential crime
a man in the ocean drinks straight whisky from the bottle
Health
Counterfeit alcohol, sometimes containing jet fuel or embalming fluid, is a growing concern for tourists abroad
Does America Have a Drinking Problem?
Full Episode
Although there are several drinks based on bourbon, many enthusiasts prefer the alcohol straight in a glass on the rocks.
Food
Master distiller provides insight into the ‘Old Fashioned’ science of making bourbon
A man passes a shelf of beers on sale in a supermarket in Helsinki.
Culture
Finland’s change in alcohol policy puts it out of step with other Nordic countries
Ibrahim Noel reopened his liquor store in Qaraqosh, northern Iraq, after he said ISIS demolished it.
Economics
An Iraqi liquor store has quietly reopened after ISIS
In an experiment that explored the fluid physics of foam, Guinness emerged the clear winner as the beer least likely to spill when jostled.
Science
The marvelously stabilizing power of beer foam
Single malt whisky is seen in Edinburgh, Scotland.
Geo Quiz
This country has passed Scotland in the world whisky ranks. Can you name it?
At the Shanghai Beer Fest, a waiter for a local brewer sports lederhosen. China is becoming more of an international beer market.
Culture
China is getting a taste for craft beers, but not for craft brewing
A worker pours manzanilla wine into a wine taster from a oak barrel in the wine cellar "La Guita" in Sanlucar de Barrameda, southern Spain
Food
For this wine expert, sherry is a ‘celebration of leisure’
A Kirin staff member poses with its new craft beer product "Spring Valley Brewery 496 prototype," which was launched in July 2014. Craft styles are increasingly migrating from the United States to other countries.
Food
America’s craft brewers are inspiring beer lovers — and makers — across the globe
Men hold up marijuana at the house of reggae legend Bob Marley.
Justice
Should the Caribbean embrace legal marijuana? Many say yes
Men hold up marijuana at the house of reggae legend Bob Marley.
Justice
Should the Caribbean embrace legal marijuana? Many say yes
A liquor store on Saadoun Street in downtown Baghdad. The biggest sellers are beer and "Chivas 18 and [Johnny Walker} Black."
Business
Beer and Chivas fly off the shelves as Baghdad’s liquor stores reopen after Ramadan
Colombia fans celebrate as they gather before the World Cup Group C soccer match between Colombia and Greece. After the 3-0 win, nine Colombians died in the alcohol-fueled postgame parties.
Sports
Why Colombia’s capital is cracking down on alcohol after World Cup deaths
Lifestyle & Belief
Which came first? Mexico’s famous drink, or the town that distills it?
Cannabis close-up
Lifestyle & Belief
Do alcohol and pot really make you more creative? It depends
Cannabis close-up
Lifestyle & Belief
Do alcohol and pot really make you more creative? It depends
A Quebec City carnival-goer warms up with a cold one – Caribou on ice. Quebec consumes up to 5,000 cases of Caribou yearly, nearly all of it during the winter carnival, and most of that outdoors.
Lifestyle & Belief
Quebec’s secret recipe for beating the cold? It’s Caribou.
Father Isaac of St. Joseph's Abbey in Spencer, MA.
Lifestyle & Belief
Hallelujah, America has its first Trappist beer
Salem Haji, co-owner of one of the few microbreweries in France, inspects his latest blonde IPA at his brewery Biere de la Plaine in downtown Marseille.
Lifestyle & Belief
Beer brews up a following in France’s wine country
A bartender at a Lima restaurant whips up one of Peru's signature pisco cocktails
Lifestyle & Belief
A New York writer heads to Peru in search of a real ‘pisco sour’
Nif Vineyards
Arts, Culture & Media
Is the new booze ad ban in Turkey good for health … or Islam?
Health & Medicine
Schools trying to get parents up-to-speed on social hosting laws
Business, Economics and Jobs
German man trying to popularize Greek wines on export market
Once the province of whites, Black South Africans embracing wine
The next trendy wine destination: Kosovo?
Historic Day for Beer in Russia
Arts, Culture & Media
European ‘Brew’haha Over Raising Beer Taxes
Arts, Culture & Media
Fuzzy Novel: The Winning Cocktail
Conflict & Justice
Russia Bans Alcohol Advertising in all Media
Arts, Culture & Media
Amidst Europe’s Economic Woes, One German Stands Up for Greek Wine
Arts, Culture & Media
Pakistan’s Murree Brewery Thrives Despite Muslim Laws
Conflict & Justice
Raising the Drinking Age in India
Arts, Culture & Media
French police unhappy about beer ban
Lifestyle & Belief
Trying to stay sober in Russia
Expired Beverages
Health Note: Healthy Drinking
Conflict & Justice
South Dakota aims to curb drunk driving with ’24/7 sobriety’
Arts, Culture & Media
French wine exports reach record low
Arts, Culture & Media
Drink Up! The Rebirth of The Speakeasy
Conflict & Justice
Dusseldorf bans beer bikes
Lifestyle & Belief
Binge drinking in France
Business, Economics and Jobs
Economy forces British pubs to close
Arts, Culture & Media
The science of beer goggles
Development & Education
No booze on London subway
Arts, Culture & Media
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