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Trapped Miners Denied Booze, Smokes

Chileans given first hot meal in 26 days

(Newser) - The 33 trapped miners in Chile have been given MP3 players, bedding, and clean clothes through supply tubes, but a NASA doctor advising Chile says there's two things on their wish list they won't be getting. The men have been given nicotine gum instead of the cigarettes they've demanded, and...

Heavy Drinkers Outlive Abstainers

But moderate drinkers tend to live longest

(Newser) - Bad news for teetotalers: Drinking may be good for you, sort of. A new study suggests that drinkers, even heavy drinkers, tend to outlive those who abstain. "Moderate" drinkers, defined here as those who drink one to three glasses a day, were found to live longest, notes Time . The...

Sauvignon Blanc: The New Safe Drink
 Sauvignon Blanc: 
 The New Safe Drink  
Wine Snobs, Beware
Aug 22, 2010 8:46 AM CDT

Sauvignon Blanc: The New Safe Drink

Has managed to escape Chardonnay-type backlash

(Newser) - Sauvignon Blanc is officially the new safe drink—it's cheap, consistent, and, all of a sudden, it's everywhere, writes Lettie Teague for the Wall Street Journal . "It's the only wine I drink by the glass," a friend tells Teague. "I feel like I always know what I'm...

Moscow Bans Booze Sales After 10pm

No more midnight vodka runs after Sept. 1

(Newser) - It’s only 10pm, and you’re all out of vodka: No problem! Except in Moscow. Starting Sept. 1, stores in the Russian capital will not be allowed to sell any beverages with more than 15% alcohol between 10pm and 10am, the Telegraph reports. (You can still, however, buy beer...

How to Pour Champagne
 How to Pour 
 Champagne 
Aug 14, 2010 9:37 AM CDT

How to Pour Champagne

Tilt the glass, as if you were pouring a beer

(Newser) - For the best-tasting bubbly, pour your champagne into a tilted glass. So says a team of French scientists, who claim that the traditional straight pour allows too many gas bubbles to escape. It's those bubbles that give champagne its taste and aroma, explains the AP . Also, a cold bottle helps....

The More Money We Make, the More We Drink
The More Money We Make,
the More We Drink 
boozing hits 25-Year high
Aug 2, 2010 7:33 AM CDT

The More Money We Make, the More We Drink

Some 67% of us drink

(Newser) - The US drinking rate inched up a few points in this year's Gallup survey of alcohol consumption, to a 25-year-high of 67%. It's fluctuated between 55% (1958) and 71% (1971) since Gallup has been monitoring it. More surprising is that college graduates are more likely to drink (71%) than those...

$770 Bottle of Beer Comes Packed in Dead Animal

Did we mention the animals are dressed in kilts?

(Newser) - It’s only a matter of time before PETA jumps all over this: Scottish brewery BrewDog has produced a $770-per-bottle, 55% alcohol beer.. Oh, and it comes packaged inside a dead animal. “The animals used to bottle The End Of History all died of natural causes,” a founder...

Homeless Man 'Reopens' Shut-Down Bar, Sells Beer

California transient broke in and sold his six-pack, for starters

(Newser) - Valencia Club is a Northern California bar that lost its liquor license and shut down—until a 29-year-old homeless man decided to take it upon himself to reopen the doors and run the place as if it were his own. Police say Travis Kevie broke in on the 16th, put...

Trendy Kombucha Vanishes Over Alcohol Worries

Fans lament trendy tea's absence

(Newser) - It's a fermented, pungent tea, but it's the alcohol that can lurk inside of kombucha that's causing a stink. In the past month, the ancient and trendy tea has vanished from the shelves of Whole Foods and other retailers as the government tests raw kombucha to determine whether it should...

Fatso the Crocodile Lets Drunk Visitor Live

Intoxicated Aussie tried to feed one croc beer, sat on another's back

(Newser) - A drunk man narrowly survived a brush with a crocodile after he climbed into the reptile's cage at an Australian crocodile park, the West Australian reports. Police say the man, 36, climbed into one croc's cage and tried to feed it beer. When that didn't work, he climbed into the...

Alaska Exports Salmon Vodka
 Alaska Exports Salmon Vodka 
here's to you, wasilla
Jun 29, 2010 11:06 AM CDT

Alaska Exports Salmon Vodka

Sounds gross, but apparently people order it

(Newser) - Wasilla, Alaska, is about to become known for something other than Sarah Palin: vodka flavored with smoked salmon. The scary-sounding liquor is the brainchild of the Alaska Distillery, and there was “some madness and some drunkenness involved” in its creation, one partner tells the AP . “I was trying...

Drunk Man Drifts a Mile Out to Sea on Pool Float

At least he was wearing his life jacket

(Newser) - A man on a pool float was rescued after having drifted a mile into the Gulf of Mexico, the St. Petersburg Times reports. Police suspect he was "extremely inebriated," and note that he was saved only when a boater called the Coast Guard about an unconscious man floating...

Chris Klein Heads to Rehab

Actor may face jail time after DUI bust

(Newser) - Days after being busted for DUI in LA, Chris Klein has checked himself into rehab in Utah. The American Pie star, 31, will spend at least 30 days at the facility, People reports. "After recent events, Chris was forced to take a clear look at a problem he has...

Costco Fights Washington Liquor Laws

Big-box retailer seeks to cut middleman, boost profits

(Newser) - Costco is out to change the face of alcohol distribution—and, not coincidentally, sell booze at the same steep discount it applies to everything else. It’s starting with a push in its home state of Washington, where the retain giant has pumped $500,000 into a campaign to change...

Ted Koppel's Son Died From Alcohol, Drugs

Lethal combination killed Andrew Koppel, NY coroner says

(Newser) - The son of former ABC News anchor Ted Koppel, who was found dead after a day of bar-hopping with a man he'd just met, died from a lethal combination of drugs and alcohol, the medical examiner's office said today. Andrew Koppel's May 31 death was ruled an accident. Koppel. 40,...

LiLo's Lawyer Lied in Court...Twice?

Plus, her dad gives his two cents, as always

(Newser) - Lindsay Lohan’s attorney seems to have told a bit of a fib in court yesterday when she tried to get her client out of wearing an alcohol monitoring bracelet. The bracelet, she argued, would be out of place when Lilo shoots an upcoming film in Texas. Makes sense, until...

Dumbest New Drinking Game: Vodka 'Eyeballing'
  Dumbest New Drinking Game: 
 Vodka 'Eyeballing' 
in case you missed it
May 22, 2010 5:50 PM CDT

Dumbest New Drinking Game: Vodka 'Eyeballing'

Obviously, shooting vodka through your eye can cause long-term damage

(Newser) - Shooting vodka not a quick enough path to drunkenness for you? Try shooting it through your eye. “Vodka eyeballing,” which the Daily Mail claims is the latest trend to sweep Britain’s universities, supposedly gives an instant high, although some wonder if “eyeballers” are already so drunk...

Moderate Drinkers 'Healthier Than Teetotallers'

Doesn't mean drinking causes good health: study

(Newser) - People who drink in moderation tend to be healthier and more successful than both heavy drinkers and people who abstain from booze completely, according to a wide-ranging French study. The researchers warn, however, that you can't drink your way to health and success. The findings, they say, indicate that people...

Modern Moonshine: 'Artisanal,' Not Rotgut

Hot but illegal trend produces fashionable spirits

(Newser) - Moonshiners these days are just as likely to be in a basement in Poughkeepsie as in a holler in West Virginia. Though homebrew is illegal in all 50 states, the trend is on the rise, writes Josh Ozersky in Time . And unlike the "mountain dew" of yore, these "...

Woman Banned From Every UK Bar Arrested for Drinking

Laura Hall also swore at a cop

(Newser) - Note to Laura Hall: Once you’ve been banned from every bar in the United Kingdom, it’s probably not a good idea to drunkenly yell at a police officer that you “want to go to the f****** offie to buy some beer!” But that is what Hall...

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