"...in the end, culture is a more powerful tool in dealing with drinking than medicine, economics, or the law."

"More than 400 people have pledged to join tonight’s demonstration, while 600 say they will attend a similar protest at the pub next Wednesday. Attendees are being urged to order nothing more than tap water to prevent the bar making money."

"The synthetic alcohol, being developed from chemicals related to Valium, works like alcohol on nerves in the brain that provide a feeling of wellbeing and relaxation.

But unlike alcohol its does not affect other parts of the brain that control mood swings and lead to addiction. It is also much easier to flush out of the body.

Finally because it is much more focused in its effects, it can also be switched off with an antidote, leaving the drinker immediately sober. "

"A brewery has launched a low alcohol beer called Nanny State after being branded irresponsible for creating the UK's "strongest beer"."

"MOSCOW, June 26 (Reuters) - Cheap and illicit alcohol kills more than half Russian men and women in their most productive years and the government must act urgently to reverse the trend, a study to be published in The Lancet at the weekend said."

"And if this magic box will produce 170 proof at $2 per gallon ... Imagine the parties; gallons and gallons of alcohol and more being produced in every neighborhood every day. I suspect the law of unintended consequences is going to kick in on this one...

"I use this word to describe the process of making liquid-filled candies by pouring flavoured alcohol syrups into cornstarch and letting it set until a hard outer shell forms."

"But whisky, on the other hand, still is something I love. So, let's talk about whisky, then."

A recipe for White Russian Icecream.

"£5000 in £10 and £20 notes were individually dropped around the streets of London with a removable sticker that read, Carlsberg don’t do litter. But if they did it would probably be the best litter in the world’."

"International Drinking Rules may be used during any drinking game, or social gathering whose participants are aware of the rules. ... The rules are intentionally complex, and may be made more complex at will, such being the delightful benefit of arbitrar

Cherry Lambrini!

Ideas for my next party.

"The phone can ... be programmed to block selected numbers in the address book--bosses, moms, exes, pizzerias--if the breath analyzer records a blood-alcohol concentration over 0.08."

A dynamic stock exchange like system for pricing drinks in a bar or club.