alcohol
Growing agave isn't exactly like growing corn. They are big plants, they take a long time to grow, and they grow only in certain conditions. The rapid expansion of mezcal.
I wouldn't pony up the money for Pappy, just on principle, but this is some pretty bad, if ultimately low-level corruption. Bourbon aficionados have watched over the years as Pappy.
Friends, Japan has a problem. Its population isn't drinking enough anymore. And the nation is trying to do something about it: Young people turning away from alcohol is generally welcomed.
Watching valuable beer shelf space go over to hard seltzer has been irritating. I always figured it was just another in the constant fads of "alcohol for people who don't.
Lots of gems of self-medication here: It was a similar scene a century ago when Spanish flu ravaged the globe and the panicked masses turned to alcohol – as well.
It's well known that European monks play an outsized role in the history of alcohol, especially beer and liqueurs. And anyone who knows anything about modern cocktails is well aware.
Who knew that Mexico deciding to shut breweries down as non-essential could lead to this problem! Tainted alcohol has killed dozens of people in Mexico within the past two weeks,.
I guess I shouldn't be surprised that Southern Comfort has no actual whiskey in it, as it is a vile substance that makes low-grade Canadian whiskey look like high-end Scotch..