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  2. Alcohol preferences in Europe - Wikipedia

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    Residents of Finland and Sweden consume twice as much beer as vodka (in terms of pure alcohol). [14] The Polish Beer-Lovers' Party (which won 16 seats in the Sejm in 1991) was founded on the notion of fighting alcoholism by a cultural abandonment of vodka for beer. And indeed in 1998, beer surpassed vodka as the most popular alcoholic drink in ...

  3. Here's why this vodka and gin may be the most Wisconsin-y ...

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    You can't really taste the whey when you sip Ten Head vodka or gin, because it's transformed in the biochemical fermentation process of distilling alcohol, in which yeast transforms sugars into ...

  4. Alcoholic beverage - Wikipedia

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    Unsweetened, distilled, alcoholic drinks that have an alcohol content of at least 20% ABV are called spirits. [37] For the most common distilled drinks, such as whisky (or whiskey) and vodka, the alcohol content is around 40%. The term hard liquor is used in North America to distinguish distilled drinks from undistilled ones (implicitly weaker).

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    The distilled alcohol, now whisky, is piped into oak casks, together with a proportion of water, and the process of aging begins. The period from mashing to distillation is about a week.

  6. Drinking culture - Wikipedia

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    One major aspect of modern Finnish alcohol culture is the concept of "Pantsdrunk" (kalsarikännit), referring to a drinking practice in which the drinker consumes drinks at home dressed in very little clothing, usually underwear, with no intention of going out. Alcohol is mostly consumed on the weekends in Finland. [48]

  7. Alcohol measurements - Wikipedia

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    A sixth (1 ⁄ 6, or 0.166) of a US Gallon, rounded up from its actual volume of 21.33 US fl oz. Formerly used for cheap liquor like gin and vodka. It was supposed to be replaced by the 500 mL "half-liter", which was dropped in 1989, but is sometimes used for craft beer and malt liquor.

  8. Liquor - Wikipedia

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    Some examples of liquors include vodka, rum, gin and tequila. Liquors are often aged in barrels, such as for the production of brandy and whiskey, or are infused with flavorings to form flavored liquors, such as absinthe. Like other alcoholic drinks, liquor is typically consumed for the psychoactive effects of alcohol.

  9. Why, Exactly, Is Alcohol So Bad for You?

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    After you drink any kind of booze—vodka, wine, sake, you name it—enzymes in your body get to work metabolizing the alcohol (chemically known as ethanol) in your system. Most of this process ...