Fortified Wines: Racism One Swig at a Time
For this morning's BYCU, a throwback to 2024
Topic
Food and Drink
A collection of 574 issues
The Anti-Drinking Campaign Picks Up Steam
Excerpts from two recent articles
"No Amount of Alcohol is Good for You--That Much is Clear"
The idea that moderate drinking is healthy has been debunked . . . currently
No Amount of Alcohol is Good for You?
“No Amount of Alcohol is Good for You--That Much is Clear”The idea that moderate drinking is healthy has been debunked . . . currentlyThe Daily EudemonEric Scheske
About a year ago, a friend of mine started evading my invitations to grab a drink. It was only when we caught up for a
Cocaine Beer Coming?
If it were anywhere else in South America, the nondescript house with buckets of coca leaves soaking in liquid could be mistaken for a clandestine cocaine lab.
But this is La Paz, Bolivia, and the fruity aroma of coca steeping in barrels signals that you’ve arrived at the government-authorized
Cynar and Tonic
Peter Suderman at Cocktails with Suderman (Substack)
On Vermentino
Lettie Teague at the Wall Street Journal
Dorothy Parker's Brilliance and Other Sundries to Fascinate Your Friends at the Bar Tonight
The godfather of modern libertarianism, Albert Nock, was in his prime during Prohibition. Needless to say, he railed against it, noting once that it's absurd to regulate something that, in nature, flows as freely as water.
He's right, of course. And the fact that it flows
Day Drinking
Dani Blum at the New York Times
Saturday Morning BYCU: White Coffee
Susan C. Olmstead at Epoch Times