Authorities are currently investigating whether at least seven tourists who mysteriously passed away in the Dominican Republic had been infected or poisoned by counterfeit booze being sold.
ALKO, the Finnish state-owned alcohol retailer, has reported that its sales decreased by 1.6 per cent year-on-year to 6.5 million litres in May and by 3.5 per cent year-on-year to 30.9 million litres between January and May.
Neighbouring countries often have interesting relationships— think France and Germany, or the USA and Canada. Norway and Sweden are no exception — especially when it comes to alcohol.
RICHMOND – During the 2019 Virginia General Assembly Session, lawmakers voted to increase the minimum age to purchase tobacco, nicotine vapor and alternative nicotine products from 18 to 21 years old.
Despite increasing competition for federal research dollars, the Alcohol Research Center (ARC) at UConn Health endures well into its fifth decade with an unprecedented continuation of funding from the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
Carry Nation burst into a Kansas bar one morning in February 1901. Six feet tall and dressed in black and white, she was armed with a hatchet.
The London Metal Exchange is toughening its stance on alcohol consumption with new rules that will prohibit floor traders from drinking during the workday, according to people familiar with the matter.
The Greater Bethesda Chamber of Commerce’s new chairman says he wants the county’s elected officials to get the message that Montgomery County is falling behind economically, needs to get out of the liquor business and should support a proposal to widen Interstate 270 and the Beltway.
WAILUKU– Officials with the growing local craft brewpub industry urged the Maui County Liquor Commission on Wednesday to permit the serving of sample-size craft beers and opposed a rule change defining a “standard drink” of beer at 12 ounces, saying the worldwide industry standard is 16 ounces.
In the past 18 months, four new barrel warehouses have sprung up and the bottling hall is near completion, as Buffalo Trace Distillery continues its $1.2 billion infrastructure investment with the largest expansion since the repeal of Prohibition.