Beer, wine and spirits: the United States does not crack the list of top 20 countries for alcohol consumption in any of these categories. Come ON, people, I can't do this on my own. Though Lord knows that I'm trying.
Beer, wine and spirits: the United States does not crack the list of top 20 countries for alcohol consumption in any of these categories. Come ON, people, I can't do this on my own. Though Lord knows that I'm trying.
"Luxembourg" This is a red flag indicating the list is based on alcohol purchased in that country, not actual drinking habits. Luxemburgers don't drink that much but they have lower booze taxes than the countries around them so people go over and load up the car and go home. Most Americans, however, drink moonshine, the purchase of which goes largely unreported to the revenooers.
Ireland, however, would be hard to beat because they've achieved their proud standing on those lists even with fucking outrageously high booze prices.
@My Number Is My Address: Does Maker's Mark count as moonshine? Hmmm. Maybe if I buy it in New Hampshire.
Yeah but I bet our prison system has toilet wine consumption on lock.
Tonight I drink for America. And myself, always for myself.
So pleased to see the spirits-drinking entry for Latvia, which has to be largely fueled by Balzams.
@Clarence Rosario Latvian liquor consumption is also occasionally fueled by a vodka pipeline from Russia...
Have I misread the article, or is there no country in the top 20 on all three categories? The world need's an alcohol triathlete nation.
But what about the artificially-colored malt-beverage with caffeine/taurine category?
Go Swaziland!
This data is from 2004 and doesn't include alcohol consumed at Obama's beer summit.
The most consistent shared attributes seem to be poverty, genocide or soccer.
@BadUncle So basically all foreigners.