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The Blog About Drinking Culture!The history, myths and legends about the origins of alcohol making are fascinating. Cultures from around the world have stories to tell that go back when their people engaged first in distilling, brewing and wine making. Worldwide there are captivating rituals and traditions that tie into local cultures and production methods.
Skaldenmet
The Skaldenmet (Mead of Poetry, Mead of Suttungr) is a myth from Norse mythology. It is a honey wine...
The Salamander Ritual
"The salamander" is a drinking ritual that includes the knocking (and rubbing) of glasses on the table...
The Fill Line And The Kefeloher
The filling line is a marking on serving vessels originally on beer glasses, later as well on wine and...
JELL-O Shots
JELL-O is known today as "America's Most Famous Dessert." It was invented by a cparenter named Pearle...
Mbaba Mwana Waresa
The Zulu people of Southern Africa worship a goddess called Mbaba Mwana Waresa. The goddesss lives in...
“Drinking is the joy of the Rus”
Vladimir I. Swjatoslawitsch (960-1015) was Grand Duke of Kyiv from 978/980 to 1015. He is considered...
Weißenau Abbey
The Premonstratensian monastery in Weissenau was founded in 1145. In its abbey was found the parchment...
Is Aqua Vitae Whiskey?
Alchemists in various ages and cultures were searching for the philosopher's stone, an elixir for life...
The Whiskey Ring
The Whiskey Ring was a political scandal in 1875. The scheme started with distilleries bribing...
Stirrup Cup
The last drink that is drunk at an event is referred to as a "stirrup-cup", "dochan doris" or...
Tepoztēcatl and the 400 rabbits
In Aztec mythology Tepoztecatl (also Tezcatzontecatl) was the god of pulque, drunkenness and fertility....
Pasteurization – a study of beer and wine
Louis Pasteur (1822-1895) invented the process of pasteurization. Pasteurization has become synonymous...
The Queen Mother’s Cocktail
In 1846 Joseph Dubonnet invented a sweet, aromatized wine-based aperitif. Originally, it was meant as a...
Salernus
Magister Salernus was a medieval alchemist from the School of Salerno. In 1150 AD the “Master of...
The “Master Draught”
The "Master Drought" (German "Der Meistertrunk") is a historical festival play that has been held...
Hansje in de Kelder (Hansel im Keller)
Hansje in de Kelder (German Hansel im Keller) translates to "Hans in the cellar". It is a baroque joke...
Schmollis & Fiducit
In student associations, the term "Schmollis" (also: Smollis, Schmolles) is used since before 1795 to...
Advocaat – the Easter Likör
Dutch Brazil (also New Holland) was a Dutch colony in northeastern Brazil from 1630 to 1654. So it may...
The Irish Clurichaun
A clurichaun (Irish clutharachán, clutharacán, clúracán) is a fairy from Irish Celtic mythology. It is...
Paulanersche Doppelbock Brewed for Lent
The monastery of Neudeck ob der Au in Munich was founded in 1627 after the Bavarian Elector Maximilian...
The London Beer Flood
On October 17th, 1814, the parish of St. Giles, London, England, was hit by a catastrophe killing eight...
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