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(John 4:14) The Scots and the Irish adopted the name for their "liquid gold": the Gaelic name for whiskey is uisce beatha, or water of life. “Kimia” is from Ancient Greek language and used in old Persian literature, in which it means something that transforms and brings life. Aab-i-Hayat is Persian and means "water of life". [10] "Chashma-i ...
The average number of people who drink as of 2016 was 39% for males and 25% for females (2.4 billion people in total). [4] Females on average drink 0.7 drinks per day while males drink 1.7 drinks per day. [4] The rates of drinking varies significantly in different areas of the world. [4]
Goldschläger is a Swiss cinnamon schnapps (43.5% alcohol by volume or 87 proof; originally it was 53.5% alcohol or 107 proof), [1] a liqueur with very thin, yet visible flakes of 24-karat gold floating in it. [2] The actual amount of gold has been measured at approximately 13 milligrams (0.20 grains) in a one-litre bottle. [3]
An old whiskey still A display of various liquors in a supermarket Some single-drink liquor bottles available in Germany. Liquor (/ ˈ l ɪ k ər / LIK-ər) or distilled beverages are alcoholic drinks produced by the distillation of grains, fruits, vegetables, or sugar that have already gone through alcoholic fermentation.
“Then add booze to the straw!!!!!” one commenter wrote. Another agreed, writing: “And a dash of vodka in the straw.” “I would always drop a little alcohol down the straw voilà,” a ...
A smash is a casual icy julep (spirits, sugar, and herb) [32] cocktail filled with hunks of fresh fruit, so that after the liquid part of the drink has been consumed, one can also eat the alcohol-infused fruit (e.g. strawberries). The history of smashes goes back at least as far as the 1862 book How to Mix Drinks. [33]
“The wholesale retailer began selling gold online in September and 1 oz. gold bars on Friday were going for $2,069.99, with a limit of two bars per Costco membership,” CNN says.
The medicinal properties of ethanol were studied by Arnald of Villanova (1240–1311 CE) and John of Rupescissa (c. 1310 –1366), the latter of whom regarded it as a life-preserving substance able to prevent all diseases (the aqua vitae or "water of life", also called by John the quintessence of wine).