Drink Up
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Why is alcohol thought to be relaxing? Victorian and Edwardian explorers might hold the clue
In an era before clinical trials, medical writers drew on the stories of explorers as evidence about the health effects of different foods and drinks.
Edward Armston-Sheret, The Conversation
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’Tis the season for hangovers: What happens to your body when you drink too much
When you are sober, a shot seems like a good idea. When you are drunk, it seems even better.
Hal Sosabowski, The Conversation
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Within 13 years, Taiwan has become a global powerhouse in whisky production
The island’s subtropical climate – which helps whisky mature faster – along with ready investment has helped Taiwan’s young industry take off.
Martin Quinn, The Conversation
Trending
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Badminton, Thailand Open Super 500, as it happened: Sindhu defeats world No 1 Yamaguchi to reach SF
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Opinion: Why is Modi the only prime minister who is haunted by Nehru’s ghost?
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‘The bell-eared demon’: When Swami Vivekananda warned how worship could become fanaticism
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‘12th Man’ review: Oversharing between friends is overrated (it can lead to murder)
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‘I am writing limericks and the other day I had a lollipop after seventy years’: Ruskin Bond at 88
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Meet the homegrown entrepreneurs who are leading the revival of gin in India
The drink that once saved more ‘Englishmen’s lives...than all the doctors in the empire’ is gaining popularity among the country’s well-heeled hipsters.
Sangeeta Tanwar, qz.com
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This Diwali, try out these incredible cocktails made with sharbats
Add a desi flavour to the party.
Monika Manchanda
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The nectar of Indian gods, mead is staging a comeback thanks to a Pune-based meadery
The alcoholic beverage made from fermented honey first found mention in the Rigveda.
Zinnia Ray Chaudhuri
Video
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Watch: Ukrainian president Volodymr Zelenskyy is the protagonist of a new comic book
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Caught on camera: Panic at metro station in Santiago, Chile, after explosion due to electrical fault
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Watch: Rajasthan Royals cricketers do the hook step to a song from the movie ‘Phir Hera Pheri’
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Watch: Dust storms engulf cities, cut down visibility in Dubai and Abu Dhabi
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Watch: Actor Aamir Khan asks former cricket coach Ravi Shastri to recommend him for a cricket team
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Video: How Indians took to tea after a century of aggressive marketing campaigns
In 1900, it was just a herbal remedy. By the end of the 20th century, tea was the most favoured beverage all over the country.
Ramakrishnan M
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Does your morning coffee really dehydrate your body?
Caffeine is a weak diuretic and the body rapidly acquires tolerance to it with regular caffeine intake.
Ben Desbrow, The Conversation
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Panneer soda: Tamil Nadu boycott of Pepsi, Coke has elated the lovers of a local soda drink
The rose-flavoured beverage is a favourite roadside refreshment in several parts of the state.
Vinita Govindarajan
The Reel
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‘12th Man’ review: Oversharing between friends is overrated (it can lead to murder)
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‘Dhaakad review: All work and no play makes Agni a dull girl
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‘Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2’ review: A spiritual and spirited sequel
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‘Panchayat’ season 2 review: An entertaining game of trivial pursuit
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‘She-Hulk: Attorney at Law’ trailer: Meet Hulk’s lawyer cousin
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Cocktails have transformed from drinks into aphrodisiac experiences
Perhaps it’s fitting that sensory cocktails have taken flight in the age of Tinder, in which dates too often feel mechanical, bonds weak, conversation a bore.
Zoe Strimpel, The Conversation
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Why Kolkata’s dive bars don’t care for dry days or new hipster pubs
Whether it is the end to dry days or the opening of smart drinking joints, Kolkata's dives greet all passing trends with a shrug.
Abhishek Sikhwal
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Will the popularity and ambition of India’s first craft beer also prove to be its undoing?
Bira91 has cornered a good chunk of the premium beer market. But can it steady its wobbling ship?
Mayank Jain
The Field
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Thailand Open Super 500: How Sindhu prevailed in a topsy-turvy battle against world No 1 Yamaguchi
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Archery World Cup: Jayanta Talukdar loses in shoot-off, Indians miss out on recurve medal round
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Badminton, Thailand Open Super 500, as it happened: Sindhu defeats world No 1 Yamaguchi to reach SF
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IPL 2022: Of Virat Kohli and his drive
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Nikhat Zareen’s ascent to the top: How the boxer from Nizamabad manifested becoming a World Champion