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

· Jan 19, 2022 · 11:30 pm

’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

· Dec 25, 2019 · 08:30 pm

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

· Oct 05, 2019 · 11:30 pm

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

· Aug 17, 2019 · 08:30 pm

This Diwali, try out these incredible cocktails made with sharbats

Add a desi flavour to the party.

Monika Manchanda

· Nov 07, 2018 · 11:30 am

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

· Dec 02, 2017 · 11:30 am

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

· Nov 16, 2017 · 08:45 am

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

· Apr 13, 2017 · 05:30 pm

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

· Mar 07, 2017 · 11:30 am

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

· Dec 26, 2016 · 11:30 pm

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

· Sep 15, 2016 · 11:30 am

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

· Jul 02, 2016 · 11:30 am