Your daily dose of news and happenings from around the drink-o-sphere:
– Synthetic alcohol that claims to prevent hangovers and liver damage is currently being tested in the U.K.
– Blue Point Brewing Company has developed beer from a 1757 recipe penned by George Washington.
– Jeff Morgenthaler asks why television so poorly reflects the state of cocktail culture in 2016.
– China has sent a selection of cabernet sauvignon, merlot and pinot noir vines to space in the hopes of producing mutations capable of withstanding global warming.
– Munchies visits American Keg, the only beer keg manufacturer in the United States.
– In an effort to conserve both bats and the wild agave that they pollinate, conservationist Rodrigo Medellín is pushing for bat-friendly tequila brands.
– Finally, after moving from Pakistan, where prohibition is in full effect, one writer readjusts to the novelty of procuring alcohol legally.
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