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Soviet leaders Nikita Khrushchev, [20] Leonid Brezhnev, [20] Yuri Andropov, and Konstantin Chernenko all tried to stem alcoholism. [15] Mikhail Gorbachev increased controls on alcohol in 1985; [ 21 ] he attempted to impose a partial prohibition , which involved a massive anti-alcohol campaign, severe penalties against public drunkenness and ...
Brewed ginger beer originated in the UK, but is sold worldwide. It is usually labelled "alcoholic ginger beer" to distinguish it from the more established commercial ginger beers, which are often not brewed using fermentation but carbonated with pressurized carbon dioxide, though traditional non-alcoholic ginger beer may also be produced by brewing.
The koala's lineage possibly branched off around 40 million years ago during the Eocene. [12] Reconstructions of the ancient koalas Nimiokoala (larger), and Litokoala (smaller), from the Miocene Riversleigh Fauna. The modern koala is the only extant member of Phascolarctidae, a family that includes several extinct genera and species.
Different languages and countries have their own terms for moonshine (see Moonshine by country).. In English, moonshine is also known as mountain dew, choop, hooch (abbreviation of hoochinoo, name of a specific liquor, from Tlingit), homebrew, mulekick, shine, sneaky pete, white dog, white lightning, white/corn liquor, white/corn whiskey, pass around, firewater, and bootleg.
Barenaked Ladies began as the duo of Ed Robertson and Steven Page. [3] The two went to school together since Robertson was in grade four (Page was a grade ahead) [6] at Churchill Heights Public School but were not friends until they met each other at a Harvey's restaurant after a Peter Gabriel concert. [6]
Chaptalization is the process of adding sugar to unfermented grape must in order to increase the alcohol content after fermentation. The technique is named after its developer, the French chemist Jean-Antoine-Claude Chaptal. [1] This process is not intended to make the wine sweeter, but rather to provide more sugar for the yeast to ferment into ...
Alcohol burners are preferred for some uses over Bunsen burners for safety purposes, and in laboratories where natural gas is not available. Their flame is limited to approximately 5 centimeters (two inches ) in height, with a comparatively lower temperature than the gas flame of the Bunsen burner.
The Mizoram Liquor Total Prohibition Act, 1995 banned sale and consumption of alcohol effective from 20 February 1997. [40] In 2007, the MLTP Act was amended to allow wine to be made from guavas and grapes, but with restrictions on the alcohol content and the volume possessed. It is illegal to transport these products out of the state.