alcohol

‘Your favourite snack in a liquid form’: Doritos Nacho Cheese-flavoured booze? It’s a thing – and has been made by Copenhagen’s Empirical Spirits

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‘Your favourite snack in a liquid form’: Doritos Nacho Cheese-flavoured booze? It’s a thing – and has been made by Copenhagen’s Empirical Spirits

The partnership with Doritos – the most popular savoury snack among Gen Z and the 8th-ranked brand overall – is the most commercial offering yet from Empirical Spirits, a distillery based in Copenhagen, Denmark. Empirical and Doritos have collaborated on a nacho cheese tortilla chip-flavoured spirit. Photo: Empirical The limited release of the drink, available … Read more

A first for the UAE: brewery to make and sell beer in Abu Dhabi, a big change from when locally produced alcohol was illegal

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A first for the UAE: brewery to make and sell beer in Abu Dhabi, a big change from when locally produced alcohol was illegal

It is the latest in a series of moves to loosen socially conservative laws in the UAE and the surrounding Gulf region, as countries open up their economies and focus on industries other than oil. A little-noticed rule change published in Abu Dhabi in 2021 allows licence holders to ferment alcoholic beverages for consumption on … Read more

Time to Hike Alcohol, Sugary Drinks Tax

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Time to Hike Alcohol, Sugary Drinks Tax

Geneva —  Countries need to increase their taxes on alcohol and sugar-sweetened beverages, the World Health Organization said Tuesday, saying too few states were using tax to incentivize healthier behaviors. After studying taxation rates, the WHO said the average global tax rate on such “unhealthy products” was low, and hiking taxes could result in healthier … Read more