My Kind Of Revival

Via Slate: What Would John Adams Drink? Get ready for the rebirth of cider in America.

Spiked Eggnog Is Safe Eggnog

See PhysOrg: Microbiologist Tests Safety Of Spiked Eggnog

With one in every 20,000 eggs contaminated with Salmonella bacteria, drinking homemade eggnog can be something of a gamble. But an experiment designed to test whether the alcohol in spiked eggnog can kill the deadly bugs suggests that, in general, few bacteria survive in a mixture containing both raw eggs and 20 percent rum and bourbon.

Absinthism = Alcoholism

Wired - Sorry, Absinthe Trippers: Scientists Say You're Just Really Drunk

Fermented And Distilled Sugar Cane Juice

I've never heard of this beverage but it sounds interesting.

IHT - Allure of cachaça spreads to U.S. from Brazil