We are Holidays Drinking Traditions

1. Peru
Poison of Choice: Pisco, Beer
Salud!
The Peruvian Beer Circle = 1 beer &
1 glass, irrespective of the number
of people present!
Never break the circle.

2. Turkey
Poison of Choice: Rakı, also called
“Lion’s Milk”, an anise-flavored
liquor made from twice
distilled grape pomice.
Never drink Rakı alone, by itself
or yourself!
Serefe!

3. Czech Republic
Poison of Choice: Beer, and
lots of it.
Maintain direct & very serious
eye contact while toasting.
Crossing arms while
toasting = 7 years of
bad sex!
Na
Zdravie!

4. Canada
Poison of Choice: Sour Toe cocktail, Moose
Milk (rum blended with kahlua and ice
cream), Bloody Caesar (Bloody Mary
with clam juice), Maple liqueur,
Ice Wine.
A generous gulp of alcohol
with a preserved human toe in
it, make sure your lips touch
the toe but don’t swallow it.
cheers
Aaaargh!
There’s a toe
in my drink!

5. Genghis
Khan!
Kazakhstan
Poison of Choice: Kumis,
mare’s milk, traditionally
fermented in a jug of horse hide.
Never throwaway leftover
Kumis, pour it back into
the jug!

6. Colombia
Poison of Choice: Aguardiente, meaning
“Fire Water”is anise flavoured liqueur of
high alcohol content that will make you
dance or destroy without inhibition. We
pick dancing!
Never orderAguardiente by the
glass, a bottle for the
table is minimal. Salud!

7. Japan
Poison of Choice: Shōchū,
distilled from barley, sweet
potatoes and buckwheat
or rice, Saké
Make sure your neighbour’s
glass is never empty & he’ll
return the favour!
Kampai!

8. Hungary
Poison of Choice: Pálinka, a
traditional fruit brandy.
Never clink beer glasses,
Hungarian deaths were
celebrated with the
Austrians clinking their
beer glasses.
Egészségedre!

9. Canada
Poison of Choice: Sour Toe cocktail, Moose
Milk (rum blended with kahlua and ice
cream), Bloody Caesar (Bloody Mary
with clam juice), Maple liqueur,
Ice Wine.
A generous gulp of alcohol
with a preserved human toe in
it, make sure your lips touch
the toe but don’t swallow it.
cheers
Aaaargh!
There’s a toe
in my drink!

10. Australia
Poison of Choice: Schooners
Mate! (Beer)
Everyone at the table buys a
round of schooners.
Cherio!

11. Budmo!
Ukraine
Poison of Choice: Horilka
If you’re invited to a Ukranian
wedding, steal the bride’s
shoes, throw it around the
room for a bit and then
use it to drink wine.

12. Holland
Poison of Choice: Jenever,
alcohol flavoured with Juniper
Berry.
Do the Kopstoot. You will need:
- A tulip glass overflowing
with chilled Jenever
- A small glass of beer
- One bendy, very thirsty
person
Proost!

13. Poison of Choice: Vodka, Vodka,
Vodka and Vodka
Russia
Only mix Vodka
with Vodka, there is
no other acceptable
mixer.Never leave
an open bottle of
Vodka unfinished.
Alcohol poisoning
is a western
conspiracy theory!
Budem
Zdorovy!

14. Poison of Choice: Aquavit,
alcohol flavoured with
spices and herbs, mainly
caraway or dill. Chase your
aquavit with beer.
Sweden
A traditional Swedish snapvisor:
You can give us herring
And you can give us sill
But you will still be erring
Unless you also will
Give us a glass of Akvavit
That sure smells sweet
To Swedes in heat
It gives the fish its feet
It makes the dish complete...
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