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Europe’s Alcohol Belts
It matters where we are, for it helps determine who we are. Or, as the quote often attributed to Napoleon states: Geography is destiny. That destiny extends to drink, as demonstrated by this map. Where we are determines to a statistically significant degree what kind of alcohol we prefer. Or is it the other way around: the kind of alcohol preferred is determined by the place where it is produced?
This map shows Europe dominated by three so-called ‘alcohol belts’, the northernmost one for distilled spirits, a middle one for beer and the southernmost one for wine. Each one’s existence and extension are a mix of culture and agriculture.
This is a pretty sweet map, but wouldn’t an extended version of this map imply that I (an American) consider Bud and Coors the nectar of the gods? Because that extended map would be a liar.
Oh America, your drinking culture is such a mess…
