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Kelly Rossiter

By Kelly Rossiter
Toronto, Canada | $contentItem.formatDate

Interesting Facts about Green Cocktails


  • 65-74: Calories per ounce of spirits.

  • 2000: Years since Mexicans discovered that the fermented juice of the agave plant was pretty tasty.

  • 2: Teaspoons of alcohol your liver can process per hour.

  • 142,327: Views of Spike Jones and the City Slickers perform Cocktails for Two on YouTube.

  • .08: Percentage of alcohol in your bloodstream that will get you arrested if you are driving.

  • 2: Number of days it takes to make your own gin.

  • 1000: Bottles of organic Da Mhile single malt Scotch laid down to celebrate the Millennium. It seems they are sold out now, but Prince Charles has a bottle, so if you happen to visit Highgrove to see his organic farm, maybe he'll offer you a wee dram.

  • 5-6: Hours, on average, it takes to metabolize 4 ounces of whiskey.

  • 1942: The year Rick cried into his drink, saying, "Of all the gin joints in all the towns in all the world, she walks into mine" in Casablanca.

  • 4: Number of times some premium organic spirits are distilled.

  • 167: Tons of material recycled by Vodka 360 in 2007.

Sources: DrinkFocus.com, Grist, YouTube, Bruichladdich, Vodka 360

 
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