"History of alcohol" redirects here. For the history of the chemical substance, see History of ethanol.
Total recorded alcohol per capita consumption (15+), in litres of pure alcohol (2009)[1]
Purposeful production of alcoholic drinks is common and often reflects cultural and religious peculiarities as much as geographical and sociological conditions.
Discovery of late Stone Age jugs suggest that intentionally fermented beverages existed at least as early as the Neolithic period (c. 10,000 BC).[2]
^WHO Global Status Report on Alcohol 2004(PDF). World Health Organization. 2004. ISBN 978-92-4-156272-0. Retrieved 19 March 2015.
^Charles H, Patrick; Durham, NC (1952). Alcohol, Culture, and Society. Duke University Press (reprint edition by AMS Press, New York, 1970). pp. 26–27. ISBN 9780404049065.
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