65% of U.S. adults 21 and over drink alcoholic beverages.   This Gallup poll annual percentage dipped to 55% in 1958 and rose as high as 71% in the 1970s.   However, for households annually earning $100,000 or more, this rate is 80% for 18 and over adults.  Those homes earning less than $40,000/year has a rate of 49%. While in 1992 beer was favored by 47%, with 27% for wine and 21% for spirits, in 2022 this disparity narrowed to 35% beer, 31% wine and 30% spirits. Drinks international released its annual list of the  most popular liquor ( or distilled spirits ) brands  in the world.  In this list of the top 30, only 2 gins made the cut.  Here are a few of them, and you will be surprised. #30 Aperol:  a bright orange Italian bitter, it was created in 1919 and is used in spritzes. #29 Jagermeister:  a German digestif, I noticed it was able in South Korean movie theaters. #28 Gordon's Gin:  dates back to 1769, a bottle is sold every six seconds. #24 Ballantine's Scotch Whisky. #23

From  Worldometer :            DAY   USA    WORLD    Brazil       India     South Africa June     9     1093    4732        1185       246         82 July    22     1205    7128         1293     1120        572 Aug    12     1504     6556       1242       835        130 Sept     3     1094     5886        830    1083        174              9     1208     6222       1136     1168          82 Oct      8      957     6420          730      967        160             9      909     5806          658      929       139           10       723     5162            544      921        126              11       325     3874            270       813       107           12       316     3757            203       710        83           13       843    5006           354       723       165           14       970    6075           716       694       123           15       873    6106           734       835       158 Summary:  Not good at all. Ah, Friday, no better day than to buy some scotch, gi