Swervy Alcohol

zackster

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bosstrabs

A good read (it might be Beijing, but it’s a problem in lots of developing countries and tourist hotspots)
https://www.thebeijinger.com/blog/2016/03/26/fake-booze-beijing-prevalence-indicators-and-dangers-counterfeit-alcohol

NasserAlazzawi

bosstrabs

Good find.

The first thing to be aware of is that are two major ways in which counterfeiters infiltrate the market. The first involves filling up empty bottles from genuine distributors with cheaper alternatives. The second involves making their own knock-off concoctions to put inside. Ethylene glycol, isopropyl alcohol, and methanol, are the chemicals most commonly substituted for “certified alcohol” ethanol, due to the similar inebriating effects, but unlike real alcohol, the debilitating side effects take hold abruptly and are much more severe.

These can include nausea, headaches, dizziness, and in some rare cases, permanent blindness, kidney and heart failure, and even death. A good rule of thumb is that if you encounter symptoms that you would normally associate with being hungover before you’ve even left the bar then it’s more than likely that you’ve been ingesting fake booze.

For this reason it’s good to know what to look for before sinking a potentially poisonous drink, a task easier said than done.

hugopal

bosstrabs Beijing just keeps sounding more and more fantastic the more you post about it!

zackster

Nas is an elaborate Dave alias, I swear to god

NasserAlazzawi

zackster sometimes, I wish I was called Dave.

“Nasser”
“natter?”
“no Nasser”
"like the space station?'

Triggered.

erik

NasserAlazzawi lol

bosstrabs

NasserAlazzawi Not so familiar with Cyprus.

But this is a very common story in South East Asia too.

Dubman

bosstrabs
I Know few bar restaurant owners in Goa. They would only buy their alcohol from proper licenced wholesalers. They do get offered loads is cheap alcohol from people in vans just turning up. They always say no as if they did and they ended poisoning there customers they’d lose license and business. No doubt it definitely goes on in some backstreet bars.

bosstrabs

hugopal Beijing just keeps sounding more and more fantastic the more you post about it!

Okay mate, you enjoy having no heating and rampant inflation yeah?

Along_the_Wire

Let’s also not forget that birds can’t handle their scoops. My missus has been convinced and her and her mates have all been spiked on a night out when in fact, it was drinking vast quantities of piss-poor Prosecco til 3am that made you fall over, get refused a cab, get in at five am and have the world’s worst headache. “We must’ve been spiked the same thing happened to everyone”. No. Everyone did the same thing - did anyone get abducted? No? Right, I’ll see you later love, I’m off out

NasserAlazzawi

Along_the_Wire True about Prosecco and its not just the girls - I was having a lovely night until the group switched to prosecco and then the whole thing went to shit. All of us. More than one occasion.

Since you’ve brought it up I’ve realised Prosecco is actually the fucking devil unless you’re just starting with it / having a cheers.

Millsy

Along_the_Wire lol. ‘i think I was raped’. Nope, I just slyly thumbed it in while you were passed out…..

Actually, I think that might be rape. Googling it now.

Hursty

NasserAlazzawi The most destructive night I’ve had is on the Absolute Chambulls pitchers at Revs

Vodka, Red Bull and Prosecco

What could go wrong? Rocket fuel 😆😆

Along_the_Wire

NasserAlazzawi lads drinking Prosecco all-night? <pitifully shakes head>

Millsy

NasserAlazzawi best prosecco hangover cure? Jammies, hot water bottle and a Friend’s boxset. Bliss ❣️

NasserAlazzawi

Hursty thoughts and prayers

NasserAlazzawi

Along_the_Wire I mean adding it in at the end after a night having a decent night. It changes shit really quickly!

And I was with my lass and other couples so back off mofo.

NasserAlazzawi

Millsy friends ftw x

Millsy

bosstrabs swap you for a commercial property collapse and a run on banks.

bosstrabs

Millsy Pipe down Millsy, this is about calling Hugo and his adopted country a dickhead.

Along_the_Wire

Millsy don’t forget the impending private property crash.