Unexpected drinking trends around the world
Some places you go, you drink like a local out of principle. Bourbon in Kentucky. Caipirinhas in Rio. A Guinness (or three) in Dublin. But the locals may have their own, more interesting ideas about what they drink. It could be a fad—remember "critter wines," when an animal on the label was a guarantee of success—or simply a longstanding preference that only history can try to explain. Here are a few unexpected preferences from around the world.