"Denatured" rum is one of the most widely used flavors in the tobacco industry.

The "sex on the beach" cocktail was reportedly invented by a bartender by the name of Ted Pizio out of Fort Lauderdale, Florida in response to a challenge issued by Peach Schnapps that offered a $100 reward to the bartender who sold the most Peach Schnapps over spring break.

"Sometimes too much to drink is barely enough." ~ Mark Twain

According to legend, brandy was first distilled when a particularly enterprising Dutch shipmaster figured he would be able to save enormous amounts on freight charges if he distilled all the water out of his wine, shipped it, then re-hydrated it upon arriving at his destination in Holland. Upon arrival, however, some friends of his decided they liked the distilled wine better and encouraged the shipmaster to keep it as it is. They called this new spirit "brandewijn" meaning "burned wine" which later became "brandy."

Once, during Prohibition, I was forced to live for days on nothing but food and water.  ~W.C. Fields

The majority of vodka is distilled by major ethanol producers in Europe and America, who then sell their ethanol to companies to be rectified and bottled, then sold as commercial vodka.

Adolphus Busch of Anheuser-Busch started his own railroad to deliver beer.

The oldest known beer that modern brewers have been able to recreate is Chateau Jiahu by Dogfish Head Brewery. It was recreated from a recipe found in a pottery jar in Northern China and is around 9,000 years old!

The very first microbrewery in the United States was New Albion Brewing in Sonoma, CA. It was founded in 1977 and closed in 1983.

Higher proof vodka brings out the flavor in whatever it is mixed with better than lower proof vodka. For example, a screwdriver mixed using 100 proof vodka will have much more of an orange flavor than one mixed with 80 proof vodka.