We ’re as impressed with Olympiads ’ slalom canoe science and synchronise diving event talents as anyone , but we ca n’t help but marvel : Which land would win for drink ?
Enter the Supercall 2016 International Drink Off .
away from the sheer book of booze eat up area - to - country every year , each culture has its own traditions and boozes of selection . We chose the winners of Supercall ’s first International Drink Off found primarily on how much pure alcohol each state drinksper capita , as well as on the country ’s overall universe and drinking traditions . Here are the termination :
Runner Up: Germany
Population:80.62 millionLiters of staring alcohol have per capita in 2014:10.94Germany , we clap your committedness to extremely drinkable beer — youproducethe quaternary most worldwide and drink more than100 litersper capita each year . We ’re also fans of all of your delicious Rieslings and super - bitterliqueurs , but it ’s not quite enough to win you the bronze . That say , we ’d pretermit what we ’re doing in an instant to join your legion of dedicated beer guzzlers in Munich for Oktoberfest this September . Prost !
Bronze Medal: France
Population:66.03 millionLiters of pure alcohol consumed per capita in 2014:11.4France may besecondwhen it comes to producing the most wine-coloured in the world , but it has one thing no other country does : Champagne . That alone is deserving a bronze medal . It also helps that France ’s 66 million residents can put back more liquor than 80 million Germans . Bien fait France !
Silver Medal: Russia
Population:143.5 millionLiters of pure intoxicant consumed per capita in 2014:11.2Russian drinkers would n’t need tojuice upfor this contest . The land consumed1.37 billion litersof vodka alone in 2012 — that ’s the solution you get from a revered history of guzzle vodka , show that practice really does make perfect . Russian tradition holds that you should n’t ruffle the liveliness with anything ( it ’s considered cowardly ) and that once a bottle is open it must be finished . Now that ’s commitment .
Gold Medal: Ireland
Population:4.6 millionLiters of virgin alcoholic drink consumed per capita in 2014:11.75Ireland ’s population may blanch in comparison to that of Russia , France or Germany , but the country is a drinking force play with which to be reckon . Not only does the Emerald Isle imbibe the most of these four countries per head — nearly 12 liters of gross booze per person — but it also produce some of the world ’s most celebrated potable . The world would be a distressing blank space without Jameson , Guinness and Baileys ( not to mention dozens of other wonderful whiskies ) . We give Ireland the gold for heart , its people ’s power to accommodate their liquor ( most of the time ) and all those fantasticdrinking Song dynasty .
