Food

The Bloody Mary, Reinvented; Carlsberg Does a Beer for the Ladies

by Chantal Martineau

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[Wall Street Journal]

Carlsberg has launched a new beer aimed at women. It boasts of a feminine design and light taste.
[Sify]

New York is once again visiting the issue of wine sales in grocery stores. A bill with bipartisan support is on its way to the Senate.
[Wall Street Journal]

The latest pre-Prohibition libation to be revived is Swedish punsch, a sweet liqueur that will be on liquor-store shelves this summer.
[Diner’s Journal]

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