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The Drinking Cultures of Europe

By The Editors @insidehook
November 1, 2024 5:38 pm

There are so many countries on this earth with fascinating drinking cultures, spanning from the New World vineyards of South America to the whisky and sake culture of Japan. And we celebrate them all with open minds and a glass-half-full mentality (though, would you fill it to the brim, please?). But there are few drinking cultures that seep into our daily lives more than those of Europe. After all, wine was invented there, beer was perfected there, and the leisurely mentality of having a drink and a snack to end the workday and usher in the evening is a ritual we’ll forever try to emulate. 

To celebrate the incredible drinking cultures of Europe, we dove deep into 10 different countries to get to know a little more about what’s in their glasses and how it got there in the first place. We spoke with experts, asked top bars for cocktail recipes and each correspondent personally imbibed in the country they wrote about to bring some first-hand experience and color to the articles. We hope you enjoy reading them as much as we loved writing them. Cheers! Santé! Prost! 

France

There are few people who know how to live life more splendidly than the French. They eat butter and bread and foie gras and cheese on a regular basis. They’re effortlessly chic in the way they dress and carry themselves. And perhaps my favorite of all, they don’t let work dominate their lives, breaking for lunch away from their desks and participating in a daily apéro to separate office life from the rest of the evening. And that is how we’ll begin our dive into the drinking culture of France. Obviously, there is no way we could cover absolutely everything, as France is a multifaceted country with 18 regions and traditions that vary from town to town, household to household. But this guide will give you a little more insight on what it’s like to imbibe there, whether you’re whiling away the hours on a cafe terrace in Paris or traipsing through the vineyards in one of the country’s beloved wine regions.

FAVORITE DRINKS:
Wine, Champagne, Pastis, Cognac

FAVORITE DRINKING SNACKS:
Nuts, chips, olives, tapenade, butter and radishes

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France

There are few people who know how to live life more splendidly than the French. They eat butter and bread and foie gras and cheese on a regular basis. They’re effortlessly chic in the way they dress and carry themselves. And perhaps my favorite of all, they don’t let work dominate their lives, breaking for lunch away from their desks and participating in a daily apéro to separate office life from the rest of the evening. And that is how we’ll begin our dive into the drinking culture of France. Obviously, there is no way we could cover absolutely everything, as France is a multifaceted country with 18 regions and traditions that vary from town to town, household to household. But this guide will give you a little more insight on what it’s like to imbibe there, whether you’re whiling away the hours on a cafe terrace in Paris or traipsing through the vineyards in one of the country’s beloved wine regions.

FAVORITE DRINKS:
Wine, Champagne, Pastis, Cognac

FAVORITE DRINKING SNACKS:
Nuts, chips, olives, tapenade, butter and radishes

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