And you are here why?

The Atlantic  has an article about the nations that drink the most coffee . Its nice, and its cute, but it brings up one really, really  important question How does this correlate with alcohol consumption? And the answer, sadly, is - "no correlation". If you cross-reference Teh Voice Of Authoriteh , you basically get this The Czechs  are No. 2 on the alcohol list, and Slovenians  are No. 9 . None of the others come even remotely close.  Sigh...

From the fine folks at GQ , we have this awesome Family Tree(s) of Bourbon .  It is, admittedly, a bit of a 'best guess', but hey, its better than nothing! As they put it This chart shows the major distilleries operating in Kentucky, Tennessee, and Indiana, grouped horizontally by corporate owner, then subdivided by distillery. Each tree shows the type of whiskey made, and the various expressions of each style of whiskey or mash bill, in the case of bourbons. For instance, Basil Hayden's is a longer-aged version of Old Grand-Dad, and both are made at the Jim Beam Distillery. Some of this is imprecise. Buffalo Trace has two bourbon mash bills, but it isn't known which of its many brands are made from each, so this is a rough guess based on online commentary. Willett, formerly only a bottler as Kentucky Bourbon Distillers, has been distilling its own product for about a year; I include the brands that it bottles from other sources for reference. The ages are taken ...

Courtesy Thrillist , we have this awesome map of the highest profile beer/liquor companies in each state (by profile, not  by quality :-)  ) Click to embiggen - or go to the original to see it it in it's full glory