+ - Caffeinated Alcoholic Drinks May Be Illegal-> 1
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Anonymusing writes "The FDA has announced an investigation into the "safety and legality" of alcoholic beverages with caffeine in them. As the Wall Street Journal notes, two major beer companies (MillerCoors and Anheuser-Busch) stopped produce caffeinated alcoholic drinks last year after reports of increased negative effects compared to caffeine-free alcohol. CNN notes that, according to FDA rules, "food additives require premarket approval based on data demonstrating safety submitted to the agency" — and caffeine is a food additive. The targeted beverage makers have 30 days to respond."
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Well when we were 18 or so, we encountered a new drink, which was very helpful on long day/night parties. A friend of mine got the recipe by "spying" on the Russians. The drink is based on vodka, logically. And the other part has some resemblance with known Tequila drinking rituals. To be precise you use a lemon slice put coffee powder on it and the some sugar. Then (very ugly) you put this lemon, coffee, sugar mix in your mouth and chew it until you have the distinct feeling to either spit it out or to cho