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Study: Apes Could Make Competent Bartenders An ape in Sweden has demonstrated human-level flavour prediction abilities by memorising cocktail ingredients, according to a recent study. By providing a captive orangutan with its own personal cocktail bar, a group of researchers found that large primates exhibit a type of taste memory thought to be unique to humans. In a new study published in the Animal Cognition journal, researchers at Lund University in Sweden offered Naong, a male orangutan at a Swedish Zoo, three distinct tasting juices – cherry, rhubarb and lemon – as well as cider apple vinegar. Each in a...

An 18-year-old woman has had her stomach removed to save her life after drinking a cocktail containing liquid nitrogen. Gabby Scanlan had been drinking at Oscars wine bar in Lancaster to celebrate her 18th birthday when she was left feeling breathless. After developing serious stomach pain, she was rushed to Lancaster Royal Infirmary where she diagnosed with a perforated stomach. The young woman, from the village of Heysham in Lancashire, then underwent emergency surgery to remove her stomach, reported ITV News. … Liquid nitrogen is pure nitrogen in a liquid state at a very low temperature. It boils at –196°C...

Bartending Tips From Days of Old What's old is new again, and nowhere is that more true than in the cocktail world. New twists on classic cocktails are popping up everywhere, but most of us haven't even figured out how to make them sans twists yet. Luckily, the bartenders of yore have reached forward in time to give us invaluable advice on mixing these drinks of yesteryear. And publishers looking to capitalize on the cocktail craze have reached back to the of bartenders at the turn of last century to reprint some of the most storied mixology guides. Long before...

First impressions mean so much. Think about what you do before going out for dinner or drinks -- or both, with friends and family. Typically, most people make sure they are wearing clean clothes, their breath doesn't smell terrible and their hair is in some semblance of a style. Other people go above and beyond that, accessorizing with jewelry, taking time to actually style their hair, using cosmetics, polishing shoes, ironing their shirt or any other number of priming techniques. When people put so much time and effort into their appearance, it's interesting to think that they don't put much...