stories : Entertaining
Drinks Around the World(cont.)
Time Zone by Time Zone
Starting at the International Date Line and going west.
Hour 0 - KiribatiWater
Start off slowly with a glass of water and a geography lesson: Kiribati is just to the west of the International Date Line.
Hour 1 - TongaKava Shake
This kava drink is part hot cocoa, part coconut, part milk shake, and part psychotropic.
Hour 2 - AntarcticaGrog
You’re at the South Pole! You’re an intrepid explorer, perhaps an Antarctic pirate! Drink some grog! Argh, matey!
Hour 3 - RussiaVodka Shot
Raise a chilled vodka shot to the Russians, who specialize in celebrating New Year’s—so much so that many of them do it twice (marking both the Julian and Georgian calendars).
Hour 4 - AustraliaBeer
You’ve celebrated Antarctic-style and Russian-style. Right now it’s summer Down Under—pop open a cold beer.
Hour 5 - JapanKinako Mochi
Mochi is usually associated with dessert, but the Japanese make room for it at breakfast too, and it’s a New Year’s staple.
Hour 6 - China Beer
Crack one open and thank your host. That’s “xie xie” (“shay shay”) in Mandarin.
Hour 7 - VietnamSpiked Frozen Coffee Shots
We riffed on the traditional Vietnamese or Thai sweetened coffee for these icy pops.
Hour 8 - IndiaEast India Cocktail
It’s not actually the Indian New Year for another half hour, but you won’t want to wait to start sipping this classic cocktail, a nod to the days of the Raj.
Hour 9 - UzbekistanTeatini
The Uzbeks drink lots of tea and lots of vodka; we combined the two into a tea-flavored martini that the Uzbeks are unlikely to ever drink.
Hour 10 - OmanCoffee
You’ll need the caffeine to get through the next 14 hours. Yes, 14 hours.
Hour 11 - SomaliaSpiced Somalian Tea
You clearly need another hour of sobering up. This delicately spiced tea will energize you while you take a breather from all that alcohol.
Hour 12 - TurkeyRaki
Close your eyes and imagine yourself at a café in Istanbul sipping this anise-flavored brandy. If your head starts spinning, open your eyes immediately.
Hour 13 - BelgiumBeer
Lambic, gueuze, Trappist, or saison? This country is known for its diversity of beers.
Hour 14 - United KingdomWelsh Rarebit Bites
Beer-laced cheese spread on toasts? Yes, please.
Hour 15 - GreenlandFrozen Lambic Ice
Make this frozen drink quickly, before global warming does away with all the ice. (By now you’re probably just drunk enough that this makes sense.)-
Hour 16 - Atlantic Ocean
Water
You’ve made it to the middle of nowhere. Now drink lots of water for the next hour. 
Hour 17 - BrazilGuava Batida
Best known as the main ingredient in a Caipirinha, cachaça is equally delicious in this spiked, fruity, blended drink.
Hour 18 - ChileInca Trail
It’s New Year’s in Chile now—that’s your cue to drink a pisco cocktail.
Hour 19 - EcuadorCanelazo
Warm shots of strong alcohol, spice, and citrus will give you the kick you need right about now.
Hour 20 - GuatemalaPassionista
Guatemala makes aged rums on a par with Cuba. Try one out in this stiff tropical libation.
Hour 21 - MexicoPaloma
The Mexican equivalent of the gin and tonic, the Paloma has only two ingredients, plus a lime—which is about as complicated a drink as you can handle at this point.
Hour 22 - CanadaBloody Caesar
Don’t forget our compatriots to the north. Their take on the Bloody Mary is made with Clamato juice and a hint of horseradish.
Hour 23 - AlaskaDuck Fart
After 23 hours of drinking, fart jokes are actually funny. A pousse-café—a fancy name for a layered drink—of Baileys Irish Cream, Crown Royal whiskey, and Kahlúa, this cocktail may be an acquired taste.
Hour 24 - HawaiiCheehu Cocktail
Cheehu is Hawaiian Pidgin for “Whoo-hoo!” This drink combines lychees, rum, and guava juice. No paper umbrella necessary.
Hour 25 - SamoaBig Spender
Congratulations, you’ve made it around the world. Celebrate the New Year one final time with some bubbly dressed up with blood orange juice and tequila.- Now go rest, drink lots of fluids, and don’t think about resolutions until your hangover is gone.
wow this is so cool! It's cool to see what other drinks people have...gives me a wider variety of drinks to order!
Besides a frown upon your wink to the Raj, a cruel regime by all means, drinkwise I miss the wine/champagne...
Newfoundland has its own half hour time zone, so after your atlantic ocean water at hour 16, have a good healthy shot of Screech or other dark rum at hour 16.5.
i can't believe they pictured "foster's" for australia...definitely not drank there
And for hangover cures from around the world, here are some from National Geographic:
http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/200...