Fun with maps

[rhymans]

Getting back to the popular alcohol thread [it's Saturday evening here in London, so why not], my wife's just brought me a Spanish Vermouth - stronger than wine [about 19%) with a caramel flavour, neat over ice with a small slice of lemon or orange, and accompanied by a small bowl of almonds - highly recommended

[bambam1729]

Most popular surname in each state:

https://blogs.ancestry.com/cm/whats-...nal+Paid+Media

Definitely true for Massachusetts. #3 was Sullivan. Growing up there, half my friends were called Sully.

[lonewolf]

No surprise, Smith #1 in 40 states, does not make top 3 in only 5 states.

[tandfman]

Most popular surname in each state:

https://blogs.ancestry.com/cm/whats-the-most-popular-surname-in-your-state/?o_xid=80633&o_lid=80633&o_sch=External+Paid+Media

[BillVol]

Where working-class Americans can and can't afford to live:

http://www.msn.com/en-us/money/reale...n=true#image=2

Ironic

[tandfman]

Where working-class Americans can and can't afford to live:

http://www.msn.com/en-us/money/realestate/this-grim-map-shows-all-the-places-working-class-americans-can%E2%80%99t-afford-to-live/ar-AAr2M3h?li=BBmkt5R&ocid=spartanntp&fullscreen=true#image=2

[tandfman]

""The social drinking app BARTRENDr—which appears to have been named by a wordplay-loving tech guru who couldn’t figure out how to use his caps-lock button—recently analyzed posts and photos from its 700,000 users to determine the most popular liquor brand in every state.""

I can think of a number of ways to create a most popular liquor metric. This is not one of them.

I hadn't read that far down--just saw the map and scrolled down to the table. You're right--there are definitely better ways to figure that out, especially in states that own or control the distribution of spirits.

[Halfmiler2]

What a mess!! I appears only (South)Dakota, Iowa, Michigan, North Carolina and South Carolina would have been unaffected.

Actually, North Carolina was affected in the late 1700s by the attempted break-away of the would-be state of Franklin in territory that then belonged to North Carolina, but the same territory became eastern Tennessee when the latter became the 16th state in 1796.

There are a couple of books and there was a cable television series on how that states got their shapes. Fascinating stuff.

[wineturtle]

The most popular liquor in every state:

http://www.foodandwine.com/fwx/drink...rs-every-state

""The social drinking app BARTRENDr—which appears to have been named by a wordplay-loving tech guru who couldn’t figure out how to use his caps-lock button—recently analyzed posts and photos from its 700,000 users to determine the most popular liquor brand in every state.""

I can think of a number of ways to create a most popular liquor metric. This is not one of them.

[gh]

If you want to get out ahead of perhaps the next next big thing in tippling, the Moscow Mule (vodka, ginger beer, lime; served in a copper mug) might be the place to go. Apparently it is surging in popularity and based on one of my favorite local watering holes, that would be true, since they now keep ginger beer on tap.

There's a new place that just opened in San Francisco that's a dedicated Mule Bar.

The Greek joint I hang out at offers a "Santorini Mule" which comes with a shot of Ouzo.

[lonewolf]

As the other teetotaler on the forum, the only one I recognized was Jack Daniels. Probably because I took the distillery tour when I photographed the Moore County Courthouse.
Looked it up. 3/6/94. #2419 on my court house bucket list of 3143 counties

[gh]

In my neck of the woods, Hot Damn was big in the '90s..... believe that Fireball (which is now very popular) is just a clone of that.

[tandfman]

I realize I'm a teetotaler, but how have I never even HEARD of one of those that's all over the map as favorite?!

Fireball Cinnamon Whisky??!!

I am not at all a teetotaler, but I had never heard of Fireball either.

[BillVol]

Not a liquor drinker. But interesting that Jim Beam was not tops in Kentucky. Or Makers Mark.

Many whiskey drinkers here in TN that I know prefer George Dickel to Jack Daniel's.

BTW, drinker or not, if you're ever in the area, be sure to make time for the Jack Daniel's distillery tour. Really interesting. An hour from Nashville or Chattanooga. You'll see people from all over the world.

[Atticus]

The most popular liquor in every state:

I realize I'm a teetotaler, but how have I never even HEARD of one of those that's all over the map as favorite?!

Fireball Cinnamon Whisky??!!