Drink: a tippler's miscellany

Did You Know,

• The word 'toast' comes from the Ancient Roman practice of dropping a piece of burned bread into wine to reduce acidity.

• Rum was so important in New England that a contract wasn't considered sealed until a glass had been drunk?

• Most insects and animals are attracted to alcohol and actively seek out fermenting fruit.

• Women were the first brewers of beer and all the deities of beer are female.