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Field notes on what is actually in your bottle — proof changes, ingredient shifts, and chemistry deep-dives from SpiritFacts.

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Why Muscle Helps You Handle Your Liquor, and Fat Doesn't

Muscle is ~75% water; fat as little as 10%, so at the same weight, the muscular drinker hits a lower BAC and sobers up faster. The body-water science of handling alcohol.

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Beefeater Quietly Dropped 44% ABV — Here's When

Beefeater's US bottling fell from 44% to 40% ABV in 2023 with no announcement — the second proof cut in five years. Here's the timeline and what it means.