{"id":105324,"date":"2017-10-13T13:20:27","date_gmt":"2017-10-13T17:20:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/depquebec.com\/?p=105324"},"modified":"2017-10-13T17:18:53","modified_gmt":"2017-10-13T21:18:53","slug":"if-we-ban-four-loko-we-shall-ban-port-wine-too-portugal-will-be-thrilled-to-hear-that","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/depquebec.com\/en\/if-we-ban-four-loko-we-shall-ban-port-wine-too-portugal-will-be-thrilled-to-hear-that\/","title":{"rendered":"If We Ban Four Loko, We Shall Ban Port Wine Too (Portugal Will Be Thrilled To Hear That!)"},"content":{"rendered":"
In recent highly exaggerated vitriolic attacks (see here<\/a> and here<\/a>) in French-speaking newspapers led by the media-puritanistic complex and his cohort of doctors in Porsches, another legally sold product in depanneurs came under fire, namely the alcoholic beverage Four Loko<\/a>.<\/p>\n A few days later, a follow-up attack targetted another similar beverage called FCKD UP<\/a>, but for the purpose of this article, we will focus on Four Loko<\/a>.<\/p>\n So first, let’s see the facts: what is Four Loko<\/a>?<\/p>\n There was a time when Four Loko<\/a> contained energy drink types of additives such as caffeine, guarana and taurine, but they were all removed many years ago.<\/p>\n All that remains now is alcohol and sugar. So this is it! There is nothing new under the sun: all alcoholic beverages have alcohol and sugar (alcohol is made from sugar).<\/p>\n Now, at present, Four Loko<\/a> is not even the sweetest of alcoholic beverages, nor the most alcoholic of sweetened drinks available on the market.<\/p>\n Here is a very simple comparison between Four Loko<\/a>, a Rum & Coke and some good old tawny port wine sold at the SAQ (Quebec’s alcohol monopoly) or at any of the 400 c-stores and grocery stores authorized by the SAQ.<\/p>\n For comparison purposes, we have all put them in one liter (1000 ml) format.<\/p>\n \n\n
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\n\t <\/td> \n\t Rum & Coke<\/td> \n\t Four Loko<\/td> \n\t Port wine 10 years Tawny<\/td> \n\t <\/td> <\/td> <\/td> <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/p>\n