Reports show that fermented grain, honey and fruit juices, for many years, have been used to make alcohol. There is an evidence of early alcoholic drinks back in China around 7,000 BC. Fermented beverages also existed in early Egyptian civilisation. In India, an alcoholic beverage called Sura was distilled from rice and was in use between 3000 and 2000 B.C. Babylonians also worshiped a wine goddess as back as 2700 BC. In Greece, one of the most famous alcoholic drinks was a mixture of honey and water. The Americans were also not left behind; they created fermented beverages from corn, grapes or apples. In the 26th century, alcohol was used for medicinal purposes. This pushed the British parliament to pass a law encouraging the use of grain for distilling spirits. These spirits flooded markets and in the mid-eighteenth century, gin consumption reached 18 million gallons and alcohol consumption then became widespread. When the 19th century came with a greater increase in temperature, this made people turn to alcoholic beverages. Today, alcoholic beverages have become one of the favourite drinks consumed by people.
