United Kingdom drinking culture
British drinking is organised around the pub licence, regional beer styles, and a gin category that the country re-exported worldwide. Scotland's whisky industry is legally and culturally distinct, but London remains the commercial and cocktail centre.
Famous for: The United Kingdom is known for gin, cask ale, whisky from Scotland, and the pub as a social institution.
Legal drinking age note: 18 to buy alcohol in common guidance; additional rules apply for serving with a meal in some settings.
Flagship city
Start with London drinking culture: Gin and pub culture.
Culture guide, not a dry-day calendar
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