>>>>http://www.reuters.com/article/oddlyEnoughNews/idUSTRE57248Q20090803?feedType=RSS&feedName=oddlyEnoughNews&rpc=22&sp=true
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>>>>Do they sell it here? :o)
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>>>>Snippet:
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>>>>Russian soccer fans have been told to drink whisky on their trip to Wales for next month's World Cup qualifier to ward off the H1N1 swine flu virus, the head of the country's supporter association (VOB) said Monday.
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>>>>"We urge our fans to drink a lot of Welsh whisky as a form of disinfection," VOB head Alexander Shprygin told Reuters.
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>>>>"That should cure all symptoms of the disease."
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>>>>I guess if you drink enough of it you would not feel the symptons of any disease... :o)
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>>>They're probably basing this on the fact that it tastes more like cough medicine than whisky :-}
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>>Local patriotism or do like to keep it fo yourself? (^.~)
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>The only Welsh distillery I know of is not far from here (Penderyn in Brecon) and, to be honest, I haven't tried it lately but it used to be pretty mediocre. Welsh whisky is probably in the same category as English wine - try it out of curiousity, get better elsewhere for less
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>:-{

I'm no expert in both - I stuck with beer. (+.+)