Map of Europe with individual countries grouped by preferred type of alcoholic drink, based on recorded alcohol per capita (age 15+) consumption (in litres of pure alcohol) in 2016[1]
Wine
Beer
Spirits
Map of Europe with individual countries grouped into three regions by dominant patterns of alcohol consumption and traditionally preferred types of alcoholic drink
Beer-drinking countries[2][3]/Central European pattern[4][5])
Spirit-drinking countries[2][3]/Eastern/Northern European pattern[4][5])
Both Denmark[2][3][5] and Slovakia[3][5][4] are categorized either as beer-drinking countries or as spirit-drinking countries.
Alcohol preferences in Europe vary from country to country between beer, wine or spirits.[6] These preferences are traditionally associated with certain regions. Hence, the Central European pattern of alcohol consumption is associated with beer-drinking, the Mediterranean pattern with wine-drinking and the Eastern or Northern European pattern with spirit-drinking countries.[2][3][4][5] However, traditional preferences do not necessarily correspond to current drinking habits, as beer has become the most popular alcoholic drink world-wide.
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