Bartender's Diary-7

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This is the seventh blog from my diary so I want to tell you what alcohol effect on our body and if you are working behind the bar than also its help you. This is extreme important to understand the effect of alcohol on the human mind to assess the human behavior under its influence.

Alcohol Influence

Most alcohol passes through the blood stream & is quickly absorbed. Sparkling wines including champagnes get into blood stream fastest of all. Food slows down the absorption of alcohol in the body but the concentration of alcohol depends on the height sex age of a person.

Since men are 55-65% of water & women are only 45-55% by water so men get diluted faster than women in case of equal intakes of alcohol Almost all alcohol intake is burned by the liver but it can do so only 1 unit per hour so if it is overtaxed a no. of years it will suffer damage.

Short Term Affects Of alcohol

The effects will vary between individuals & whether or not they are drinking on an empty stomach.

Following chart shows the considerable affect of alcohol

Number unit              …………                     Effect on the person of units

1-2 units                                                            cheery, relaxed & confident.

2-3 units                                                            more confident which increase the risk of accidents.

3-4 units                                                            getting slightly merry judgments might get                                                                                               impaired.

5 unit                                                                above the legal limit of driving in some countries.

5-10 units                                                         depending on the nature of the person may be                                                                                           very merry or self opinionated & argumentative.

10-12 units                                                       losing control or becoming nasty & aggressive

12-17 units                                                       becoming a nuisance, slurring speech.

18 units                                                            nearing toxic levels may cause unconsciousness on                                                                                 further drinking.

LONG TERM EFFECTS OF ALCOHOL

Long term intake of alcohol leads to serious illness like liver cirrhosis, hepatitis, emotional disorders like depressions, brain damage, high BP. It also starts to affect the speed of work & performances can cause accidents as the response to stimuli starts to slow down. Continued drinking leads to addictiveness dependability. It adds to embarrassment discomfort for others.

Alcohol & Alcoholic Strengths

The Alcoholic strength is nothing but the quantity or concentration of alcohol in water. It is measured in % volume or in Degree Proofs.

Eg. 80 ^ proof = 40 % V/V

The Alcoholic Strength Chart

S.no.	Alcohol	Alcoholic Strength
1	Whisky	40-45%
2	VODKA	40-50%
3	GIN	40-50%
4	TEQUILA	40%
5	LIQUEURS	20-40%
6	DARK RUM	40-50%
7	WHITE RUM	40%
8	SCHNAPPS	25-40%
9	ABSINTHE	45-70%
10	BEERS	4-9%
11	APERITIFS	40%
12	WINES	7-15%
13	CHAMPAGNES	15%
14	BITTERS	40%

ENERGY & ALCOHOL

It is said that every alcohol contains different levels of energy. So as long as the concentration of one alcohol is less than the other, it does not harm the individual. However if the concentration rises than the previous alcohol, the energy levels are not contained by the body due to high levels of concentration in the blood. Leading to anxiousness, profuse sweating, loss of balance, puking.

FOR HOW LONG ALCOHOL STAYS IN OUR SYSTEM

On an average liver liver takes one hour to metabolized one unit of alcohol (30 ml). For most of the people one unit of alcohol produce a .015 of Blood - Alcohol- Concentration (BAC). This means someone with .015 BAC level will have no alcohol in his/her body after 10 hours after drinking it.