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1999, year of the booze-up.


FUN-LOVING Scots List of Scots is an incomplete list of notable people from Scotland. Actors (see also humorists)
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 will drink more than ever this year celebrating the build- up to the Millennium.

The average person will down 800 units of alcohol, the equivalent of 130 pints of beer, 270 tots of whisky and 170 glasses of champagne, according to according to
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 a report published yesterday.

The figures will make consumption per head in Britain Britain (brĭt`ən), alternate term for Great Britain, comprised of England, Scotland, and Wales. Often used synonymously with the United Kingdom, the name Britain is derived from Britannia,  higher than practically every other country, industry analysts Datamonitor Datamonitor is a provider of online database and analysis services. The company is based in the United Kingdom and also has offices in the United States, Japan, and other countries.[1] The Datamonitor team includes analysts and professional researchers.  said.

In France, the average citizen will down 790 units and in America, just 610 units.

The four per cent rise in Britain's intake of alcohol will be boosted by the Millennium celebrations.

Datamonitor say demand for champagne will rise 22 per cent, with a 10 per cent rise in sparkling wine sales.

Beer drinking will go up by just one per cent but that still means an average 30 pints per person for every man, woman and child in Britain this year.

A Scots brewing brewing: see beer.  industry source said: "Everybody knows Scots love a good party so as we celebrate the end of the century we would expect demand to increase.

"The busiest time will be towards the end of the year as the world gears up for the Millennium."
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Publication:Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland)
Date:Jan 2, 1999
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