We all need something to eat and something to drink – but what to drink? When do we drink what? When is it ok to go for a cold beer and when is a cup of coffee or tea better?

In Western Europe and in America there is such a thing as alcohol culture – which sometimes perhaps looks more like actual alcoholism. This is of course a problem.

Should we all stop drinking alcohol then? Budweiser and Carlsberg probably wouldn’t approve, so, as always, the trick is to find the right balance where those who wish to drink can do so while there is still room for those who prefer to say no.

Keynote speakers on drinks and drinking will often talk about things such as alcohol culture because it is literally everywhere in the Western world. But there are other drinks as well – there is a world of passionate tea and coffee aficionados.