Per capita tippling in Britain is only the 12th-highest in the European Union, according to the World Health Organisation.

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Are they the product of rigorous research, as dedicated, ethically irreproachable statisticians crunch the numbers regarding crime, weather, culture and the local economy to determine the best places to retire, reinvent oneself or engage in Golden Years tippling?

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For guidance on how to build one of these boozy masterpieces, I turned to Krystina Castella and Terry Lee Stone, authors of Booze Cakes: Confections Spiked With Spirits, Wine, and Beer (Quirk, 2010), essential reading for the tippling baker.

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