So on Monday I read an article from TIME, stating that alcoholic WHIPPED cream is the next fad. I think that it's funny that since they banned Four Loko, kids are going to get their hands on "other" products that are just as bad. The next new FAD is Whipahol. According to the Boston Herald, products like Cream and Whipped Lightning are appearing on liquor store shelves all over the country. They look innocent enough. But are they? They are canisters of whipped dairy, like the Reddi-wip. The alcohol-charged "whipahol" Cream packs a 30-proof wallop. That's 15% alcohol by volume. The canisters contains as much or a little less alcohol as drinks like Bacardi Mojito and Bailey's Irish Cream. Whipped Lightning ranges from 16% to 18% alcohol by volume, equivalent to the alcohol contained in three or four beers — that is, if you ingest the entire canister. I think that it is justified that public health officials are concerned that alcohol whip targets young consumers. Are whipahols really less accessible to underage drinkers? Yes, it is sold in liquor stores, but I think kids these days are very savvy. They can get their hands on things that they want.
Read more: http://healthland.time.com/2010/11/29/alcoholic-whipped-cream-another-binge-drink-in-a-can/#ixzz16wQ96YQ6
xoxo,
Kat
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