Numlock Sunday: Dave Infante talks Fingers and the geopolitics of alcohol

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By Walt Hickey

Welcome to the Numlock Sunday edition.

This week, I spoke to Dave Infante over at Fingers, the newsletter about drinking in America. Dave’s newsletter is fantastic. I’ve been reading it for years, he’s got a great sale going on right now, and it’s just a great deep dive into the fascinating liquor industry, which has been pervasively in the news lately.

We talked the World Cup’s alcohol consumption, booze bans across borders and history.

This interview has been condensed and edited.

Dave, thanks so much for coming back on. It is always a pleasure. I am a gigantic fan of Fingers, and I hope many more people will be, too. We wanted to have you on to talk a little bit about the World Cup, and then talk a little bit more about the alcohol industry. It’s a vibrant time, yeah?

It is a very vibrant time. I’m glad to be back, Walt, it’s always such a pleasure. The feeling’s mutual with Numlock. I read every day, every edition.

It’s a very vibrant time f…