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Tainted alcohol isn’t just a Costa Rica problem—here’s what tourists need to know - Fast Company
To help patients relax, my dentist has a serene picture hanging above the chair in her office. It features a typical beach scene with golden sand, azure waves, and a swimsuit-clad person sipping a cocktail with an umbrella in it. That’s an idyllic idea of a dream vacation, but after a spate of counterfeit-alcohol-related deaths, maybe the person in the photo should drop the cocktail.
Since the beginning of June, 19 people have died from consuming alcohol tainted with toxic levels of methanol in several cities across Costa Rica, CNN reports. Now that country’s Ministry of Health has confiscated about 30,000 bottles of alcohol believed to be tainted with methanol and issued a national alert warning consumers to stay away from multiple brands whose samples tested positive for methanol. Those brands are Guaro Montano, Guaro Gran Apache, Aguardiente Estrella, Aguardiente Barón Rojo, Aguardiente Timbuka, and Molotov Aguardiente.
To help patients relax, my dentist has a serene picture hanging above the chair in her office. It features a typical beach scene with golden sand, azure waves, and a swimsuit-clad person sipping a cocktail with an umbrella in it. That’s an idyllic idea of a dream vacation, but after a spate of counterfeit-alcohol-related deaths, maybe the person in the photo should drop the cocktail.
Since the beginning of June, 19 people have died from consuming alcohol tainted with toxic levels of methanol in several cities across Costa Rica, CNN reports. Now that country’s Ministry of Health has confiscated about 30,000 bottles of alcohol believed to be tainted with methanol and issued a national alert warning consumers to stay away from multiple brands whose samples tested positive for methanol. Those brands are Guaro Montano, Guaro Gran Apache, Aguardiente Estrella, Aguardiente Barón Rojo, Aguardiente Timbuka, and Molotov Aguardiente.