Label Identification make on bottle - usually indicates alcohol content, capacity, etc.

Labologist Collector of beer bottle labels.

Laced 1. Alcohol added to another beverage. 2. Drunk.

Lactic Acid Chemical found in wine.

Lager Type of bottom-fermented aged beer introduced by the Germans.

Lambrusco Sweet red wine from Italy.

Lamb's Wool Hot drink popular in England and the colonies in 1600s1700s; made with wine, spices, sugar, and roasted apples floating on the surface, served in a large bowl. Sometimes ale was substituted for wine. Also known as Yard of Flannel.

Last Orders Term called on licensed premised prior to end of licensing hours.

Laying Down Action of cellaring bottles of wine on their sides to mature.

Liebfraumilch Inexpensive German table wine.

Light Beer Beer containing less than the usual amount of alcohol.

Liver Function Tests Blood tests used to determine level of liver damage. Include serum bilirubin concentration, serum enzyme activities (such as gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase, amino-transferases and alkaline phosphatase).

Liqueur Sweet alcoholic beverage containing between 20 to 60% alcohol, usually consumed as an after dinner drink or as a component of cocktails. Made by mixing or distilling alcohol with fruits, juices, flowers, plants, etc.

Liquor 1. Distilled alcohol. 2. To take a drink. 3. Alcoholic beverages which have been made by distillation.

London Dry Gin General term for very dry gin.

Lorazepam Benzodiazepine (tranquilliser) drug with a relatively short half-life. Sometimes used in alcohol detoxification programmes when there is evidence of severe hepatic (liver) damage.

Lubricated Slang term for intoxication.

Lush Slang term for female heavy drinker.