Contrary to popular belief, Irish whiskey isn’t good only in shots, Pickle Backs or the tragically named Car Bomb: It also makes a damn fine cocktail.

Is red wine a cure-all? The latest: a study to be published in the journal “Cancer Cell International,” which suggests that red wine slows the spread of lung cancer. Tell us more of what we want to hear! Co-author Evangelia Litsa Tsiani told us that her team examined the effects of red and white wine on six culture plates, which each contained millions of human lung cancer cells. The effect was much more pronounced with red wine than white (pass the bordeaux).