Alcohol in Iran

The alcoholic drinks market in Iran consist of only non-alcoholic beer, as Islamic law bans the consumption, manufacturing and trading of alcohol in any form. It is forbidden to have alcoholic dish or drink, to trade with alcohol, and to serve alcohol. Bringing alcohol into Iran is disallowed. It is routine to get non-alcoholic beverages almost all over Iran.

Ban on alcoholic drinks

Limitation on alcoholic drinks provides a good opportunity for non-alcoholic beer. The alcoholic drinks market in Iran consist of only non-alcoholic beer, as Islamic law bans the consumption, manufacturing and trading of alcohol in any form. Such restrictions have created very strong request for non-alcoholic beer. Anti-smuggling plans by the Iranian Government, coupled with awareness campaigns against the consumption of cola carbonates and campaigns encouraging the drinking of non-alcoholic beer, further boosted demand in 2010. More young adults in Iran are tending to non-alcoholic beer, following widespread media coverage regarding its health benefits. These health advantages play a major part in the promotional activities of most major firms.^[1]

Law

According to Islam, it is taboo to enjoy alcohol at all, no matter in what kind. It is forbidden to have alcoholic dish or drink, to trade with alcohol, and to serve alcohol. However there is widespread and open violation of the law. Additionally officially recognized non-Muslim minorities are allowed to produce alcoholic beverages for their own private consumption and for religious rites such as the Eucharist (two of the four religious minorities guaranteed representation in the Majlis, the Armenians and Assyrians, are Christian, the former being chiefly Armenian Apostolic and the latter being predominantly Chaldean Eastern Catholic). Bringing alcohol into Iran is disallowed. It is routine to get non-alcoholic beverages almost all over the Iran.^[2][3]

See also

• Beer in Iran
• Healthcare in Iran

References