Ready to drink that Alcopops are banned in some countries due to religious and cultural reasons, which do not permit the consumption of alcohol. A number of studies have linked the marketing of alcopops to increased incidences of underage drinking. The industry term for this range of products is flavored malt beverage or progressive adult beverage. The majority sold in the US, are essentially flavored beer. Alcopops can be based on different types of spirits and liquors, such as vodka-based or rum-based. Alcopop brands are numerous and their alcoholic base vary greatly. notable brands include: Non-alcoholic RTDs can be further separated into dairy
Long drink to help vendors facing a wave of foreign customers, the state allowed some liberalization and Alkoholiliike, the national alcoholic beverage retailing monopoly, introduced two brands of pre-mixed, bottled, ready-to-consume long drinks. These were the Gin Long Drink (gin with grapefruit) and the Brandy Long Drink (brandy with Pommac), then co-manufactured with Hartwall. The latter product was discontinued in the 1970s, after which the term long drink became primarily associated with the gin-and-grapefruit beverage in Finland. Until Finland joined the European Union in 1995, the production of long drink was strictly controlled by the government. After joining the EU the government