Health | bar The Way You Hold Your Drink Speaks Volumes A gossip? Fun-lover? Psychologist sees clues in how you booze By Kevin Spak Posted May 30, 2009 2:20 AM CDT Copied European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso, right, drinks a pint of stout, with Irish musician Bob Geldof, left, at Kitty O'Shea's Irish Bar in Brussels, March 17, 2009. (AP Photo) See 1 more photo The way you hold your drink says a lot about you, psychologist Glenn Wilson tells the BBC. Wilson studied 500 drinkers at the behest of a bar chain, and discerned a series of notable types. Among them: The gossip: Will hold a wineglass by the bowl, often gesticulating with it or leaning over it to impart some morsel. The fun-lover: Convivial social drinkers, fun-lovers tend to hold a bottle loosely by its shoulder. The wallflower: Holds the glass protectively, palms hidden. The glass is often used as a social crutch, and is never quite finished. The ice queen: Cold or defensive, ice queens typically drink from a wine or short glass, holding it in a barrier position across their body. For more, click the link below. Read These Next UPS driver hits the Slip 'N Slide with some partying teens. Kohberger agrees to plea deal in Idaho killings. Death certificate reveals Brian Wilson's cause of death. Lorde's risque photo causes a fuss. See 1 more photo Report an error