Shocking moment British tourist ‘downs 30 Sambuca shots in 60 seconds in a bar in Greece’
- Chris McAdam, 20, was challenged to drink sambuca shots in Zante, Greece
- McDonald’s worker was told he would get drinks for free if he did challenge
- Criticism for Mr McAdam, from Swansea, Wales, after drinking lethal quantities
A tourist has been called a ‘legend’ for drinking 30 Sambuca shots in 59 seconds on holiday to get free drinks.
In a video Chris McAdam, 20, from Swansea, Wales, can be seen knocking back the strong liqueur with speed.
Mr McAdam, who works part time in McDonald claimed he was told by bar staff in Players Sports Bar And Grill in Zante, Greece, that if he could do the challenge he wouldn’t have to pay the bill.
Chris McAdam, 20, from Swansea, Wales, was challenged to drink 30 shots of sambuca
Mr McAdam, who works part time in McDonald claimed he wouldn’t have to pay the bill if he drank the shots in under 90 seconds
At one point Mr McAdam stops the drinking challenge and looks as if he could be sick, only to be encouraged by the bar staff to keep going.
Mr McAdam says he was was sick after the ordeal but was used to drinking the strong spirit.
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He told The Sun:’I was sick a couple of times after, but I drink Sambuca on my nights back home in Swansea, so it’s a drink I can handle.
‘The barmaid said, ‘If you can do 30 Sambucas in 90 seconds you won’t have to pay the bill’, which was 25 euros. I felt fine afterwards — I’ve felt worse at home on nights out
The 20-year-old holiday maker looked visibly sick as he knocked back the potentially lethal quantity of Sambuca
The video has gained criticism after people said 16-stone Mr McAdam could have died from the ‘lethal quantities of alcohol’.
Some viewers questioned whether the video was a hoax and the drink was water.
But the bar commented on the video they posted, which has now gained more than 600,000 views, that ‘is really sambuca’
Video gained criticism after the bar in Zante posted video which has gained more than 600,000 views
Mr McAdam claimed he was sick after the drinking ordeal but says Sambuca was a drink he ‘can handle’
It is not known whether Mr McAdam needed to go to hospital treatment after drinking the lethal amount of alcohol.
The bar’s manager, Silvia, who refused to give her surname, told The Sun: ‘No one has done our challenge with Sambuca before. I kept him for three hours in the bar to make sure he was OK.
‘He’s an adult and can ask for what he wants. We can’t force him to do it.’
Mr McAdam’s stunt comes months after a pharmacy worker was found dead on the first day of her holiday after accidentally drinking too much alcohol.
Some viewers questioned whether the video was a hoax and the drink was water but the bar confirmed on their post that it was Sambuca
The amount of consumed by Paula Bishop, 37, was described as ‘fatally toxic’ although she had only drank a few small beers, two glasses of wine and four Irish coffees. This made her around eight-times over the drink driving limit in Spain.
A group of 17 British teenagers were rushed to hospital earlier this year after they drank toxic alcohol in Zante, Greece.
The group of young men, all aged between 17 and 18, flew to the party town of Laganas in Zante to celebrate leaving their Northumberland high school in late July.
On their second night out, nearly all the boys became violently sick and were taken to hospital, despite some only having three drinks the entire night.
Drinks adulterated with cheap spirit, often home-made, to cut costs have been a consistent problem in the southern Mediterranean.
Spiked drinks, or bombs, are served in some bars and clubs in Athens and resorts known for partying have had problems in the past.
Zakynthos is the third largest Ionian island. It is popular with families and young couples, but Laganas has become a draw for students and young people keen to have fun, indulging in drunkenness and wild parties.
Greece has been known for selling tourists toxic alcohol that leaves holidaymakers needing hospital treatment
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