Tag: Legal drinking age

Underage drinking and the law

Underage drinking and the law

| 26/09/2016 | 0 Comments

Two questions have come up about the drinking age in Cayman based on a previous Ask Auntie column (see Legal age for drinking alcohol): 1) In the interest of clarity, which Cayman law prohibits drinking, as opposed to purchasing, alcohol before the age of 18?  2) Surely the 18-year-old age limit only applies to consuming […]

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Legal age for drinking alcohol

Legal age for drinking alcohol

| 01/09/2016 | 10 Comments

What is the legal drinking age in Cayman at a private home? In the UK it is 5; 16 for beer, wine or perry (alcoholic beverage made from pears) if ordered with a meal in a licensed premises; and 18 for everything else at a bar/pub/restaurant. As a lot of the laws are based on the […]

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