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Gin of the month
In article >, says...
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> On Thu, 4 Aug 2016 21:35:33 -0400, Ed Pawlowski > wrote:
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> >On 8/4/2016 9:13 PM, Bruce wrote:
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> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> At $70, that's double the price though:
> >>>>>> https://www.danmurphys.com.au/produc...ck-s-gin-700ml
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Holy crap! It is half that here in US dollars. I can get a 1.75 liter
> >>>>> for $50.
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> >>>>> I see Tanqueray 10 is very high too. Not cheap to be a drinker there.
> >>>>
> >>>> I know. I should have stayed in the Netherlands from that perspective.
> >>>
> >>> http://www.crownwineandspirits.com/c...ace-gin-1-75l/
> >>
> >> That's incredibly cheap. I don't know what's wrong with Australia. Nanny
> >> state and not enough competition, I guess.
> >>
> >
> >Must be. You are able to ship wine to the US at reasonable prices.
> >Yellow Tail sells here for $7 to $9 a bottle.
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> Yes, exports is why.
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> 'excise duty' (which is insanely complicated) plus GST of 10%. We have
> the 2nd or 3rd highest prices in the world for alcohol... because
> we're also the second biggest consumers of alcohol.
19th actually:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_o..._consumption_p
er_capita
Or:
http://tinyurl.com/lmv2qqm
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