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 GJ> A lot of Western Australia is rather wild and woolly, but the bottom
 GJ> left hand corner does produce some excellent wines.

Decent wines, now in fashion, taking some of the limelight
away from your own worthy region, which I think requires
a visit during the first half of 2011.

 GJ> You are probably right.  There was a case here recently where a lady
 GJ> who was visiting the cabin of some gentlemen was persuaded to take
 GJ> some "happy pills", together with booze.  Unfortunately she died,
 GJ> leaving the gentlemen the problem of what to do with her naked body.
 GJ> They got into quite serious trouble.

Speaking of wild and woolly. There was a defect of imagination
of the gentlemen, as it strikes me that a fair gamble might have
involved that perfectly serviceable hiding place all around them.

 GJ> So I still think that all that ship security business is just a way of
 GJ> increasing the profits from booze sales!  And as far as I can find
 GJ> out, in international waters the booze is duty free, but that doesn't
 GJ> make it cheaper for the passengers; only more profitable for the ship.
 ML> Got it in one.
 GJ> So I will not go on such a cruise.  Much better to take the
 GJ> Newfoundland ferry that James wrote about, and enjoy the duty free
 GJ> triple rums with the locals.

Duty-free is in general a bit dodgy, as it involves
layers of gamesmanship, from the purveyors, who want to
minimize the difference between the going (taxed) rate
and what they charge while representing to the public
that there is a saving to be had, and from the taxing
authority, which wants to encourage consumption of some
of these goods by adjusting the levies to manipulate the
consumer market (and perhaps discouraging consumption of
others, such as tobacco, for other reasons). Also the
complex web of suppliers, with their own agendas.

I will note that the duty-free in Australian airports
is somewhat better in pricing terms than in the US, where
it is usually child's play to beat the prices by going
to the "superstores" ore even some of the larger shops.

Harvard fizz
cat: booze
servings: 1

2 oz brandy
1/2 oz sweet vermouth
3 ds orange bitters
1 ds simple syrup
soda

Mix first 4 ingredients; pour over crushed ice, fill with soda.

Harvard Magazine Sept 1999
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