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If you're getting drunk, yes, they are equivalent. But pricing doesn't really scale with alcohol content, in particular given the extra work required to create
by toomanybeersies 8y ago
If you're getting drunk, yes, they are equivalent.
But pricing doesn't really scale with alcohol content, in particular given the extra work required to create whisk(e)y.
- girvo 8y agoThe sheer amount of tax here in Australia means price does scale nearly linearly with alcohol content, up to a ceiling anyway. Our laws are weird.
- toomanybeersies 8y agoThings are all weird in Australia, as tax makes such a large proportion of the price (the tax on spirits is about $33 per litre, for non-Aussie HNers). I actually did some research, and my above comment isn't really right. Whisky is priced as a luxury good, the pricing isn't really related to cost price. Despite Australian taxes, Ardbeg 10 will set you back $85.90 for a 70cl in Australia, AU$76 in Britain, and AU$80 in the USA. Price only really scales to alcohol content for spirits and beer in Australia though, not wine. You can buy a 5 L box of wine for $9.