Well It’s time to go shopping for drinks for new years (a bit late I know) and I was hoping to find some of this wonderful mastic flavored Greek liquor called Mastica.
I don’t suppose anyone would have a clue as to where to find it, a European grocery perhaps?
Do we have any specialist [...]

The beer drinking man has long faced a conundrum.
The best mass produced beer in Australia is, as any fule kno, Coopers Pale.
On the other hand the cheapest beer is from Aldi.
Until today, oh joyous day, when I found Coopers Pale going in Aldi for $42 a case.
Tonight’s going to be a good night.

Image: Civic after midnight on New Year’s Eve
The ABC brings word of plans by Simon Corbell to quiet Civic down in the small hours of the morning.
As part of the overhaul, licence fees would rise significantly and would be linked to the risk venues pose to public safety.
Attorney-General Simon Corbell says the changes [...]

Vicki Dunne is wondering aloud whatever happened to the review of the ACT’s liquor laws:
“The government issued a discussion paper in March last year, calling for submissions by 30 June 2008,” said Mrs Dunne.
“In the Estimates Committee hearings in May this year, the Attorney-General, Simon Corbell, admitted that he had taken advice on the progress [...]

The ABC is aghast the level of underage drinking police have uncovered around town.
An ACT Police campaign against underage drinking in licensed premises has found an 13-year-old girl unconscious on a couch in city bar.
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They have highlighted the case of the 13-year-old as an ‘appalling’ example but also report finding 27 underage people in [...]

Just for interests sake, had the following experience at a local store recently…
Last week in the middle of a heatwave, on holidays prior to driving down the coast I walked into a franchised liquor store in Braddon and was denied service for wearing the Australian summer uniform – boardshorts, thongs and no shirt.
Was [...]