Nuova Lazio now has the distinction of having a liquor store for every 1,000 inhabitants. Congratulations people, the new licensing decision now means that you can compete with the big suburbs like Manurewa and East Tamaki. The licensing tribunal correctly recognise that communities like Nuova Lazio need extra liquor stores because of the younger population. The kids need something to do, especially when they are playing outside of school.
Archaic school regulations won't allow schools to supply alcohol at the tuck shops but hopefully this will change when the humble meat pie is reinstated. I'm sure that the new owner of the new license will be an honest and responsible trader in tune with the needs of his/her clientele.
To this end liquor companies will assist with new lines of sweet and colourful alcoholic drinks and rogue suppliers will have a never-ending range of party pills, ready-rolled marijuana substitutes to whet the kids (oops - young adults appetites). Tobacco companies will assist with fit out and have a good supply of under-the-counter offerings (don't forget the single cigarette sales!). Whilst new and ever prettier drinks are good, one must not forget the good old staples like Woodstock bourbon and coke for the guys and Bacardi Breezers for the young ladies. These can be purchased in bulk at amazingly discounted trade prices enabling the new licensee to special them out cheaper than a bottle of water.
To balance things out, in Nuova Lazio there are some old geezers who keep up the national average of consumption. I am reliably informed that there is a demand for Chardon from one 'connoisseur'. This big spender thinks nothing of splurging out on treats to entertain his friends with and is often seen at the supermarket bakery counter selecting just the right product to match with his favourite tipple.
At the other end of the spectrum is the caledonian imbiber. These hardened and experienced drinkers scoff at the thoughts of elegant Chardon-like beverages and prefer the manly taste and kick of whisky. Of course being caledonian they also prefer to purchase said beverage at extremely low prices. Don't despair, there are good 'scotch' substitutes to be had from the sub-continent.
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Interesting post. Long post. Have you been getting bored? nothing to do all day?
caught the überposting virus?
in a curmudgeonly mood?
Nuova Lazio, like most places in our South Pacific paradise, need as many bottle shops as we can get.
The reason should be obvious. More shops = more competition = better service + lower prices.
If the ratio is 1:1000 (punter:bottle store) and figuring (conservatively) that each person drinks 1 bottle of wine-like substance a day, then only 1 liquor outlet can barely keep up with demand.
Like most people, especially those of advancing years, most especially teachers, a gentle blurring between reality and the warm and fuzzy land of mild inebriation is not so much desired as a neccessity. Not during working hours you understand, but on return to the family abode, a quick snifter does one a world of good.
"Of course being caledonian they also prefer to purchase said beverage at extremely low prices"
Almost correct. Being Caledonian we prefer to be given said beverage free and gratis. Purchase is the last resort.
Those sweet alcoholic beverages, so popular with the young fledglings of Nuova Lazio, also have analogues with drinks from my own long-distant youth. I can clearly (mostly) remember sitting around a table with some fellow subalterns, drinking our favourite beverages. It was considered bad form to drink G & T in the winter months, we much preferred Black Rum and Blackcurrant cordial, with a beer (preferably Newcastle Brown) chaser.
Ah happy times. (I think, much is rather blurred)
Of course. That Scottish liking for sweet foods that explains the bad teeth and accelerated ageing. I remember being given a Sweetheart Stout in Edinburgh. It tasted like a navvy's tea with 17 spoons of sugar in it.
TSB, dunk a Gold Bar or a Caramac in your Irn Bru while waiting for your deep-fried Mars bar to cook and chill out.
I had to tell you TWG, that not all Scots have a liking for sweets.
I have tried Sweetheart Stout as a kid. It is/was (I don't even know if they still make it) a woman's drink.
Yes I've drunk many, many litres of Irn Bru, it's recognised as a good hangover cure, but I've never eaten deep fried confectionary, in Scotland or anywhere else.
Deep fried pies or Haggis is much more palatable. You can feel your arteries clanging shut with the first mouthful.
BTW I had a very nice bottle of a Longridge Hawke's Bay Merlot Cab. Sauv. 2007 last night, just as a stand alone drink while watching a replay of the ABs thumping the Springboks in the first test. Nice, with a dry fruitiness, lots of tannins, went well with little nibbles of olives and sharp cheese.
Match was good too. Looking forward to the match with the Wallabies tonight.
" Ihad a very nice bottle of a Longridge Hawke's Bay Merlot Cab. Sauv. 2007 last night, just as a stand alone drink"
1. Is standing alone your normal position when watching rugby?
2. Lying prone next to an empty bottle is probably the next position.
3. I approve of the wine. Although Longridge has become progressively cheaper over the years, the integrity of the wine has pretty much held up. Corbans/Montana (Pernod Ricard) plantings in the area are now long established and produce some very good Bordeaux varietals.
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