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Re:Has wine gone bad? by toomanybeersies on Tuesday May 15, 2018 @10:25PM (#17079553)
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.

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Re:Has wine gone bad? by girvo on Tuesday May 15, 2018 @11:28PM (#17079817)
The 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.
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Re:Has wine gone bad? by toomanybeersies on Wednesday May 16, 2018 @03:46AM (#17080680)
Things 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.

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