Hornitas Reposado Tequila was cheaper at duty free, but 1800 Añejo Tequila was much cheaper in regular stores. Bacardi Gold rum and Bailey’s Irish Cream were about the same price in the airport and out. When I did my research then, the conclusion for alcoholic beverages was as clear as a glass of Kahlua-and that particular brand turned out to be the best duty free liquor value I found, about half the price of what it goes for in stores. Hey, it got me quoted in a couple of news stories, so that was fun. Back then I didn’t have a camera on my phone, so I probably looked a bit suspicious writing down prices in a duty-free shop and then again in my local liquor store, but that’s the life of a quasi-journalist. That’s never going to be scientific, but it’s a good comparison shopping experiment. Way back in 2007 I did a study on this blog looking at specific prices and comparing them to what I could find at my local liquor store to compare the best deals. (Got room? Have the time to deal with it? Think the bottle won’t break in transit?) My First Study of Duty Free Booze Prices So I usually don’t buy much because I’m simply not convinced it’s worth the hassle, especially with all the pain-in-the-butt luggage restrictions these days.įor example, if you buy duty free in one country and have a connecting flight in another, you have to then stash that bottle in your checked luggage during the recheck. Unless it’s something rare that you can’t find elsewhere, the prices seldom seem very enticing. So I window shop at the duty free liquor shop the way my wife window shops at shoe stores: not buying much, but taking it all in and daydreaming about making that shiny hand-blown bottle of $100 elixir my own.īut I always have this nagging feeling that those loudly advertised bargains aren’t really such a bargain at the duty-free stores. I like to find a good liquor deal as much as the next guy trying to drown his sorrows or celebrate his sudden rash of good fortune.
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