How much does liquor really cost in Iceland?
thoughts about bringing booze… I’m filling my wine skin for sure…. and we are taking two bottles of vodka each!!!!!!!!! =-=============================================================== My girlfriend Helga Lilja had a birthday last Sunday and has invited me over tonight to help her celebrate. I decided to bring a nice bottle of wine, so I dropped by the Vínbúð, the state-run liquor store. I got a decent Hungarian number with a really pretty label (I’m guilty of falling for good marketing and pretty labels when it comes to wine!) that cost 1190 kronur ($17.65). That’s just about as inexpensive as a bottle of wine goes here. Even Gallo. So how much does a bottle of, say, Smirnoff cost? A liter bottle of basic rum, vodka or gin costs 2990 kronur ($44.36)!!!!!!!! Yes, you could buy the same bottle at Safeway for $12! If you’re thinking of a nice whiskey or a bottle of Grey Goose you’re talking a thousand kronur more, or sixty bucks! Hmmm. So when you’re on your way here, think about bringi
