Vodka shortage 'could spark riots'

[mrs fish]

Putin has made a booboo by the sounds of it

ananova said:

Vodka shortage 'could spark riots' Riots are feared in Russia after a new law forced vodka distilleries to halt production. Analysts predict trouble as shops begin to run out of the national tipple. The new law, endorsed by President Putin on January 1, stipulates that every distillery must have computerised equipment for measuring alcohol levels. The move caught the big distilleries by surprise and brought nationwide production to a standstill. After two weeks of no vodka, even respected newspapers such as the economic journal Vedomosti have started to print panicky front-page headlines, such as 'The vodka is running out!' Some commentators fear a revolution as more and more Russians turn to violence on discovering empty supermarket shelves. The state is also suffering huge losses as it usually collects over £3.4 billion pounds in liquor taxes per annum, which works out at about £95m per day.

[krusty]

It was Russian New Year last night and I did my bit to further shorten supplies

[grass widow]

Sssshhhh dont' tell anyone but I have 3 bottles tucked away.

[Jaglover]

They do like their vodka.

I've heard beer is regarded as a soft drink there.

[David A]

Jaglover said:

They do like their vodka. I've heard beer is regarded as a soft drink there.

Damn I've only got 12l of Ruski Std saved

[mrs fish]

Best get to the supermarket then, but no fighting

[raf dug]

mrs fish said:

Best get to the supermarket then, but no fighting

Never touch the stuff, if it runs out try these tipples that I discovered over christmas
Guinness Port and pernod (very sweet)
Tia maria and red aftershock(undescribable taste but a nice one).

[ErnestM]

There should be no problem with the UK running out. One of the best Vodkas in the world is made in Scotland:

www.armadalevodka.com/


ErnestM

[john75]

Think they make good Vodka in finland as well

[cotty]

grass widow said:

Sssshhhh dont' tell anyone but I have 3 bottles tucked away.

I have a large bottle in the fridge, dont tell anyone

[john75]

Keep mine in the freezer

[D_Mike]

the cheapest vodka I saw whilst in russia was about 1 euro for 50cl!

edit: I didn't drink it!

>> Edited by D_Mike on Saturday 14th January 14:00

[cymtriks]

After Chernobyl the locals massed outside the local party chiefs house. It was lear that things at the power station had gone horribly wrong. People were frightened. Many of them were already getting very ill from radiation.

"What do we do!" they asked.

The party rep leaned out the upstairs window to address the crowd.

"Go home and drink plenty of vodka" he told them.

Apparently this really happened.