Fortunately, the hiccups in global supply chains have so far only affected useless stuff like computer chips. But now things are really starting to get serious, as unsettling news from the US suggests. In Pennsylvania, a spokesman for the state alcohol commission has quasi called for help: The shortage of whiskey, gin, champagne and tequila will soon mean that certain brands will only be sold at most two bottles per person per day. So it’s no wonder that the first fans of boozy leisure time are talking about the new prohibition.
In various US states, the trade is expecting hamster purchases and scrambling in front of the shelves with alcoholic beverages. The prohibition between the years 1920 to 1933 is apparently still sitting in the bones of the Americans like a national trauma. The beginning of the 2020s marks the 100th anniversary of the start of this officially dry, but unofficially but downright bubbling time with illegal alcohol. It by no means helped society as a whole to the desired disillusionment – instead, organized crime, which smuggled spirits, flourished unimaginably.
An airlift would be conceivable to alleviate the threatened shortage of supplies for American friends. In our region, the warehouses are filled with fruit brandies in abundance. With tequila it looks a bit miserable here, but we can easily replace the champagne with apple cider from Lake Constance. So hold on, Pennsylvania! (nyf)
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