Canadian Liquor Prices

I just returned from a two week trip to New Brunswick and Nova Scotia.
Entered the US at Calais Me and returned to Ontario at Buffalo NY.

Covered four thousand Kilometers.

This was our third trip down.
we tried to see places that we had missed before.

We spend most of our time driving,
not ones for sitting around a campfire.

Crossed on the ferry from Digby Ns to St John NB.

Two hundred and eight dollars for the three hour trip.

So we stocked up for the 2 weeks we expected to take to get to Canada and ended up not drinking nearly enough. That sounds bad. Anyway, I figured it would be worth paying the duty as opposed to replacement of the hooch. When we got to the border at Waterton National Park, the agent asked if we had alcohol. I gave him a grocery list of; 2 spirits, a case of beer and 7 bottles of wine. He went right on asking about fruit & vegetables, dog records and guns. "Have a nice trip" and away we went. Everything I've read, including all of your excellent advice here at RV.net, says be honest. It worked again at U.S. customs going in to Haines, AK too. Albeit we'd whittled down the larder since crossing into Canada. Anyone thinking of coming up here, don't hesitate. Well worth the drive. It's paying off for us. Good luck to you and yours.

OK, so I did some more digging and found this on another forum for flyers. Looks like it would be affordable through Alberta and perhaps prohibitive crossing into BC. Take a look:

http://cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/publications/...d2-3-6-eng.pdf

See Appendix B.

So now I'm wondering if anyone knows how much a bottle of Laphroig costs in, Alberta, British Columbia and or the Yukon? Thanks,

John

Previous to our departure we had requested and received the brochures. Like most rvers, we are very flexible in our travel plans. We haven't seen some of the U.S. border states and there are some things we would like to see.

Just like rvers who come to Mexico, they don't travel certain areas or visit all of the states in one trip. Almost impossible. As I said, the main purpose of this trip is to visit Canadian rvers who yearly make the trek to Mexico and have become good friends.

qtla9111 wrote:

bachrachj wrote:
Chris, assuming that you will be purchasing in Canada, I think that you will be in for some "sticker shock". Prices for alcohol in Canada are about double the US prices.

So how much IS the duty on extra bottles. Might it be less expensive in the long haul to pay it on a bottle or two?

Yep, we have cut back the happy hour! We have decided to skip some of the provinces and travel across North Dakota, Minnesota, etc. and enter back into Ontario. Gas is much cheaper and so is alcohol. We can afford it but the information we have received from many people is to skip the flat lands and take advantage of U.S. prices.

Every place has it's good and not so good things and I guess these two items are part of the not so good. We even considered leaving the rv and flying to the east coast or taking the train. Wow, better to drive.

We are enjoying the trip though. We have met some wonderful Canadians and have seem some spectacular places, many of them boondocking in Forest Service sites. Onward we go1

And some of us completely disagree with the skip part of Canada folks.

Have you gotten the provincial visitors guides for those places to make sure you don't miss places and things you would like to see and do?

:C

bachrachj wrote:
Chris, assuming that you will be purchasing in Canada, I think that you will be in for some "sticker shock". Prices for alcohol in Canada are about double the US prices.

So how much IS the duty on extra bottles. Might it be less expensive in the long haul to pay it on a bottle or two?

Yep, we have cut back the happy hour! We have decided to skip some of the provinces and travel across North Dakota, Minnesota, etc. and enter back into Ontario. Gas is much cheaper and so is alcohol. We can afford it but the information we have received from many people is to skip the flat lands and take advantage of U.S. prices.

Every place has it's good and not so good things and I guess these two items are part of the not so good. We even considered leaving the rv and flying to the east coast or taking the train. Wow, better to drive.

We are enjoying the trip though. We have met some wonderful Canadians and have seem some spectacular places, many of them boondocking in Forest Service sites. Onward we go1

Chris, assuming that you will be purchasing in Canada, I think that you will be in for some "sticker shock". Prices for alcohol in Canada are about double the US prices.

So how much IS the duty on extra bottles. Might it be less expensive in the long haul to pay it on a bottle or two?

rccmkc4743 wrote:
I have celiac disease and need to drink potato vodka. Do they sell that in Canada?

i'd recommend a little more research, once the alcoholmis triple distilled (most vodkas)the wheat protein is virtually non-existant. I'm celiac as well and don't have any issues with any of the vodka's in Canada.

Also if you are set on potato vodka, good luck, because the same brand vodka is made differently region to region based on the costnof raw product, be it wheat, sugar, potatos....

LOL eh!

We have to drink vanilla extract or after shave lotion so we can afford the insane fuel prices in BC. At least our breath smells nice eh !!!