In Reply to: Local Gin? posted by nikkiknack on Wednesday, 14. March 2007 at 16:17 Bali Time:
the local meth type spirits from the supermarkets. Loji on Padma Utara has them, am pretty sure even the circle K's sell some of the smaller bottles. They would be ok for mixing in a cocktail. Mansion House is another brand over there and Robinsons as already mentioned.
Having said that a bottle of the genuine article is not that expensive in Bali. Next door to Bintang supermarket is shop that sells alcohol. When we didnt make it to the wholesaler on the Bypass road we would go buy spirits from there. For Jim Beam we were only paying 135,000rp.
BTW friends of mine who have drunk the local stuff have said to me the next day that they really haven't felt well and quite seedy.
One friend who is older in his late 50's knows if a bar has been selling the local vodka as say Smirnoff. He says without a doubt he has a dodgy gut the next day. He isnt a big drinker either.