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Alcohol Prices for Kuwait – 2013

Al Qabas newspaper Al Shahid released a list of alcohol prices in Kuwait. I guess they want you to be aware of the prices so your dealer doesn’t try to rip you off. If your dealer is overcharging you, refer them to this list.

For non-Kuwait residents, KD1 is around $3.5

118 replies on “Alcohol Prices for Kuwait – 2013”

oh boy! i think its because they want to inform that it is being sold here nonetheless is it even ”halal” to post this :O

no, they actually wrote something like “chastry ma7ali” which i have no clue what it is but for KD5 a bottle I wouldn’t call it premium moonshine. I was going to call it Drink and Die Moonshine but i didn’t have a lot of space to write it.

some are even going for 3 (1.5ltr bottle) for 10kd ๐Ÿ™‚

so that newspaper has to look a bit harder for sources of alternative “sellers”.

at those prices, i couldn’t care less, i don’t drink alcohol when i’m in this country anyway ๐Ÿ˜›

Hahah nice one does this means there is a little chance that in the future alcohol can be legalize in Kuwait too. Imagine how huge money can the government can collect from taxes of alcohol and tobacco. Advertising of such kind in the broad sheets is just the beginningโ€ฆ conditioning people mindsโ€ฆ alcohol will somewhat be legal here soon or might be sooner. Just opinion though.

“Imagine how huge money can the government can collect from taxes of alcohol and tobacco” if I may also add the elephant in the room, Cannabis.

it’s funny “yo”, because I’ve been using this handle since August 2007 posting comments here and other blogs/forums/OMP, and you show up (I’ve seen your comments here before) and I decided not to argue with you about it, it’s not like I have patented it. yet you are the one with ill manners and calling names.

I hope Big Daddy in CAMP “A” is NOT seeing this or else demand and supply will get affected ๐Ÿ™‚

Boozy days are getting tough mannnnn!!!

Mark I am gonna check yesterday’s issue..but you know these issues are illegal in Kuwait no? so how come a local newspaper publish such list !!

My friend reporting is different issue than pricing!! I am a journalist I know what reporting means!! It would be better if you post the screen shot from alqabas or the page where the list is published..I checked yesterday’s issue and got nothing

Career at stake ! I guess I should vote for Mark as Mayor of Salmiya and see his debate session with MPs !

When I visit, I will randomly distribute and post flyers around Salmiya with the tag ” #MARKFORSALMIYA2014 ”

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Yeah and he invites us to have taboo food for his winning or Maybe one exclusive Japanese restaurant in Salmiya selling cod sperms !

funny fact. you can’t walk in a liquor store wearing a thobe; but someone will come outside take your order and bring the bottles to your car.

Was thinking of moving back to K-town, but now that this how much I would potentially have to pay for booze, I’ll pass……..

lool this is hilarious, a bottle of Red Label in lebanon costs $16.. which you can find in your local baqala…
Black Market my ass.

Indeed you are correct. I was joking about this red label situation couple of weeks back. I was waiting in line for the checkout at Billa when I looked down just at the cashier and saw a huge basket full of red labels. They were cheep too. ANd I remembered how we read about people getting arrested for bringing these bottles or shipments to Kuwait! pity

to be honest, you can get both shitty and really good moonshine at 5 bucks a bottle.

All the same – I’m glad western expats and kuwaitis are being charged a helluva lot more for SOMETHING ๐Ÿ™‚

its monopoly. same reason why most kuwaitis dont own homes. same reason why most kuwaitis cant find university education in kuwait. same reason why kuwaitis cant get proper dental care. same reason why everything else in kuwait is overpriced.

uhhh are you an idiot? ALL universities in Kuwait cater to kuwaitis first. i think you have some very skewed views on expats – we helped build your country – from the ground up. Don’t forget your first currency was the rupee!

That’s not true, my brother-in-law wants to study to be a doctor but he doesn’t have the right WASTA and so he is left working as a phlebotomist. If a Kuwaiti wants to travel abroad for medical again they must have Wasta so don’t assume you know everything about Kuwaiti citizens. As for dental care, yes it’s free but do you even know what level of care citizens get? You have to have 5-6 different appointments just to get something simple done which is why most go to private clinics. Expats who get insurance are the lucky ones. There are even different levels of Kuwaiti citizens as well. Don’t believe everything you read in the papers.

You need to take 5-6 appointments and go to many people to get any job done is simply because these jobs are created for employment of the locals.

3azeez, for the first time ever I can actually agree with your views; so now I can safely say that all your previous rants about Expats being the reason there are problems in Kuwait should be easily trashed! Thank you!!

This is incredibly expensive to what people I know used to get! I know for a fact that high school kids in kuwait I know get it for 45-60 for a bottle of hard liquor. Incorrect pricing, they’re finding.

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Next time make sure of your sources otherwise you will lose credibility..and retake your bloggs classes…10 – 0

You changed it from qabas to Shahid!! and still we dont have the issue date or a screen shot of the newspaper!!

So what if I changed it? I misread the newspaper name and changed it a few minutes after I posted it. I didn’t hide my mistake u can clearly see a strike through and if you click on the name you will be taken towards the article. Chill the fuck out.

Well always what we say reflects the ambiance we’ve been raised in..So chill IT out

N.B: I won’t even log in to this crapy blog

Well Bassel – now that uve set your email to receive notifications for this article on 248am, You have to read the so called “Crapy Blog!” Oopsss! Something went wrong somewhere……….

oops, my bad! u can block the notifications if you brainstorm a lil bit – try to get this figured out as well if possible. C u Soon or may be or may be not!

AMBIANCE? WRONG ENGLISH WORD TO USE DUDE! IF YOUR COUNTRY WASN’T SO GD HYPOCRITICAL, THIS ARTICLE WOULDN’T BE SO AMUSING. YOUR NEWSPAPER PRINTED THIS SO DEAL WITH THEM!

What’s “GD”?
I hope you realize that typing in caps means you’re shouting. Never correct someone when you’re incorrect too…Pathetic.

i wanted to post the image of the article. CLEARLY your not a Journalism! i think ur planning on going into journalism.. and sorry to tell you! your gonna F.A.I.L! tough lucky buddy!

@ Bassel – here is the link to Al Shahid newspaper (pdf version in arabic) for 11th and 10th March:
Go ahead, Search for the article and Live your Dream.

As Mark Said- he does not understand Arabic hence i guess ur the only one that can do justice to this newspaper.
Asta La Vista Big “B”!

11th March:
https://www.alshahedkw.com/index.php?option=com_blog_calendar&&year=2013&month=03&day=11&modid=300&Itemid=546

Also, here is the link to 10th March: https://www.alshahedkw.com/index.php?option=com_blog_calendar&&year=2013&month=03&day=10&modid=300&Itemid=546

I think Bassel.. your not the only one whos a journalist in Kuwait, and the basic’s that Mark is talking about is knowing what Journalism is all about.. you have good “dependable” papers and you have tabloids and “yellow” papers… therefore, what is happening here is if you check out the link, Mark has provided you with the source, but the link shows its not Al Qabbas its Alshahed Weekly and he corrected that by changing the link. A good journalist thinks and writes the truth, and doesnt fight back by callin people liars or what not. Anyways, please check the link well you will see that all the NECESSARY information is there.

p.s. thank you Mark for a great post. I personally think Al Shahed are one of the papers that write as if they are sitting in a female gathering and gossiping about other housewives!

Nobody can guarantee that alcohol from the black market is not fake. That can lead into serious health issues.

I agree with Mathai. These are a little high with the exception of shitty moonshine. ๐Ÿ˜€ I dunno – I might get a cleavage discount….

How much for JACKson? LOL!

Hey, here is a tip for your readers: If you are ever busted for drunk driving in Kuwait, do NOT tell the po-po that you bought a bottle from a guy. If you do, then they have to inform the criminal evidence department (CID) and start an investigation to get to the dealer to get to the distributor. What you should tell them is that you bought a bottle of Jackson and you drank that.

FYI- Camp Arifjan DOES NOT sell alcohol sp please stop asking! Most Americans make their own wine and booze until they get caught like the 5 guys who just got fired for booze. I remember seeing a water bottle that had “vodka” in it but it had all kinds of stuff floating in it, glad I’m not a drinker and by the time the people got to it they were already drunk so it didn’t really matter anyways.

Show this list to someone living in any other country and he’ll get a heart attack ;p
A bottle of Chivas in lebanon costs 9-10kd so basically kuwait prices are 7 times more… I dont even know who’d buy a bottle of absolut for 100 kd. U know u can buy an iphone with that? Hahah

I have a diplomatic friend who doesn’t need to go through the same airport procedures as everyone else so when she travels back to Kuwait she stuffs sample sized jack Daniels in her underwear to smuggle it through security hahahaha

Also when westerners go into bukalas sometime the owner will place a card on the table hinting he sells illegal alchohol behind the counter but I don’t think all bukalas offer this ur best bet is knowing a diplomat who’s parents can easily get bottles of champaign provided they’re cool with that :p

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