USSR: vodka

PRC: baijiu

Cuba: rum

Vietnam: rice moonshine/snake whiskey

  • LeninWalksTheWorld [any]
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    4 years ago

    In the late 80s the CPSU launched an anti-alcohol campaign to reduce the high rates of alcoholism, public drunkenness, and drunken workers. Stricter limits on the amount of alcohol you could buy and more penalties for drunken antisocial behavior. This actually severely cut into the USSR budget as sales of alcohol brought in billions yearly, but I think the campaign was showing promise before the USSR collapsed.