Mauritius Cigarettes & Drinks
Cigarettes & Drinks
Feel of a good smoke? Read these lines before you just go in a shop and buy without thinking.
First thing to know: Imported cigarettes cost almost the double of local cigarettes. Just try (only if you are a smoker - for sure) the local brands Embassy, Matinee or 555. You can get boxes of 10 or 20 cigarettes.
If you stick to your (international) brand, just abuse from the fact that there is a Duty-Free-Shop at the airport on arrival! And for sure, if you can avoid it: don't buy cigarettes in a restaurant or hotel: the supplement kills….
Tip for all the tough guys: taste the local brand Matlow (better stay apart, don't let friends smell what you smoke - but don't forget to send me a short mail about this special experience…).
You like your small aperitif on the balcony / terrace? Don't forget what I told you about the Duty-Free-Shop at the airport on arrival. Just bring some for you (stay in the legal limit…): imported spirits have high duties and are very expensive.
You like beer? Try 'Phoenix' or the little stronger 'Blue Marlin'. Since a couple of months the German beer 'Warsteiner' is also brewed in Mauritius, also Guiness and new on the market “Black Eagle”..
Wine is quiet expensive because it has to be imported. You will find in some shops so called local wine. Never seen wine-grapes on this island. And I can assure you, the wine tastes accordingly. Better try the light South-African wines like 'Blouberg' or 'Neederburg' or French wines.
But the main local drink is still the rum. From simple (Goodwill) to very good (Green Island); pure, with coke (very local way of enjoying) or in cocktails - every version is welcome.
Mauritius is not only the country of alcoholics: we are also not so different from the rest of the world: we get Pepsi and Coca Cola and all their products at every corner. But the prices are still fair.
Mauritians prefer still water (Vital, Christal or Mauricienne), but sparkling water is available.
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