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Old Nov 16, 2010 | 3:44 am
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Originally Posted by mistertibbs
Hi all! New member, first post.

I'm flying from Europe back to Canada for Christmas, and I'd like to bring home a nice bottle of Scotch The good stuff is pretty darn cheap here!

I know that I am allowed to bring one bottle, but given the ever-changing rules on air travel, I don't know HOW to bring it....if I put it in my checked luggage (ignoring risk of breakage), would a baggage scanner flag it as suspicious, leading to a major behid-the-scenes hassle, getting my bag a week later, stuffed in a plastic bag, a bottle short, and the remaining contents reeking of Scotland's finest?

Of course, it would be much simpler to bring it on-board as carry-on, but I could see that being an entirely worse decision wrt security.....and I really can't chug a good bottle of Scotch at 7am!

Finally, if I make it all the way to Canada Customs, do I then have to declare the bottle or can I just go through, as the volume is within my limit?

Thanks in advance...(flying Swiss Int'l, in case that matters)
Welcome to FT! It will not be a big problem. Wrap it well so that there's a low chance of it breaking. There will not be a problem behind the scenes. I've carried a lot of alcohol this way.
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