<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by flowerchild:
The only alcoholic beverages allowed are those provided by the airline. Every $4. drink counts. 
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This statement of course is wrong. People bring boxes of it back from various countries all the time.
As to the rule about unopened. Yes, I have run into that quite often. You can have a full SEALED bottle(s), but do not dare bring one that has been opened. Stupid logic. Just plain stupid.