About
Now We've Started..
After 35 years in Sales I have found a new Market! Liquor sales brings me back to great deal of people that I previously dealt with in Security or Advertising.
Now I get smiles and grins when they see me coming!
Joan and I are looking forward to many years of new friends and new tastes. We hope to build our Services to you and grow our list of Liquors to accommodate your varied tastes in drinking.
Cheers!
The History or Story Behind My Site
Where the term 'Sly Grog' came from.. 
'SLY GROG'
The Term 'sly grog' came about in the Victorian Gold Rush of the 1850's. Victorian gold fields were declared 'dry' by Government issue. Murder, brawling and all manner of human degredation had been attributed to the sale of alcholic beverages. A raw Rum concoction was the drink of the day.
As a consequence of this Law the sly grog shops flourished everywhere. A sly grog 'shop' could be anything from a single tent shanty pitched out the back or simply an 'under the counter service' in a respectable establishment.
Sly Groggers ranged from the 'Missus' making ends meet to ruthless cutthroats aiming to reap fortunes from the less fortunate. However it was not uncommon for Sly Grog establishments to evolve into respectable businesses such as Hotels and Country Resorts. In most cultures the making of wine, beer, whiskey or other liquors is a time honored family tradition. It is the unauthorised sale or trade that makes the alcohol drinks 'sly'.
Today's Groggers are made up from a similar bunch of characters with the added element of modern technology. Web Sites, email and mobile phones all make for the swift sale of most any items.
And of course today's groggers have mobility...
We have other more modern terms like "off the back of a truck", "hot" or "nicked" which relate more to the sale or purchase of stolen property, but is sometimes associated with grog.
Nowadays 'Sly Grog' most often refers to the unlicensed sale or purchase of Liquor. Under-age sales and other socially unforgiven practices still abound but need to be accredited with other terms of reference.
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Links to Sly Grog
Port Phillip 1840 Police Intelligence
Sly Grog Shanty Painting by S.T. Gills-Victoria State Library
Gold-SBS Story
Others
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