Thirsty Camel

After I’d gotten over the shock-​horror that Woolies didn’t have a bottle shop on site, I headed over here.
These guys have a good selection of wines, beers and spirits. It’s a bit cramped, as the shop is fairly small, so don’t swing your handbag suddenly if your in one of the aisles, but it is well set out, with the wines sectioned off by their types.
I brought a Banrock Station Cab Merlot, which was only $ 8.99, and was a good drop.

Great range of drinks here, and the prices are pretty decent too. I’ve grabbed a couple of cartons here of all sorts of beers over the last couple of years, and more than a couple of bottles of red and white too.
They’ve got some of the standard gift packs (you know the ones, like a bottle of Baileys with a couple of nice glasses, that sort of thing) that have come in handy when I haven’t had any ideas of what to buy some of my friends, too.

The Thirsty Camel has been a part of the Highway Inn Hotel for a relatively short time, whereas the Highway is a long standing institution for over 100 years. All of these bottle shops are Australian owned and are connected to a pub so it’s no like a freestanding Fassina, Dan Murphy’s or a BWS. What I like about it besides being Aussie owned, is the name is so apt and the logo is very outback ocker displaying a camel and I think their prices are not too bad.
They also run several competitions and offer a discount card where points can be earned towards a reduction on normal prices. Once you drive in there are lanes for express and browsing, as there’s nothing worse than being stuck behind a dawdler especially when you’re late for a party and all you want is a slab and get the hell out of there! Thirsty Camels have sprung up everywhere and there are many locations throughout South Australia, so have a look in the White Pages or go online to find where they are and support an Australian owned business.
Did you know the Highway Inn had the ‘world’s’ first drive through bottle shop! How’s that for trivia. Adelaide really was forward in their thinking at the time anyway.