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# The shelf doesn't take sides
- URL: https://www.readingrome.com/the-shelf-doesnt-take-sides/
- Published: 2026-10-08T13:42:18.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-08T13:42:29.000Z
- Author: Maria Chugrova

Russian vodka next to Italian Campari next to Mexican tequila, all on the same steel shelf, none of them singled out. A bar doesn't ask where a bottle is from before it uses it — it just needs what the drink calls for. Whatever's happening between countries, the shelf itself stays neutral. It's just doing its job.

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