Where Smirnoff Gets Its Due

From the northernmost portion of Canada comes a salient lesson on mankind's bottomless thirst for booze—a thirst that we'll go to ridiculous lengths to slake:

The announcement of an alcohol task force comes on the heels of a string of bootlegging busts across the territory. At a news conference Wednesday, RCMP Sgt. Jimmy Akavak said the police seized $400,000 worth of bootleg booze since January alone.

Bottles can command high prices, especially in dry communities, where a 60-ounce bottle of...