Soaring inflation has made life harder for most of the world, but some people are still smoking expensive cigarettes and doing shots of fancy tequila.

From British American Tobacco (BAT) to Tanqueray gin-maker Diageo, cigarette and alcohol companies cited strong demand for high-end products people can't seem to shake when they reported results this week...

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