[Redway]

It does baffle me the way some people seem to think challenge 25 means challenge 18 because you only have to be 18 (sometimes 16) to buy these things. A 15-year-old girl in high heels and caked with make-up or a tall 17-year-old lad with a deep, low voice can easily pass for 19 or 22 so you can’t just use “oh well they looked 20-odd to me” as an excuse if it turns out to be a test and you fail (and admittedly it’s more likely than not to not be one of those tests, but they do happen). I’d probably cap it off at challenge 21 if it was down to me but I understand the logic behind challenge 25 and where it comes from. In America you ain’t authorised to buy anything like liquor or wine until you’re 21 so everyone who doesn’t look middle-aged or older gets carded at least once. So compared to that we’re even somewhat lenient.