Booze deals [Megathread]

Quackster

Rows Grower wrote: »

Jog on Dan.

You might explain your issue with this poster's bargain alert rather than making these unhelpfully cryptic postings...??

odyssey06

Is Jack Daniels a bourbon should probably be a sticky post

I think the pertinent point for bargain alerts, is that JD and bourbon and perhaps Southern Comfort type liqueurs will be hit by the tariffs so stock up now...

OmegaGene

Quackster wrote: »

As L1011 said, Jack Daniels is not a Bourbon because they don't want it to be, pure and simple. The Lincoln County Process does not prohibit a whiskey from being classified as a Bourbon.

L1011 said it’s a bourbon

Rows Grower

OmegaGene wrote: »

L1011 said it’s a bourbon

Yup.

Rows Grower

Quackster wrote: »

You might explain your issue with this poster's bargain alert rather than making these unhelpfully cryptic postings...??

Nope.

^^ Two weeks ban for trolling [Blade]

rubadub

OmegaGene wrote: »

L1011 said it’s a bourbon

It is blatantly obvious that Quackster meant

As L1011 said, Jack Daniels is not called a Bourbon.

It legally qualifies as a bourbon, they just decide to to call it something else.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lincoln_County_Process

To be labeled as a straight whiskey, flavoring or coloring compounds are prohibited from being added to the spirit after the fermenting of the grain. Although it is a common misconception that this requirement prohibits the use of the Lincoln County Process for bourbons, it is actually not uncommon for bourbons to be charcoal filtered, and the decision not to label whiskies that use the process as "bourbon" may only be a choice of marketing strategy.

as I posted before, it does sound like it will be subject to tariffs. Otherwise all the bourbon guys could copy JD (if it was exempt) and just call it something else. Just like Captain Morgans do not call their product rum here, in the EU it must be 37.5% before you can call it rum, you can call names which can include the word rum.

O Briens wrongly call it rum, but you can see the bottle does not https://www.obrienswine.ie/captain-morgan-spiced-70cl.html

OmegaGene

Presumption is dangerous leads to fake news and all sorts lol

Any cheap bulmers around ? €30 for a slab of cans in Tesco or €10 for 8 in SuperValu seems to be the best now

TheDriver

back to booze bargains only please, sun burn has me rearing to hand out a warning to anyone who wants to moan

sceach16

TheDriver wrote: »

back to booze bargains only please, sun burn has me rearing to hand out a warning to anyone who wants to moan

I agree! Thanks!

elperello

Jack Daniels €26 in Dunnes.

Atlantic Dawn

elperello wrote: »

Jack Daniels €26 in Dunnes.

Was €25 in SuperValu today but looks like today is final day of it. It's €34 at the moment in Tesco.

TetraSonic55

Atlantic Dawn wrote: »

Was €25 in SuperValu today but looks like today is final day of it. It's €34 at the moment in Tesco.

It's been extended to the 11th

elperello

TetraSonic55 wrote: »

It's been extended to the 11th

That's good but if you have a Dunnes voucher you can get 2 bottles for €52 and subtract €10 for the voucher giving you a price of €21 per bottle.

TetraSonic55

elperello wrote: »

That's good but if you have a Dunnes voucher you can get 2 bottles for €52 and subtract €10 for the voucher giving you a price of €21 per bottle.

That's pretty good value

elperello

TetraSonic55 wrote: »

That's pretty good value

I'll drink to that

hatrickpatrick

Lidl

Heads up: Perlenbacher XXL, €7.39 / 8x500ml from this Monday, July 9th! As far as I know, this the nicer, rarer, old-school version of Perlenbacher as well.
Also watch out for Argus Strong 7.2%, €1.59 (I think?) / 500ml can, which usually hits the shelves the week immediately after XXL and would fit in with Lidl's Twitter telling me "middle of July" would be the next Polish week

Hotblack Desiato

I wish they'd stock Tatra all the time. Their usual canned beer offerings are poor.

Chancer3001

There s anew burboun in Tesco and it's somehow only 13.99 for a 70cl bottle. 40% too AFAIK.

Old Samuel, blended burboun whiskey.

Price seems far too low. Anyone shed any light why its so cheap/not more popular!?

L1011

Its below cost - it is impossible to sell a bottle of 40% spirits for that price profitably - the duty and VAT on the duty adds up to €14.66. So Tesco are taking a wash on every bottle sold, assuming that there's a good chance you'll buy 2 or 4l of Coke, food etc with it.

Its probably *too* cheap for most people to consider it. Virtually all these low cost supermarket bourbons are made by MGP at the old Seagrams plant in Indiana and are all fairly decent but they won't have spent a day over the required time in barrel.

Lidl's gin is another significant below coster, Tesco used to have a rum that was insanely below cost (approaching €3 loss per bottle on duty alone - before they pay for the spirit, bottle, packaging, shipping...) but it's gone now. But if buying that causes you to buy all the trimmings and maybe the rest of your weeks shop there...

Chancer3001

they have it marketed as "one of the 800 products kept low priced for daily living" or whatever. Defo getting a couple bottles next time Im in so. They have wine for 3.99 euro too under the same advertisement

Anyone tried it by any chance?

The_Conductor

Chancer3001 wrote: »

Anyone tried it by any chance?

Tried the white- even properly chilled its pretty vile.
Had it in mind that if I didn't like it- I'd just use it in cooking.
Changed my mind and poured it down the drain.

Odyssey 2005

Can anyone plz tell me if the 6 bottles of plonk for €50 is still on in Tesco,and if so until when. Thanks a mill.

odyssey06

Odyssey 2005 wrote: »

Can anyone plz tell me if the 6 bottles of plonk for €50 is still on in Tesco,and if so until when. Thanks a mill.

Looks like it is 3 for 25 euros.

https://m.tesco.ie/mt/www.tesco.ie/groceries/SpecialOffers/SpecialOfferDetail/Default.aspx?promoId=R32428801

Odyssey 2005

odyssey06 wrote: »

Looks like it is 3 for 25 euros.

https://m.tesco.ie/mt/www.tesco.ie/groceries/SpecialOffers/SpecialOfferDetail/Default.aspx?promoId=R32428801

Yep. They had Graham Norton wine last Monday 6 for 50. Was wondering if the offer was still on
Will call them tomorrow thanks for replying .

10green bottles

OmegaGene wrote: »

Presumption is dangerous leads to fake news and all sorts lol

Any cheap bulmers around ? €30 for a slab of cans in Tesco or €10 for 8 in SuperValu seems to be the best now

€10 for the 8 cans of Bulmers also in Aldi.

TetraSonic55

Didn't realise that the large bottles of Peroni were included in the 4 for 10 in Tesco. I don't think they were always in it. Pretty good all round

vicwatson

TetraSonic55 wrote: »

Didn't realise that the large bottles of Peroni were included in the 4 for 10 in Tesco. I don't think they were always in it. Pretty good all round

12 x 330ml on offer at the moment for €16.00 (till 10th July) - works out at €4.05/L versus €5.84/L for the large 660ml bottles.

Quackster

vicwatson wrote: »

12 x 330ml on offer at the moment for €16.00 (till 10th July) - works out at €4.05/L versus €5.84/L for the large 660ml bottles.

But if you buy the 66cl bottles as 4 for €10, they then work out at 3.79/l.

waxmelts2000

On tesco online shop it says 20 bottles of Budweiser for 7/7/18 only is €12.. Must be part of their specials on the day

waxmelts2000

Smirnoff 1 litre €20.00 again valid 7/7/18 tesco