The end of own brand spirits in Scottish supermarkets?

[Joey Shabadoo]

Sneaky. Bit like buying a Scalextric for the wife.

 

[DRM]

Aye Your average Jakie in Inverness will just pop down to England for a bottle of White Lightning

Perhaps not but I reckon truck drivers will be able to flog him some cheaper then the corner shop, Carlisle will be like Calais used to be

 

[Slick]

Perhaps not but I reckon truck drivers will be able to flog him some cheaper then the corner shop, Carlisle will be like Calais used to be

Really?

 

[midlife]

Really?

I work in Carlisle and there are some concerns that there will be increased cross border traffic aka booze cruise. The retailers are rubbing their hands.....

 

[Slick]

I work in Carlisle and there are some concerns that there will be increased cross border traffic aka booze cruise. The retailers are rubbing their hands.....

I would maybe tell them to settle down a bit then. The jakeys I know are not leaving the garden party to buy bootleg buckie from Carlisle. Does everyone understand it's just the antifreeze stuff that this is designed to stop?

 

[FishFright]

There is Laphroaig, and then there is everything else.

Those Islay malts do pack a flavourful punch. I've got an Ardbeg 10yr old and Caol Ila 12 on the go at the moment.

As an aside I won't buy any more of the non age statement niche marketing exercises, blame Ralfy on youtube.

 

[winjim]

I won a bottle once and took one drink out of it. Nearly spat it straight back out. More like TCP than any whisky I've ever had.

You've never had Talisker then...

 

[Slick]

You've never had Talisker then...

Yeah, and that just proves it's an individual thing as I've always enjoyed Talisker. Maybe it really does taste different to everyone.

 

[winjim]

Yeah, and that just proves it's an individual thing as I've always enjoyed Talisker. Maybe it really does taste different to everyone.

Interesting. I've always considered Talisker to be much more TCP like than Laphroaig, which is smoky peat and sea air to me. I suppose there must have been some phenol analysis done, I wonder what the relative levels actually are.

 

[Slick]

Interesting. I've always considered Talisker to be much more TCP like than Laphroaig, which is smoky peat and sea air to me. I suppose there must have been some phenol analysis done, I wonder what the relative levels actually are.

Strange for sure. No idea what the levels are but definitely starting to buy in to the whole individual taste thing.

I'm currently in America and had a wee session tasting a few of their offerings which were okay but very sweet. Couldn't believe that the only Scotch they had was Dewars which went down like a lead balloon. Definitely dropped the ball there.

 

[Slick]

Interesting. I've always considered Talisker to be much more TCP like than Laphroaig, which is smoky peat and sea air to me. I suppose there must have been some phenol analysis done, I wonder what the relative levels actually are.

They might be going for peat and sea air but all I get is rough heather or some other toxic plant.

 

[winjim]

Strange for sure. No idea what the levels are but definitely starting to buy in to the whole individual taste thing.

I'm currently in America and had a wee session tasting a few of their offerings which were okay but very sweet. Couldn't believe that the only Scotch they had was Dewars which went down like a lead balloon. Definitely dropped the ball there.

When we were on in the States one of the tour guides found out we were on honeymoon so he took us into the hotel bar he owned for a drink. He gave us some nice bourbon then we noticed he had some Laphroaig but he said he'd never tried it. Since it is 'our' whisky (we visited the distillery before we got married), we insisted he had some. As someone who was used to knocking it back rather than sipping, he downed it in one. I don't think he really knew what to make of it but he seemed to respect us just a little more...

 

[Slick]

When we were on in the States one of the tour guides found out we were on honeymoon so he took us into the hotel bar he owned for a drink. He gave us some nice bourbon then we noticed he had some Laphroaig but he said he'd never tried it. Since it is 'our' whisky (we visited the distillery before we got married), we insisted he had some. As someone who was used to knocking it back rather than sipping, he downed it in one. I don't think he really knew what to make of it but he seemed to respect us just a little more...

Haha, I bet he did.

 

[Drago]

Much as I adore Laphroaig and worship it as the tears of the Angel Lemmy, I'm also a dirty man-ho and don't mind a splash of the old Jim Beam now and again.

 

[Blue Hills]

Ballycastle (fake Baileys) is a loss leader. Profit margins on most groceries are around 2% and the bulk of their profits come via the special buys.

Well there could hardly be a more disappointing "loss leader". But must admit to wondering how you know how much Aldi pay for it.