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Off Licence Of The Year

  • 17-01-2009 05:36PM
    #1
    tippguy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 238 ✭✭


    Just wondering if anyone knows what the best off licence of the year awards are for an off licence to enter. Both for stand alone offies and ones within supermarkets. Cheers!
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  • #2
    oblivious
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,381 ✭✭✭oblivious


    Here is the list

    http://www.noffla.ie/Off_Licence_of_the_Year/Default.137.html

    But be aware it is a Diageo sponsored event


  • #3
    JPA
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,666 ✭✭✭✭JPA


    World Wide Wines, Waterford has won this before and is an amazing off license.


  • #4
    oblivious
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,381 ✭✭✭oblivious


    JPA wrote: »
    World Wide Wines, Waterford has won this before and is an amazing off license.


    I have heard good things about the from a few people


  • #5
    tippguy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 238 ✭✭tippguy


    thanks i've heard of that one alright. but lookin at their finalists it seems to be all dedicated off licences like McHugh's & Redmonds that are winning these awards. Theseres no mention at all of a Super Valu or a Eurospar etc. Don't get me wrong they more than deserve them but i'm talking for the likes of real good offies within supermarkets that stock your Duvels, London Prides, Spitfires etc. Thanks!


  • #6
    oblivious
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,381 ✭✭✭oblivious


    tippguy wrote: »
    thanks i've heard of that one alright. but lookin at their finalists it seems to be all dedicated off licences like McHugh's & Redmonds that are winning these awards.
    tippguy wrote: »
    Theseres no mention at all of a Super Valu or a Eurospar etc. Don't get me wrong they more than deserve them but i'm talking for the likes of real good offies within supermarkets that stock your Duvels, London Prides, Spitfires etc. Thanks!

    I don't think that association covers supermarkets, there web site said "representing independent off liences through out Ireland" since Super Valu and such are franchise they may not count.


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  • #7
    tippguy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 238 ✭✭tippguy


    whats that website address? might be worth a try. you see most of these franchises will only award their 'off licence of the year awards' to shops who buy all their beers from them. So thats why I was trying to check out different ones


  • #8
    oblivious
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,381 ✭✭✭oblivious


    http://www.noffla.ie/

    Super value as far as I am aware are own by Musgrave, the largest food retailer in the country. So the stocking of these beer maybe a decision from higher up in the corporation and not at a store level


  • #9
    tippguy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 238 ✭✭tippguy


    sorry i mis red you, taught you had another website that had a different award. I'm aware of the award the national offie has but as i said its all redmonds etc. that win them. No 80% of super valu's are independetly owned and he buying decisions rest with the store owner/ off licence manager. they must stick to certain guidelines like buying 90% of products from musgraves and stick to musgraves pricing policy but anyone challenging for such awards must go against these guidelines as they wouldn't even have the likes of bishops finger, coopers in their warehouse. And then the fact that your not buying from them means you won't win any super valu offie of the year award. so its a loose loose situation. well obviously apart from the profits cause your buying cheaper but it would be nice to get a bit of recognition all the same!!!


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