Good off licence in NI

intheclouds

I will be travelling through NI by car shortly, Dublin to Derry and back.

Given the current sterling exchange rate and the proximity to Xmas I thought I'd stop off and stock up on some good gin.

I'm not talking about the likes of Gordon's, Hendricks, Tanqueray that you'd get in Sainsburys, but more like Brockmans, G'Vine, Monkey 47 etc...

So I'll be looking for a good off licence, similar to an O Briens in the republic.

Anyone got any recommendations?

irish_goat

Chill in Derry would be the best off licence we have but it's not quite at O'Briens level. They have a couple of branches, all reasonably well stocked. I can look in Tesco and see what they have in terms of gins this evening as well.

intheclouds

irish_goat wrote: »

Chill in Derry would be the best off licence we have but it's not quite at O'Briens level. They have a couple of branches, all reasonably well stocked. I can look in Tesco and see what they have in terms of gins this evening as well.

Thanks a lot, I checked the Asda, Sainsbury, Tesco and Morrisson websites - and while there are certainly some gins Ill buy (like Gordons Sloe Gin - cant get in the republic and I love it!!), none of them had any of the higher end gins Im after - Hendricks/Tanqueray seemed to be the height of it.

Id rather know before I go so I dont waste loads of time randomly checking off licences that just have ordinary stuff.

irish_goat

I should be in Chill this weekend so I'll check there as well sure.

irish_goat

Tesco have Greenalls regular and wild berry, Whitley Neil and Tanqueray 10 as well as the usuals.

intheclouds

irish_goat wrote: »

Tesco have Greenalls regular and wild berry, Whitley Neil and Tanqueray 10 as well as the usuals.

Its really the G'Vine, Brockmans and Monkey 47 Im after - they are our staple "good gins".

irish_goat

No sign of those in Sainsburys. They have Opihr, Star of Bombay, Boodles, Bulldog, Bloom, Adnams, Martin Millers, Plymouth, Sipsmith regular and sloe, Caorunn, Gordon's Sloe and Gordon's Elderflower.

intheclouds

irish_goat wrote: »

No sign of those in Sainsburys. They have Opihr, Star of Bombay, Boodles, Bulldog, Bloom, Adnams, Martin Millers, Plymouth, Sipsmith regular and sloe, Caorunn, Gordon's Sloe and Gordon's Elderflower.

Ill definitely pop in and get some Bulldog, Caorunn and Gordons Sloe (maybe 5 bottles of that - I do have a weakness for it). Might try the Gordons Elderflower - anyone recommend it?

Is Star of Bombay similar to Bombay Sapphire?

Im finishing off a bottle of Martin Millers at the moment, I like it, very smooth, but maybe a leeetle bit bland.

irish_goat

Never had Star of Bombay, it was £36 so quite a bit more expensive than the rest too.

Tesco Waterside have Jawbox, Blackwood's, King of Soho, No 209 and Wlliams as well.

BeardySi

I assume you're going direct and not via Belfast? The Vineyeard on the Ormeau Rd is a fantastic spot, whether or not it's worth your while diverting would depend on how much you're looking to buy I suppose..

intheclouds

Treadhead wrote: »

I assume you're going direct and not via Belfast? The Vineyeard on the Ormeau Rd is a fantastic spot, whether or not it's worth your while diverting would depend on how much you're looking to buy I suppose..

Not via Belfast im afraid.

After further investigation Im just going to go to the Sainsburys in Derry - Ive picked out 10 bottles that Im happy to get a good deal on.