Where can I buy the cheapest wines/spirits?

rachelgalvo

I'm currently living off my savings and so I'm on a tight budget but still want to enjoy the odd drink. My friend suggested that I go up to Northern Ireland for cheaper alcohol but I'm not sure that I would be saving given the cost of taking the train to Belfast.

BeerNut

Aldi or Lidl, then. Legally, a bottle of 40% ABV spirits can't be sold for less than about €22 and a bottle of 12.5% ABV wine for under €7.50. Lidl and Aldi will have options at around these marks.

redshift-rider

MUP has put a limit on how cheap a gram of alcohol can be. If you shop around and use a calculator you can buy various booze priced exactly at this lower limit. Buying exactly at the minimum is as good as you can hope to do.

https://app.calconic.com/public/calculator/64e0e0155ca1850029b6c62b?layouts=true

In Northern Ireland you can go maybe 4-5 euro below MUP on some spirits. Like store-brand whiskey or vodka, or cheap stuff like Famous Grouse. With a big suitcase you could carry enough on a train to make the trip worthwhile. Whether you would want to drink that stuff is another matter… 😄

That's a 40% whiskey (minimum price ROI €22.09) and a 37.5% vodka (min price ROI €20.71). I'll let you do the conversion and savings yourself

ablelocks

unlike beers, there's always very good deals on decent wines and spirits - you'd be better off spending 2-5 euro more and get a quality drink