Gin Gin Gin

gypsy79 wrote: »

I bought it duty free in Morocco for circa 30 bills

But available in o Brien’s for 45. Love it. So many subtle flavours

Cheers.

I buy it in Sainsburys in NI for 25 pounds sterling a bottle. I like it.

I like Martin Miller too but if you think Dingle is bland you might think its tasteless. I like that its nice and crisp.

If youre looking for a nice budget gin in NI, Drury is a pretty good all rounder.

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Where are you buying Roku and at what price?

I bought it duty free in Morocco for circa 30 bills

But available in o Brien’s for 45. Love it. So many subtle flavours

gypsy79 wrote: »

Personally think dinle is very bland!! Looking to add a basic gin

Roku is my premium choice at the min

Where are you buying Roku and at what price?

gypsy79 wrote: »

Personally think dinle is very bland!! Looking to add a basic gin

Roku is my premium choice at the min

And I am replacing a Bombay sapphire

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^^This.

This is probably the best gin you can get for this price.

Im fond of Bombay Sapphire too but you dont often get it for 25 quid.

Dingle gin is on special in Tesco for 30 euro at the moment which is a fantastic price for it.

Personally think dinle is very bland!! Looking to add a basic gin

Roku is my premium choice at the min

nialldinho wrote: »

I think Boyle’s in Aldi is still good value at €25

^^This.

This is probably the best gin you can get for this price.

Im fond of Bombay Sapphire too but you dont often get it for 25 quid.

Dingle gin is on special in Tesco for 30 euro at the moment which is a fantastic price for it.

nialldinho

oneilla wrote: »

Tesco Finest London Dry/Aromatic were my go-to and were priced at €22 but they seem to be discontinued. Beefeater is €21 in Dunnes atm and is good. Gordans can be cheap but not so good and Cork dry is bottom of the barrel.

I think Boyle’s in Aldi is still good value at €25

oneilla

gypsy79 wrote: »

Any recommendations for a good cheap gin. Aldi’s Cromwell not sold here anymore??

Tesco Finest London Dry/Aromatic were my go-to and were priced at €22 but they seem to be discontinued. Beefeater is €21 in Dunnes atm and is good. Gordans can be cheap but not so good and Cork dry is bottom of the barrel.

GBX

I like Hortus gin (Lidl). Nice cheap London Dry Gin

Any recommendations for a good cheap gin. Aldi’s Cromwell not sold here anymore??

L1011

Hogzy wrote: »

Nice little profit in that if you were to resell it at auction.

I was 18 in 2005 myself, so it was held over to my 30th birthday and has been mostly consumed

Hogzy

L1011 wrote: »

Quieter Tesco stores sometimes just seem to ignore the spirits section - there is still a very good chance that it is delisted and Tralee never cleared the stock. It doesn't go off, remember. In 2016 I found a 2005 bottling of Jameson 18 in Santry, battered box, marked down a decent amount and clearly on the shelf for the entire 11 years!

Nice little profit in that if you were to resell it at auction.

Ive sent them another email - it follows up on my October 2018 exchange with them where they told me they would follow it up and get back to me and they never got back to me.

L1011

Quieter Tesco stores sometimes just seem to ignore the spirits section - there is still a very good chance that it is delisted and Tralee never cleared the stock. It doesn't go off, remember. In 2016 I found a 2005 bottling of Jameson 18 in Santry, battered box, marked down a decent amount and clearly on the shelf for the entire 11 years!

Wow - Ill check it out again alright!

Thanks for your kind offer, I take regular trips to NI and stock up on the Gordons sloe gin so I manage the cravings ok lol!

However, given the info youve provided here I intend to tell a local Tesco that its in Tralee and show them the pic and try to find out if they can get it again!

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Cheers - Im afraid I wont be in Tralee anytime soon to hoover up that last bit of stock

I cant even get a hold of it in NI these days, Tesco Newry and Banbridge dont stock it and they seemed clueless about other Tescos in the area.

I noticed that about the websites alright. The greatest shame of it (besides it probably being healthier for me) is that you literally cannot get a straight answer out of Tesco about it. They really come across as just totally disinterested in a person who wants info about one of THEIR products - Id understand if I was badgering them about Bombay Sapphire or something - but its their bloody own brand!!

I was beginning to doubt myself so had another peep when I was in this evening and sure enough I wasn't wrong. And on special for €22 at the moment too. Worth checking your local stores again, if you haven't recently, in case they've got new stock in. It doesn't really make sense that one random small store has stock and not a bit of it anywhere else.

Failing that, am in Dublin nearly every week and would be more than happy to bring up a few bottles for a fellow boardsie in need!

Quackster wrote: »

Tralee Square (town centre store). Could be it's old stock that's never shifted but then why did they flog off the other Tesco Finest gins cheaply but keep this on sale at the regular price?

Interestingly, it is gone from the tesco.ie website, which suggests it's been delisted across the country, but it's still on sale on the tesco.com site (whereas the other Tesco Finest gins are gone from the UK site too).

Cheers - Im afraid I wont be in Tralee anytime soon to hoover up that last bit of stock

I cant even get a hold of it in NI these days, Tesco Newry and Banbridge dont stock it and they seemed clueless about other Tescos in the area.

I noticed that about the websites alright. The greatest shame of it (besides it probably being healthier for me) is that you literally cannot get a straight answer out of Tesco about it. They really come across as just totally disinterested in a person who wants info about one of THEIR products - Id understand if I was badgering them about Bombay Sapphire or something - but its their bloody own brand!!

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Really?

I havent been able to locate it in any Tesco in Dublin since last year. I was told it was delisted in March 2018 but there was still stock in some shops til June 2018. The staff even looked it up on their system for me.

Whats your local if you dont mind me asking?

Tralee Square (town centre store). Could be it's old stock that's never shifted but then why did they flog off the other Tesco Finest gins cheaply but keep this on sale at the regular price?

Interestingly, it is gone from the tesco.ie website, which suggests it's been delisted across the country, but it's still on sale on the tesco.com site (whereas the other Tesco Finest gins are gone from the UK site too).

Quackster wrote: »

The Tesco Finest sloe gin has always been on sale in my local, and remains so the last time I checked recently. No sign of it being delisted and remaining stock sold off at a reduced price.

Really?

I havent been able to locate it in any Tesco in Dublin since last year. I was told it was delisted in March 2018 but there was still stock in some shops til June 2018. The staff even looked it up on their system for me.

Whats your local if you dont mind me asking?

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This must be part of the same push that led them to get rid of the Tesco Finest Sloe Gin.

Ive emailed them a few times about it (yes they think I am an alco now) but no one ever responds with any knowledge and in fact one person told them they had never sold it in Ireland (despite me drinking my body weight in it one Xmas).

I will check out Limehouse gin to see if there is a sloe version.

The Tesco Finest sloe gin has always been on sale in my local, and remains so the last time I checked recently. No sign of it being delisted and remaining stock sold off at a reduced price.

oneilla wrote: »

Have Tesco stopped selling their "Finest" London Dy and Aromatic gins?

This must be part of the same push that led them to get rid of the Tesco Finest Sloe Gin.

Ive emailed them a few times about it (yes they think I am an alco now) but no one ever responds with any knowledge and in fact one person told them they had never sold it in Ireland (despite me drinking my body weight in it one Xmas).

I will check out Limehouse gin to see if there is a sloe version.

oneilla wrote: »

Have Tesco stopped selling their "Finest" London Dy and Aromatic gins?

Yep. They were flogging remaining stock off for about €13 in recent weeks but I doubt there is any left in any store now.

Replaced now with Limehouse gin which may well be the same product under a different label.

oneilla

Have Tesco stopped selling their "Finest" London Dy and Aromatic gins?

Twee.

Gin Experience website has been update with companies who are attending https://www.ginexperiencedublin.com/

Twee.

This will definitely be the most challenging year, I wonder who we'll still be talking about next year!

A fair few specialist shops will have a tasting bottle under the counter, always worth a polite ask! Lots of Irish gins are now doing 50ml miniatures too, enough for a decent G&T to sample. Celtic Whiskey Shop, L Mulligan and James Fox have a selection.