Aldi/ Lidl own alcohol brands

jill_valentine · 08-09-2014 09:14PM

RDM_83 again wrote: »

+1 to all this.

Top tip, soak a punnet of strawberries with a table spoon of sugar in a bottle of Putinoff for 3/4 days until they go whitish, then strain and rebottle, seriously classy flavoured vodka on a budget.

Gave Putinoff a go on this recommendation, and it really is great stuff. I didn't even think I liked vodka, but it's lovely, big difference between it and the usual.

Giving the berry stuff a go with blueberries too. I plan to simmer the fruit I strain out down to make a sauce for duck.

Thanks thread. :cool:

hatrickpatrick · 08-09-2014 09:21PM

Branding as always is key. Case in point, for those who drink cider, there's absolutely nothing about Bulmers which tastes better than Keppler's or Linden Village, both of which retail for about €1.25 per can and are actually stronger than Bulmers, but thanks to Bulmers' incredible marketing many people just assume it's the be all and end all of cider.

Eeden · 08-09-2014 09:21PM

DLMA23 wrote: »

The Old Hopspice white rum is fantastic for Mojitos & at €11.89 is great value

You meant Old Hopking, right?

Aongus Von Bismarck · 08-09-2014 09:26PM

My brother had a few of the Aldi Irish Pale Ale and Stout ready for me the last time I was home. Tasty tipples. Decent Irish craft beer at at a bargain price. They won't be winning any awards on beeradvocate.com, but they are far superior to swill like Heineken and Carlsberg.

Banjo String · 08-09-2014 09:44PM

Aongus Von Bismarck wrote: »

My brother had a few of the Aldi Irish Pale Ale and Stout ready for me the last time I was home. Tasty tipples. Decent Irish craft beer at at a bargain price. They won't be winning any awards on beeradvocate.com, but they are far superior to swill like Heineken and Carlsberg.

+1 on the pale ale.

Hard to Believe crap like Heineken or bud is priced above it.

Goes to show what clever marketing can achieve I suppose.

spurious · 08-09-2014 09:51PM

I know you can't really go far wrong with a Cotes du Rhone in general, but Aldi's imaginatively named 'Cotes du Rhone' is really quite nice for only 5.99 a bottle - sometimes there are cheaper offers.
Most of LIDL's wines are very acceptable.

hatrickpatrick · 08-09-2014 09:54PM

Also not a Lidl offer, but Tesco's €11.69/70cl white rum is honestly almost as flavoured as Bacardi. It's the only Tesco own brand spirit that I'd be willing to do straight shots of, and is cheaper than their far worse tasting vodka and gin.

On a related note, the fact that "Tesco Everyday Value Blended Scotch Whiskey" is an actual thing that exists makes me question humanity more than even Dustin in Eurovision did.

Bafucin · 08-09-2014 10:19PM

I get a warm feeling every time I see cheap alcohol.

eoins23456 · 08-09-2014 10:28PM

Lidl's nobelaner isn't bad at all , 10 250ml bottles for 5 euro so same as 6 cans of tuborg % wise.
The cider is ok , id rate bulmer's better
You can't really complain about the vodka for 13 euro !

jill_valentine · 08-09-2014 10:50PM

hatrickpatrick wrote: »

On a related note, the fact that "Tesco Everyday Value Blended Scotch Whiskey" is an actual thing that exists makes me question humanity more than even Dustin in Eurovision did.

I love that they don't even bother giving it a fakey "McTescoish" Scotch brand or labelling. It just says literally exactly that, "Tesco Everyday Value Blended Scotch Whiskey", on a white label. For everyday value.

suicide_circus · 08-09-2014 11:00PM

Bafucin wrote: »

I get a warm feeling every time I see cheap alcohol.

That's you having a stroke

suicide_circus · 08-09-2014 11:02PM

jill_valentine wrote: »

I love that they don't even bother giving it a fakey "McTescoish" Scotch brand or labelling. It just says literally exactly that, "Tesco Everyday Value Blended Scotch Whiskey", on a white label. For everyday value.

Cheap blended scotch is the worst kind of piss. Teachers and the like. Even the cheapest irish blended whiskey is streets ahead.

Links234 · 08-09-2014 11:15PM

Aongus Von Bismarck wrote: »

My brother had a few of the Aldi Irish Pale Ale and Stout ready for me the last time I was home. Tasty tipples. Decent Irish craft beer at at a bargain price. They won't be winning any awards on beeradvocate.com, but they are far superior to swill like Heineken and Carlsberg.

They're definitely awesome, but you can't compare them to Heineken and Carlsberg, a stout and a pale ale are nothing like a lager. Better comparison would be whatever Aldi's lager is. Still though, their red ale is something to write home about, that's for sure. I love it

cloudatlas · 08-09-2014 11:27PM

hatrickpatrick wrote: »

Branding as always is key. Case in point, for those who drink cider, there's absolutely nothing about Bulmers which tastes better than Keppler's or Linden Village, both of which retail for about €1.25 per can and are actually stronger than Bulmers, but thanks to Bulmers' incredible marketing many people just assume it's the be all and end all of cider.

Yes I remember, Linden Village 6% ABV would blow my socks off. Would be safer for the community at large if we to stick to the Bulmers 4.5% ABV :pac:

Jesus Wept · 09-09-2014 12:40AM

eoins23456 wrote: »

You can't really complain about the vodka for 13 euro !

Same price as tesco

Sir Arthur Daley · 09-09-2014 12:41AM

i heart chewy louie wrote: »

Same price as tesco

Every little helps.

WilyCoyote · 09-09-2014 01:33AM

Talib Fiasco wrote: »

The Rachmaninoff vodka in Lidl is bloody great stuff...the first time you drink a bottle of it you'll puke your guts up but that's the cleansing phase. After that it goes down very well. Essential to any student's weekly budget.

With this as a chaser? Salut!:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9AmxZnlRa6Q

hatrickpatrick · 09-09-2014 03:01AM

jill_valentine wrote: »

I love that they don't even bother giving it a fakey "McTescoish" Scotch brand or labelling. It just says literally exactly that, "Tesco Everyday Value Blended Scotch Whiskey", on a white label. For everyday value.

Aldi/ Lidl own alcohol brands

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