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Irish Reserve 26 Y/O Single Malt Whiskey - Aldi - 49.99€

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    #182
    SteelyDanJalapeno
    Registered Users Posts: 14,250 ✭✭✭✭SteelyDanJalapeno


    VW 1 wrote: »
    Where was that TB?

    Dicky Macks in Dingle!


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    #183
    limnam
    Registered Users Posts: 9,152 ✭✭✭limnam


    TiltedBrain wrote: »
    Dicky Macks in Dingle!

    Mad culchies.


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    #184
    VW 1
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    Crazy the shot is 6x the cost per shot at retail price, never mind trade price.

    Understand that there needs to be a mark up but that's crazy.


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    #185
    the beer revolu
    Registered Users Posts: 16,849 ✭✭✭✭the beer revolu


    TiltedBrain wrote: »
    15 a shot

    That's saucy.
    Abbot's in Cork charging €10.

    On the one hand, €15 for an Irish 26 year old malt seems not too bad but then you take in the fact that the dogs on the street know it retails for €50, it seems a bit daft.


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    #186
    CeilingFly
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,378 ✭✭✭CeilingFly


    VW 1 wrote: »
    Crazy the shot is 6x the cost per shot at retail price, never mind trade price.

    Understand that there needs to be a mark up but that's crazy.

    Aldi don't sell trade and generally there is very little difference between trade and retail on spirits

    Its also not 6x, more 4x as you get about 16/17 shots from a standard bottle unless you measure precisely - and dick macks are known for a decent over pour.


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    #187
    limnam
    Registered Users Posts: 9,152 ✭✭✭limnam


    CeilingFly wrote: »
    Aldi don't sell trade and generally there is very little difference between trade and retail on spirits

    Its also not 6x, more 4x as you get about 16/17 shots from a standard bottle unless you measure precisely - and dick macks are known for a decent over pour.

    Considering RB 12 is 60e a bottle in the shop and you can normally find it and 9/9.50 in a pub

    15e for a shot of this is absurd.


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    #188
    dos29
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    CeilingFly wrote: »
    Aldi don't sell trade and generally there is very little difference between trade and retail on spirits

    Its also not 6x, more 4x as you get about 16/17 shots from a standard bottle unless you measure precisely - and dick macks are known for a decent over pour.

    Not to attack you personally, but....
    Even at your minimum of 16 measures that works out at €240 being paid per bottle. Considering a bottle is €50, I would say that 4.8 times mark up is taking the piss. I've very rarely seen more than 2 times mark up. 4.8 (at best) is extortionate and I would love to hear a legitimate argument that genuinely backs this robbery up.


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    #189
    the beer revolu
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    dos29 wrote: »
    I would love to hear a legitimate argument that genuinely backs this robbery up.

    Some people who don't know the origin of the bottle may think that €15 for a 26 year old Irish malt is good value and happily hand over the money, making a handsome profit for the business.


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    #190
    Nonoperational
    Registered Users Posts: 7,401 ✭✭✭Nonoperational


    If anyone can sort me out with a bottle of this I'd be very grateful.


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    #191
    irlirishkev
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    Had a couple of drams of this last night before bed.
    My second impression is better than my first.
    Nice burn and finish.


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    #192
    blind mans bluff
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    Meant to say, thanks vm for the Tralee tip off. I have a buddy down there who took a look and found a solitary bottle on the shelf, perhaps the last bottle anywhere?? It should be a nice Christmas dram, Cheers!!


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    #193
    Geuze
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    limnam wrote: »
    Considering RB 12 is 60e a bottle in the shop and you can normally find it and 9/9.50 in a pub

    I pay 6.50 for Redbreast in a rural pub.


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    #194
    limnam
    Registered Users Posts: 9,152 ✭✭✭limnam


    Geuze wrote: »
    I pay 6.50 for Redbreast in a rural pub.

    Great.

    But hows the broadband! :pac:

    Seriously though

    6.50 sounds about the right price in order to get people to pay for it.

    I tend not to bother with whiskey in pubs most of the time due to price of anything I'd want to drink.


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    #195
    the beer revolu
    Registered Users Posts: 16,849 ✭✭✭✭the beer revolu


    limnam wrote: »
    Great.

    But hows the broadband! :pac:

    Seriously though

    6.50 sounds about the right price in order to get people to pay for it.

    I tend not to bother with whiskey in pubs most of the time due to price of anything I'd want to drink.

    Yeah, most pubs charge silly money for premium whisky.
    They're not really interested in selling them, they just want to have a couple on the shelf.
    I know bars that make a massive margin on the cheap spirits and sell the premium stuff cheaper. They still make good money on them per shot just less gross profit.


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    #196
    L1011
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    My local back home puts a flat 50% margin on the bottle of whiskey and is extremely damn careful with measures as a result. As a result they charge <€5 for the normal "premium" bottles and maybe €8 for the stuff that's 20+ elsewhere. This is a pub which had €3 pints of Heineken until this summer though...

    I'd need to actually work the price out but I think they might go as daringly high as 75% margin on stuff like Black Bush but those aren't measured like they're liquid gold :pac:


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    #197
    denismac
    Registered Users Posts: 267 ✭✭denismac


    So, back on topic. Is this now all gone?
    I tried Limerick a few times again but there is none ever on the shelf and when I inquired about going on a waiting list I got puzzled looks and some lame excuses by staff who couldn't be bothered.


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    #198
    blind mans bluff
    Registered Users Posts: 26 ✭blind mans bluff


    Hard to say.....I made calls to head office and some stores about a week and a half ago, most I could get was that they intend to restock infrequently between release and Christmas, though no clue as to when, where, or how many. I would think looking at the demand in UK and Europe it may be spread a lot thinner than planned.... but this is all just speculating. I would say the best bet is to check stores or ask friends in other towns to do similar if they happen to be passing a store; I would suggest early afternoon on Mondays and Thursdays (11th, 14th, 18th, 21st) as optimum days for this, but that's just guessing.....


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    #199
    brevity
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    It could be gone for good or turn on some random Thursday in February. Neither would surprise me.


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    #200
    Melendez
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    #201
    sceach16
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    Aldi 26 yo
    Melendez wrote: »
    I got a bottle in East Wall on Thursday despite being told it was gone forever a couple of days after the offer was available (and sold out).

    Ditto in Swords on Thursday last. I got the last one and was told each store had got 3 cases in total (36 bottles?) and that was it !!


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    #202
    fmul9798
    Registered Users Posts: 758 ✭✭✭fmul9798


    Having a tough time holding off on opening this. Is it Christmas yet?
    ...


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    #203
    colm_mcm
    Registered Users Posts: 73,427 ✭✭✭✭colm_mcm


    Yes, it's Christmas since yesterday,


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    #204
    minzabud
    Registered Users Posts: 247 ✭✭minzabud


    Half way through a bottle and more than happy with the purchase.


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    #205
    Quackster
    Moderators, Regional South Moderators Posts: 5,754 Mod ✭✭✭✭Quackster


    It's advertised again in next week's Aldi leaflet so I don't think we've seen the last of it yet.


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    #206
    brevity
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    My Dad said picked up another bottle in Killarney this week. He said there was about 4 or 5 on the shelves.


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    #207
    EriT
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    Any sign of this back in stores?


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    #208
    tphase
    Registered Users Posts: 1,073 ✭✭✭tphase


    EriT wrote: »
    Any sign of this back in stores?
    no sign of any in Clifden yesterday evening


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    #209
    sceach16
    Registered Users Posts: 909 ✭✭✭sceach16


    EriT wrote: »
    Any sign of this back in stores?
    tphase wrote: »
    no sign of any in Clifden yesterday evening

    Nor in Dundrum....


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    #210
    blind mans bluff
    Registered Users Posts: 26 ✭blind mans bluff


    Gave them a ring, they did a search for me by county and I was told that there's definitely none anywhere in Kildare or Dublin. I was also told that if there was any more it would be released without notice.....


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    #211
    Samhain
    Registered Users Posts: 241 ✭✭Samhain


    Checked Wilton, both Ballincollig branches and Mahon...none left there either


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