Drinks Deals

[dan05delaney]

Just been to Asda and they have 1L Eristoff Vodka for £15 instead of £21..... for those thinking of doing some flavoured Vodkas.... Is it too early to get the Skittles going?

[howlin_pete]

I did this once, it tasted like soap. Not in a good way

[soundforever]

so when is the best time to start the skittle vodka? i only did it once and it tasted like piss! for example how many skittle to a litre vodky? just one colour/ mixed? i may sound blood stupid but i cant afford to waste another bottle vodka.

[Nyika]

I did mine about a week or 2 before the festival. I made 330ml with 2 normal bags of skittles. Took out the purple and green (ate those), left it til they all dissolved, sieved it and it was yummy.

[dan05delaney]

I did this once, it tasted like soap. Not in a good way

[dan05delaney]

so when is the best time to start the skittle vodka? i only did it once and it tasted like piss! for example how many skittle to a litre vodky? just one colour/ mixed? i may sound blood stupid but i cant afford to waste another bottle vodka.

[imcle5]

Trying my first ever one just now 500ml Smirnoff 3 packs of giant Parma violets hopefully comes out good if so be doing more for glastonbury

[howlin_pete]

I followed a online recipe pretty closely, so I was surprised how bad it tasted. Actually, I think it was ok at first and got rancid pretty quickly. Or maybe it was more me trying really hard to like my creation, but eventually failing

[dan05delaney]

This is the best place for a "recipe" if anyone fancies it....

http://mixthatdrink.com/skittles-vodka-tutorial/

[Joeskeppi]

It's the sugary scum on top of skittles vodka that puts me off. I like the coffee filter idea!

[Lipgloss and Cigarettes]

Morrisons have got 70cl Smirnoff flavoured vodkas for £12 if you can't be arsed making your own. The one in Camden had vanilla, lime, blueberry and the newest - espresso.

[alframsey]

I followed a online recipe pretty closely, so I was surprised how bad it tasted. Actually, I think it was ok at first and got rancid pretty quickly. Or maybe it was more me trying really hard to like my creation, but eventually failing

Edited April 9, 2013 by alframsey

[Bisque]

Virgin Atlantic duty free Smirnoff Blue, 50%, 1 litre... £8.50

[dan05delaney]

Virgin Atlantic duty free Smirnoff Blue, 50%, 1 litre... £8.50

[Bisque]

Damn I needs to go fin me some duty free..... bit excessive to book a return trip to the USA just for some cheap vodka though

[Peroni]

Staff discount too ;-)

The booze except high end spirits all come in plastic bottles too (safety reasons apparently) which is handy. Can only take a 1 litre off at a time though.

47.5% Gordon's makes crew go from sober to emotional in about 2/3 glasses.

Edited April 10, 2013 by Peroni

[MrMac]

Virgin Atlantic duty free Smirnoff Blue, 50%, 1 litre... £8.50

[marcwilson87]

Tescos are doing 20 Fosters for £12. Easy to get on a sack truck and would be surprised if there are any deals cheaper than that!

EDIT: Do it online, collection and use code XXLLPT to get £12 off anything over £60. Getting 5 crates of 20 for £48 - Less than a tenner a crate

Edited April 11, 2013 by marcwilson87

[Bisque]

I'll see your Virgin Atlantic Smirnoff Blue and raise you a:

1 Litre Stolichnaya, £6.00 - Gibraltar Airport Duty Free

[Bisque]

Good to know about the plastics as flying end of Apr and never normally buy on board. Silly really as I get a staff discount too

[piltonpoppet]

I've found that locally, morissons is great for consistent low alcohol prices (especially gin) however the big tescos already seem to have a ridiculous number of beer offers (we have started filling the garage already).

The slow gins (6 bottles this year) are already fermenting so thats what I'm looking forward to

Oh and of course the famous "pimms" alternative: Aldi Austins.

[let's 'ave it!!!]

Seen in my local Waitrose 4 cans of Spitfire for £3.79... Is this any good out of a can?

[TheParkAfterDark]

Before 2011 I remember reading these forums and people were talking about boxes of Westons Cider. Took a couple to the festival as a result (freezed them beforehand and drank them chilled). Great to sling the bag in a backpack along with a couple of cups when wandering round. Looking online I can only see 3L boxes but I'm convinced I had bought 5L boxes for £5 each in ASDA. Am I getting confused and bought 3L boxes for a fiver each? Anyway if anyone spots any deals on this stuff I'd appreciate the heads up

[whisty]

Before 2011 I remember reading these forums and people were talking about boxes of Westons Cider. Took a couple to the festival as a result (freezed them beforehand and drank them chilled). Great to sling the bag in a backpack along with a couple of cups when wandering round. Looking online I can only see 3L boxes but I'm convinced I had bought 5L boxes for £5 each in ASDA. Am I getting confused and bought 3L boxes for a fiver each? Anyway if anyone spots any deals on this stuff I'd appreciate the heads up

[matthewsdad1968]

Tescos had 3 litres of westons in boxes for £6 last week. Got 4 boxes for starters! Nice