Kopparberg Gin

[westholtschic]

Good morning. Sorry to ask but has anyone found any of this yet in the supermarkets please?

I live in Torbay and it's as rare as hens teeth ! Thank you.

[Crazyfool01]

Asda has it on sale for about a week but it sold out last before last weekend ... will keep an eye if it comes back into stock but it is not a standard product currently 

[Crazyfool01]

4 hours ago, westholtschic said:

Good morning. Sorry to ask but has anyone found any of this yet in the supermarkets please?

I live in Torbay and it's as rare as hens teeth ! Thank you.

just asked one of the managers in  Asda and she said its out of stock in Depots for both Asda and Morrissons ( her partner works for morrisons )  ... which means at least a week until Asda  stock it again ... but that is very doubtful 

[Gilgamesh69]

Friend said he tried it and that it's shit tbh

Edited June 11, 2019 by Gilgamesh69

[Jay89]

1 minute ago, Gilgamesh69 said:

Friend said he tried it and that it's shit tbh

It is. Just tastes like cider, not gin.

[westholtschic]

6 hours ago, crazyfool1 said:

just asked one of the managers in  Asda and she said its out of stock in Depots for both Asda and Morrissons ( her partner works for morrisons )  ... which means at least a week until Asda  stock it again ... but that is very doubtful 

Thank you very much for your help.

[Keithy]

Gin has firmly jumped the shark now.

You still can't beat classic Beefeater 24 gin and a clean, quality tonic. 

[gfest2009]

This is in our little local Asda atm (we're in the North West) 

[Crazyfool01]

Just now, gfest2009 said:

This is in our little local Asda atm (we're in the North West) 

quick grab them and put them on eBay  ..... the limited supply we got lasted a couple of days 

[gfest2009]

1 minute ago, crazyfool1 said:

quick grab them and put them on eBay  ..... the limited supply we got lasted a couple of days 

Haha, not sure what that says about my local area: these don't seem to be moving at all! 

[Flying_Hellfish]

25 minutes ago, Keithy said:

Gin has firmly jumped the shark now.

You still can't beat classic Beefeater 24 gin and a clean, quality tonic. 

I like lots of different gins, but that one just hits the spot. Classic.

[Keithy]

Are these flavoured gins still really gin? To me they are now becoming gin liqueurs....

The art of creating a really good quality gin was the use of the basic ingredients in very subtle combinations with maybe some extra small subtle herbs or spices.

 

[eastynh]

1 hour ago, gfest2009 said:

Haha, not sure what that says about my local area: these don't seem to be moving at all! 

Which Asda is it? I am after some.

[Woffy]

20 minutes ago, eastynh said:

Which Asda is it? I am after some.

Said Easty, having gone a bit Madeley. 

[Crazyfool01]

@westholtschic spotted some In Asda taunton today ... must be coming back into stock .. just the one flavour in the events Aisle 

[barkley87]

On 6/11/2019 at 1:03 PM, Jay89 said:

It is. Just tastes like cider, not gin.

Sounds good to me 

[TiZuff]

Morrison’s had loads everywhere

[westholtschic]

2 hours ago, crazyfool1 said:

@westholtschic spotted some In Asda taunton today ... must be coming back into stock .. just the one flavour in the events Aisle 

Thank you. Would have called on the way back from the cricket today but thankfully got a bottle at the weekend that has been decanted ready for the farm.

[Crazyfool01]

2 hours ago, westholtschic said:

Thank you. Would have called on the way back from the cricket today but thankfully got a bottle at the weekend that has been decanted ready for the farm.

tried to get the post in before it was over for that reason  looks like the bangladesh fans were good fun 

[semmtexx]

On 6/11/2019 at 8:37 PM, Keithy said:

Are these flavoured gins still really gin? To me they are now becoming gin liqueurs....

The art of creating a really good quality gin was the use of the basic ingredients in very subtle combinations with maybe some extra small subtle herbs or spices.

 

Agreed. I like gin because it tastes of gin. Not some other poncy shit. 

Edit: that's not meant to sound as harsh as it sounds 

Edited June 17, 2019 by semmtexx

[Keithy]

51 minutes ago, semmtexx said:

Agreed. I like gin because it tastes of gin. Not some other poncy shit. 

Edit: that's not meant to sound as harsh as it sounds 

I agree. I make my own raspberry gin for Glastonbury but I see it very much a gin liqueur, particularly as you don't drink it with a tonic as it's already quite sweet.

All this rhubarb gin, raspberry gin, strawberry gin, etc being marketed as proper gin.....not for me Clive. 

I was fortunate enough to do the master distillery tour at Plymouth Gin.... the depth and subtlety of the spices etc was amazing, especially on blind tasting.  These flavoured gins just overpower that art and subtlety.

[westholtschic]

6 hours ago, crazyfool1 said:

tried to get the post in before it was over for that reason  looks like the bangladesh fans were good fun 

Thank you so much for thinking of me. They were apart from to 100 plus that were tying to get in without tickets on the main gate?

[semmtexx]

7 hours ago, Keithy said:

I agree. I make my own raspberry gin for Glastonbury but I see it very much a gin liqueur, particularly as you don't drink it with a tonic as it's already quite sweet.

All this rhubarb gin, raspberry gin, strawberry gin, etc being marketed as proper gin.....not for me Clive. 

I was fortunate enough to do the master distillery tour at Plymouth Gin.... the depth and subtlety of the spices etc was amazing, especially on blind tasting.  These flavoured gins just overpower that art and subtlety.

Most of these ‘flavoured' gins or whatever 'flavoured' booze you're talking about only taste of the 'flavour' to me. You lose all the quality of the original drink. It's almost a bit like Hooch - all you can taste is lemon. I think most of them are about masking flavour rather than enhancing it.

Edit: Ooo I do sound like a pretentious tit. 

Edited June 18, 2019 by semmtexx