Magners Cider

mhendo

I couldnt believe the price of Mangners at Sainsbury's much prefer Blackthorn which it seems to be getting more difficult to buy at Supermarkets and Pubs.

mercurystar999

Blackthorn! That aint cider!

delorean_2

Bulmers in the UK is not the same Bulmers in Ireland.

Quite why it's rebadged as Magners here I have no idea. The stuff sold over here is made in the UK and although it's ok, the real deal stuff has a different taste and one I prefer. Bulmers over here is horrid stuff, ASDA are flogging it off cheap and I can see why.

It's like the Guinness, it always tastes better over in Ireland as it doesn't travel well.

And seeing as I spend the best part of every month in Dublin and sometimes other parts of Ireland, I get to wrap my kisser around several delicious pints of both Bulmers and Guinness!

Forget both of those though, there's one bad boy that really needs to be brought to the UK and that is Club.

Club Orange, Club Rock Shandy, Club Apple and Club Lemon are without doubt, the ultimate soft drink. The new Club, Pomegranet (sic) and White Cranberry is a bit too sweet for my taste though.

Club is the bees knees and I take an extra suitcase with me every visit so I can stock up on Club, Johnny Onion Rings, Hunky Dorys, Hot Lips, Mega Meanies and Chickadees.

OH HELL YEAH!!!

fannyadams

http://www.candcgroupplc.com/group_cider.asp

Bulmers, Magners, Ritz, Stag these brands of ciders all 'owned' by one group.

Interesting to see from the Bulmers website -

Bulmers = strongbow, scrumpy jack & woodpecker

HWTHMBO drinks Scrumpy Jack, in the absence of REAL scrumpy.

delorean_2

Yup, there is another Bulmers ASDA are doing though and it's not the same stuff as Bulmers/Magners.

I see why it's call Magners in the UK now though. Informative post ta.

delorean_2

......Club is still the best thing in the world though.

pmat

try Bookers cash and carry. A friend says he buys a crate each week and they work out at around £1.50 a bottle.

mhendo

mercurystar999 wrote:

Blackthorn! That aint cider!

I think it is!

cornishtightwad

magners, £2.00 a bottle in my social club in cornwall, guinness £1.80, anyone beat that ?

delorean_2

Here it's about £3 for a pint of Guinness. Magners is £2.80.