Aldi / Lidl Spirits

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Aldi small barrel Gin (in the clear white bottle) is without doubt THE BEST gin I have ever had. It has won proper Gin tasters awards (not the made up supermarket ones).Gin is more summer drink for me but mixed with Aldi tonic,fresh lemon and ice you cannot get a better G&T IMO:beer:

Aldi Brandy is very good value for £10. However spend the extra £5 and you get as good a Cognac as the major brands that sell for £25 in other supermarkets. It cannot be called Cognac without meeting certain standards of course (and being made in Cognac) but i was told by a Aldi manager that it comes from the same distillery as Martell. It is very smooth and full of aromas. In a proper glass and over ice if prefered and you have a perfect winter tipple :beer:

Aldi Bourbon has bit of the taste of paint thinner about it after a while. JD or Jim Beam it ain't:(

I am getting a bottle of the 1973 brandy Aldi are / were selling for Xmas. Heard very good things about it.:T

Toro Loco wine is steal at just over £3. The Rioja for £6 is very good as well. :A

The Italian beer is perfectly decent at £1.50 a bottle.:T

When they have it back in the Berliner beer is really really nice. :beer:

Ginger wine is totally fine for the price.:D

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Cornucopia wrote: »

I bought Aldi Amaretto yesterday for £4.99 (50cl)

I also bought this during the week. Great for adding to coffee, or baking (taste is v evident in the fruit cake I made yesterday afternoon!).

It's incredibly sweet but does the job for my purposes (flavouring).