This can only end well: Buckfast to be sold in cans on a trial basis this summer

[C.C]

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[QUOTE][h=3]The world’s most favouritest tonic wine will be sold in 25cl cans this summer, and could be rolled out permanently.[/h]Buckfast have announced that they will sell their unique brand of intoxicating liquor in cans on a trial basis this summer, and it’s all in aid of the Scottish government’s anti-alcohol drive.
The brand of tonic wine were asked to sell their product in smaller measures, with owners J. Chandler and Co saying that 16,000 cans will initially be distributed and if successful they will introduce it permanently.
Whether that will extend to Ireland is not clear for the moment.
“The reason why we wanted to bring out a can is firstly we get asked quite regularly to bring out Buckfast in different shapes and sizes and it’s something we have looked at but never really considered at any great length,” a spokesperson revealed to STV News.
“The public health minister for Scotland called on businesses to promote responsible consumption of alcohol and make smaller measures of wine available to consumers in January.
“That’s when we decided we should look at bringing Buckfast out in a smaller unit. Bringing out any new product can be deemed as a risk in terms of, ‘Will it affect business or detract sales from the bottle?’ So, at this stage, we’re just bringing it out as a limited edition.
“But we do believe it will be successful with the summer months coming in. Some of our customers will be going to barbecues and a chilled can of Buckfast would be the ideal product to take along.”[/QUOTE]

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[Awesomecaek]

Tonic wine? What's that like?

[C.C]

[QUOTE=Awesomecaek;44842472]Tonic wine? What's that like?[/QUOTE]

An aquired taste.

also sources:
[url]http://www.joe.ie/joe-life/food-drink/this-can-only-end-well-buckfast-to-be-sold-in-cans-on-a-trial-basis-this-summer/[/url]

[url]http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/buckfast-to-be-sold-in-cans-for-first-time-9392336.html[/url]

[Buck.]

[QUOTE=Awesomecaek;44842472]Tonic wine? What's that like?[/QUOTE]

Tastes like wine+sugar+cough medicine.
Its full of sugar and caffeine so when you drink it you don't pass out, you just keep drinking more and then crying the morning after.

[bravehat]

That's cool and stuff I guess, still won't be drinking it though.

[Steve Stump]

[QUOTE=Mabus;44842436]

[IMG]http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/news/files/2010/01/Binge_drinking_1363279c.jpg[/IMG][/QUOTE]

That guy looks like a chav.

[dunkace]

Where is the fun in that? There is no bottle to club people with!

[PieClock]

[QUOTE=Steve Stump;44842546]That guy looks like a chav.[/QUOTE]

Buckfast is pretty much the drink of choice for chavs in the UK

[Fate]

[QUOTE=PieClock;44842683]Buckfast is pretty much the drink of choice for chavs in the UK[/QUOTE]

Since when? I've never even heard of it.

[Terminutter]

[QUOTE=PieClock;44842683]Buckfast is pretty much the drink of choice for chavs in the UK[/QUOTE]

Isn't it pretty much Buckfast or white thunder / lightning, whatever?

[PieClock]

[QUOTE=SataniX;44842861]Since when? I've never even heard of it.[/QUOTE]

Maybe not the whole UK then I guess. Northern Ireland for sure, and I know it's popular in Scotland too.

[Scot]

Sunny having their canned wine idea stolen yet again.

[Rolond]

you'll find me crackin' on that on your local street corner, gill.

[Combineguy]

buckfast gets u fucked fast!!!

[Kondor]

[QUOTE=SataniX;44842861]Since when? I've never even heard of it.[/QUOTE]

wtf were you born in britain

[Nerts]

Nothing like a bottle a' buckie, just the right balance of caffeine and alcohol to put you in a right state but keep you upright and conscious.

[SteakStyes]

Is it wrong that until I clicked and saw the picture of the product in question I thought it was some weird Little Rascals(Buckwheat in particular) Themed Gamer Breakfast In A Can? And that I thought WHY would someone think that was a good idea?

[Provost]

I've heard of cracking open a beer, but cracking open a [I]wine[/I]?

That's just weird.

[.Lain]

[QUOTE=SataniX;44842861]Since when? I've never even heard of it.[/QUOTE]

it's more of a northern england/scottish and northern irish thing. it's somewhat infamous here in n.i though i like it personally

[NoDachi]

[QUOTE=.Lain;44846352]it's more of a northern england/scottish and northern irish thing. it's somewhat infamous here in n.i though i like it personally[/QUOTE]

its pretty common everywhere in the UK.

But some of our posters obviously live the more sheltered middle-class mothered livestyle to know what even buckfast is still.

[.Lain]

really? i don't usually see a lot of it whenever i go south of scotland

[editline]19th May 2014[/editline]

also i'd still be surprised i can't really walk a mile or two without seeing a couple of buckfast bottles on the street

[NoDachi]

thank you for your personal experience i'm sure people will find it most valuable

[I]most valuable[/I]

[.Lain]

uh ok

[zeromancer]

hawwwww fuckin yaldi me and the troops gonna get fukin para wi this mahnnnnn

facepunch yung team represent

(this is how people who usually drink this shit speak)

[hypno-toad]

Finally, wine in a can

Doesn't splash around when you make emphatic hand gestures

[Sgt. Napalm]

So, does it actually have tonic water in?

[editline]19th May 2014[/editline]

[QUOTE=NoDachi;44846420]thank you for your personal experience i'm sure people will find it most valuable

[I]most valuable[/I][/QUOTE]

i agree with this post; i also believe that posting personal experiences relevant to the topic at hand on a public and free message board is a bad idea

[June]

i actually really like the idea of wine in a can, buy a 6 pack and have enough to get 2 - 3 people wreaked

[editline]19th May 2014[/editline]

but i'm also a pretty avid wine drinker

[LSK]

[QUOTE=Buck.;44842488]Tastes like wine+sugar+cough medicine.
Its full of sugar and caffeine so when you drink it you don't pass out, you just keep drinking more and then crying the morning after.[/QUOTE]

That's dangerous, Fourloko was the same way, but kids would drink too much and succumb to alcohol poisoning. They were forced to remove the caffeine and sugar as a result.

[Chris™]

[QUOTE=PieClock;44842683]Buckfast is pretty much the drink of choice for chavs in the UK[/QUOTE]

I thought that was White Lightning?

[zeromancer]

[QUOTE=Chrisordie;44847916]I thought that was White Lightning?[/QUOTE]

In Scotland, it's mainly a botto' o buck.