Buckfast review 😃

[Hibbyradge]

An American wine connoisseur made the mistake of reviewing buckfast… Here’s their tasting notes:

Buckfast Tonic Wine (No Vintage)

Screw cap, took it off about 30 minutes before to bring in some air. Apparently made by monks in England. Decided to try while cooking dinner. Poured into a glass, first glance has a very inky almost brownish color that you see in older wines. Very syrupy, liquid clings to the side of the glass when swirled. Almost 15% ABV.

Stuck my nose in and was hit with something I’ve never experienced before. Barnyardy funk (in a bad way) almost like a dead animal in a bird’s nest. A mix of flat Coca Cola and caramel with a whiff of gun metal.

On the palate, overwhelming sweetness and sugar. Cherry Cola mixed with Benadryl. Unlike anything I’ve tasted. I’m not sure what this liquid is but it is not wine, I’m actually not sure what it is but it tastes like something a doctor would prescribe. A chemical concoction of the highest degree. Can only compare it to a Four Loko.

Managed to make it through a couple small glasses but not much more. Has absolutely ruined the evening drinking-wise for me as I tried to drink a nice Bordeaux after but the iron-like metallic sweet aftertaste I just couldn’t get out of my mouth even after a few glasses of water. I don’t drink a lot of coffee regularly so I also have mild heart palpitations from the caffeine after just drinking a bit of this and feel a slight migraine.

An ungodly concoction made by seemingly godly men. I believe the Vatican needs to send an exorcist over to Buckfast Abbey as the devil’s works are cleary present there. After tasting this “wine,” the way I feel can only be described as akin to being under a bridge on one’s knees orally pleasing a vagrant while simultaneously drinking liquified meth through a dirty rag.

I’ve drank a lot of wines in my life and will never forget this one.

[Moulin Yarns]

Brilliant

[overdrive]

:greengrin

I had it for the first time a few years ago at a wedding in London. The groom was Scottish and wanted it as a "typically Scottish" thing at the wedding (apart from the fact it is English). I actually quite liked it.

[Pretty Boy]

Nectar of the gods.

Straight from the freezer when it goes particularly thick and syrupy, always straight out the bottle.

It's an intoxication like no other. It's been a while but when I was younger I was a fairly regular consumer.

[WeeRussell]

An American wine connoisseur made the mistake of reviewing buckfast… Here’s their tasting notes:

Buckfast Tonic Wine (No Vintage)

Screw cap, took it off about 30 minutes before to bring in some air. Apparently made by monks in England. Decided to try while cooking dinner. Poured into a glass, first glance has a very inky almost brownish color that you see in older wines. Very syrupy, liquid clings to the side of the glass when swirled. Almost 15% ABV.

Stuck my nose in and was hit with something I’ve never experienced before. Barnyardy funk (in a bad way) almost like a dead animal in a bird’s nest. A mix of flat Coca Cola and caramel with a whiff of gun metal.

On the palate, overwhelming sweetness and sugar. Cherry Cola mixed with Benadryl. Unlike anything I’ve tasted. I’m not sure what this liquid is but it is not wine, I’m actually not sure what it is but it tastes like something a doctor would prescribe. A chemical concoction of the highest degree. Can only compare it to a Four Loko.

Managed to make it through a couple small glasses but not much more. Has absolutely ruined the evening drinking-wise for me as I tried to drink a nice Bordeaux after but the iron-like metallic sweet aftertaste I just couldn’t get out of my mouth even after a few glasses of water. I don’t drink a lot of coffee regularly so I also have mild heart palpitations from the caffeine after just drinking a bit of this and feel a slight migraine.

An ungodly concoction made by seemingly godly men. I believe the Vatican needs to send an exorcist over to Buckfast Abbey as the devil’s works are cleary present there. After tasting this “wine,” the way I feel can only be described as akin to being under a bridge on one’s knees orally pleasing a vagrant while simultaneously drinking liquified meth through a dirty rag.

I’ve drank a lot of wines in my life and will never forget this one.

And that’s Capricorn is it?

[Hibbyradge]

And that’s Capricorn is it?

Alright, I am the Messiah.

[Mon Dieu4]

Tried it once as a teenager, its like Calpol that's went off, vile stuff

[Off the bar]

I’ve seen it used it instead of vermouth in a negroni to create the nedgroni.
It’s probably curiosity rather than delicacy but the medicinal vibe of the buckfast really works with the Campari and gives the drink a serious kick.

[Jim44]

I remember going to a gig in a community centre in a town, on the east side of Glasgow, which had a makeshift bar. On the counter there were three or four drinks carousels. On each one there were five or six bottles of Buckie, but on one there were three bottles of Buckie, with one bottle of whisky and one of vodka. Cheque a son gout, as they say. :greengrin

[Bridge hibs]

Can honestly say Ive put a lot of disgusting things into my mouth over the years, ooer missus, but proud to say even in desperate times I have never ever tasted buckfast 🤢

[Smartie]

It would have been quite funny if the review had ended up with a "***in come on then, ya *****" as the effects properly kicked in.

[Andy Bee]

Nectar of the gods.

Straight from the freezer when it goes particularly thick and syrupy, always straight out the bottle.

It's an intoxication like no other. It's been a while but when I was younger I was a fairly regular consumer.


The reviewer made the two main fatal mistakes. Never drink it unless seriously chilled and never ever pour it into a glass, the third being to never drink the final 1/3 of an inch at the bottom, "The Taenails" :greengrin

[danhibees1875]

As a student I was hosting some friends for dinner one evening and I must have not overly liked them as I decided it would be a good idea to cook the bolognese with Buckfast in it (I guess like you'd maybe do with a red wine). Everyone loved it and were trying to guess the secret ingredient.

Had it since a few years ago and I recall it being not too bad really!

[Andy Bee]

As a student I was hosting some friends for dinner one evening and I must have not overly liked them as I decided it would be a good idea to cook the bolognese with Buckfast in it (I guess like you'd maybe do with a red wine). Everyone loved it and were trying to guess the secret ingredient.

Had it since a few years ago and I recall it being not too bad really!


It's also very good in sweet and sour sauce. :agree:

[Keith_M]

.... After tasting this “wine,” the way I feel can only be described as akin to being under a bridge on one’s knees orally pleasing a vagrant while simultaneously drinking liquified meth through a dirty rag......


Uhm, how exactly would he know that?


:hmmm: