ALDI & LIDL Food and Drink Worth Trying?

[condor]

Lidl's Spekulatius spiced biscuits are very moreish

[Mobile Chicane]

soad said:

Eddw86 said:

Wandered in to the local Lidl for the first time today to pick up some cleaning stuff. Noticed they had 2 litres of Westons Scrumpy Cider for £3.99, in a rather lovely glass bottle. Being Westons it should be decent but potent stuff...

Anyone tried it? Tempted to go back and get one!

Yes, tried it a few months ago. Got me drunk, enough said.
More expensive in Morrisons...

The same stuff is on sale in Denbie's (the vineyard) shop for £14.99.

I may have lolled.

[IanA2]

Lidl have a wine leaflet on their website. Some very nice wines, question is how do you buy them?

My local stores do not stock them, and the local managers cannot order them. Have mailed CS to ask how I can source them but getting nowhere fast.

Any bright ideas?

[soxboy]

IanA2 said:

Lidl have a wine leaflet on their website. Some very nice wines, question is how do you buy them?

My local stores do not stock them, and the local managers cannot order them. Have mailed CS to ask how I can source them but getting nowhere fast.

Any bright ideas?

Perhaps you have the 'wrong sort' of Lidl?

[soad]

IanA2 said:

Lidl have a wine leaflet on their website. Some very nice wines, question is how do you buy them?

My local stores do not stock them, and the local managers cannot order them. Have mailed CS to ask how I can source them but getting nowhere fast.

Any bright ideas?

Sounds like your store is slow to reorganize their wine shelves...

[bingybongy]

condor said:

Lidl's Spekulatius spiced biscuits are very moreish

They certainly are.

[IanA2]

soxboy said:

Perhaps you have the 'wrong sort' of Lidl?

What's he right sort? Does your store stock the wines in their French Wine Leaflet?

[IanA2]

soad said:

IanA2 said:

Lidl have a wine leaflet on their website. Some very nice wines, question is how do you buy them?

My local stores do not stock them, and the local managers cannot order them. Have mailed CS to ask how I can source them but getting nowhere fast.

Any bright ideas?

Sounds like your store is slow to reorganize their wine shelves...

From what I can work out, the local managers have no say in ordering at all. It's all done centrally: "We get what we're given".

[Du1point8]

IanA2 said:

soxboy said:

Perhaps you have the 'wrong sort' of Lidl?

What's he right sort? Does your store stock the wines in their French Wine Leaflet?

Yep and mines in a posh part of london too... none of that peasant wine for us.

[HarryFlatters]

Just has some Rannoch smoked duck breast from Aldi for lunch, and it was delicious. I'll be buying more of that next time I'm in.

Edited by HarryFlatters on Thursday 6th November 12:48

[TheFinners]

IanA2 said:

From what I can work out, the local managers have no say in ordering at all. It's all done centrally: "We get what we're given".

I believe that is the same in many supermarkets, even M&S do so.

[Defcon5]

Has anyone seen the El Dorado 15 year rum in store yet? They usually have it in at Xmas I think

[tedmus]

Defcon5 said:

Has anyone seen the El Dorado 15 year rum in store yet? They usually have it in at Xmas I think

Not seen any in our local one yet. Another one to look out for is the Ron Mulata Anejo they sometimes have in, very nice and about £14 a bottle.

[NWTony]

Defcon5 said:

Has anyone seen the El Dorado 15 year rum in store yet? They usually have it in at Xmas I think

I thought I'd seen in in my local store, but it appears to be a crappy 8 years old now.

https://www.aldi.co.uk/en/product-range/christmas-...

[Defcon5]

Yeah I saw that too, but google suggested it wasn't as good

[Du1point8]

Guess this year its:

1973 Ducastaing Armagnac
https://www.aldi.co.uk/en/product-range/christmas-...

Glen Marnoch 18 Year Old Whisky
https://www.aldi.co.uk/en/product-range/christmas-...

Glen Marnoch 24 Year Old Single Malt Whisky
https://www.aldi.co.uk/en/product-range/christmas-...

Pretty certain the 24 year old was on at £29.99 last time as a gimmick.

[NWTony]

Last years special whisk(e)y was £49.99, I remember because I bought myself a tablet and hat was the other thing people were queuing up for.

[Toaster Pilot]

The 24 year old was cheaper before and in a less fancy bottle. Not worth the money if it's the same stuff.

18 year old is excellent in previous batches

[FiF]

24.11 Monday car essentials in Lidl.

Hope it includes their cracking winter screen wash. Down to my last bottle next topup.

[Trustmeimadoctor]

Lidl cimarosa Marlborough sauvignon blanc delicious and about 5.50 a bottle