Taking alcohol through Schipol?

[u25kr]

I am flying out to Cuba next week. Edinburgh to Schipol then Havanna with KLM. I would like to buy some whisky in Edinburgh to take with me. I have heard that, even though it will have been bought within the EU and placed in the approved tamperproof bag, that it will be taken off me when i go through security at Schipol.
Can anyone shed some light on this? Has anyone been through Schipol for a connecting flight and taken stuff through with them?

[a311]

Last month flew through on the way to Vancouver.

My own daft fault but I didn't click that the girl at Manchester airport hadn't put the spirits in a tamper proof bag so the bottles were taken off us at Schipol-we'd have been fine with a tamper proof bag according to security at the gate-felt like necking it rather than leave it

You should be fine.

[angusfaldo]

Just buy your whisky in Schipol. The shopping there is not exactly cheap but they are quite big and probably have your scotch.

[Markytop]

Can't you just pack it your hold luggage? I am guessing the only reason they take it off you through security is because it is more than the 100ml of liquid allowed in hand luggage?

Therefore this would apply to all airports and not just Schipol, and also whether it was alcohol or just a large bottle of water?

Have flown through there a couple of times over the years and didnt think they had a specific no-alcohol policy. Probably just their security team are running to the exact letter of the law on volume of liquids with no descretion used.

[u25kr]

i have less than two hours in schipol and having never been there don't think i will have time to shop. I am after one of the new highland park warrior series. I will check at Edinburgh before buying, just wanted to find out if others have had the same trouble.

[shirt]

http://www.schiphol.nl/Travellers/Shop/ProductDeta...

2 hrs in schiphol is plenty. you'll likely walk straight past the duty free in transit. its never very busy.

they've a decent whisky selection. if you like rum the flor de cana 18 is a steal at sub 40euro.

[Corpulent Tosser]

I agree 2hrs at Schiphol will give you time to shop, but items bought at Edinburgh airport and sealed in a tamperproof bag will not be a problem at Schipol, well it wasn't with whisky bought at Aberdeen.

I will be looking for that Flor de Cana 18 on my way home in two weeks