Parliament Petition: Don’t ban flavoured e-liquids for e-cigarettes

[zouzounaki]

i think there is an element of the stronger stuff being more niche and “higher end” though, especially stroh. it is quite fancy, unusual bottles and tasteful labels.

who knows. maybe it’s a factor, but not the only factor.

 

[Crispycritters]

i think there is an element of the stronger stuff being more niche and “higher end” though, especially stroh. it is quite fancy, unusual bottles and tasteful labels.

who knows. maybe it’s a factor, but not the only factor.

The extended storage of the fancy stuff involves it being aged in the barrels, undisturbed and left mellow. Even for something like an 8 year old Scotch compared to a 12 quid bottle of Lidl/Aldi own brand - the costs of storing the stuff for years, sometimes decades, is going to be a large part of it. The ageing/mellowing has to be done in the barrels - it can't be bottled and left to age as that doesn't work. If anything the 8, 10, 15, 20 year old stuff has to be distilled to a higher alcoholic volume as a during the lengthy maturation/mellowing process some of the alcohol will evaporate - ageing is to improve and mellow the flavour, it does nothing to increase the alcoholic volume.

In addition to the obligatory fancy bottle, labels and also be the 'small batch' costs to consider - there's little point in making large batches if not many people can afford to buy it.

Obviously if something is 'fashionable' for whatever reason sellers will take advantage and inflate the price but that applies to everything.

I'm lucky as I'm a chav who dumps loads of mixers in everything so I stick with the supermarket bottom shelf.

 

[zouzounaki]

The extended storage of the fancy stuff involves it being aged in the barrels, undisturbed and left mellow. Even for something like an 8 year old Scotch compared to a 12 quid bottle of Lidl/Aldi own brand - the costs of storing the stuff for years, sometimes decades, is going to be a large part of it. The ageing/mellowing has to be done in the barrels - it can't be bottled and left to age as that doesn't work. If anything the 8, 10, 15, 20 year old stuff has to be distilled to a higher alcoholic volume as a during the lengthy maturation/mellowing process some of the alcohol will evaporate - ageing is to improve and mellow the flavour, it does nothing to increase the alcoholic volume.

In addition to the obligatory fancy bottle, labels and also be the 'small batch' costs to consider - there's little point in making large batches if not many people can afford to buy it.

Obviously if something is 'fashionable' for whatever reason sellers will take advantage and inflate the price but that applies to everything.

I'm lucky as I'm a chav who dumps loads of mixers in everything so I stick with the supermarket bottom shelf.

it does aye, but it doesn’t lose much. this is why a bottle of cask strength whisky might be 65%. it is casked at a much higher volume than most whisky is sold at. most single malt will have water added to reduce the alcohol in addition to being blended from multiple casks, before they bottle it.

 

[Toby iVapour]

it does aye, but it doesn’t lose much. this is why a bottle of cask strength whisky might be 65%. it is casked at a much higher volume than most whisky is sold at. most single malt will have water added to reduce the alcohol in addition to being blended from multiple casks, before they bottle it.

Is this a sign that this forum is subtly changing into a whiskey appreciation society?
(even though they all actually just taste like firewater!)

Or is this all just another cunning plan by Zouzou-Iderailthreadsliketheyaregoingoutoffashion-naki?

 

[zouzounaki]

Is this a sign that this forum is subtly changing into a whiskey appreciation society?
(even though they all actually just taste like firewater!)

Or is this all just another cunning plan by Zouzou-Iderailthreadsliketheyaregoingoutoffashion-naki?

it’s a semi-relevant tangent

 

[ZT]

Is this a sign that this forum is subtly changing into a whiskey appreciation society?
(even though they all actually just taste like firewater!)

Or is this all just another cunning plan by Zouzou-Iderailthreadsliketheyaregoingoutoffashion-naki?

Firewater Nne or No.Two ?

 

[Toby iVapour]

50k.

Should be some cause for celebration.. but the last 10k has taken a while.. momentum has slowed...

 

[zouzounaki]

50k.

Should be some cause for celebration.. but the last 10k has taken a while.. momentum has slowed...

i might crack open an alcopop

 

[Toby iVapour]

i might crack open an alcopop

At least the kids will still be able to get pissed.. while sucking on their horrible tasting fags & vapes.. and not really care...
(and be blissfully unaware that it was ALL THEIR FAULT )

 

[Toby iVapour]

I swear most peeps think the petition doesn't apply to them or something...

It feels like practically everyone I've mentioned it to recently says something like "That's outrageous" or "They can't do that".. and then wander off without signing the petition...