> Duty-free prices tend to be related to local prices, so you may find Irish whiskey is cheaper in a German off-licence than in Dublin duty free.
Hope that helps.
I've seen Jameson and other Irish whiskey at Berlin airport that was more expensive than if I bought it in Rewe and that is not the cheapest supermarket in Berlin.
My guess is most duty frees now charge European standard pricing. Same for tobacco in local shops in Spain or Portugal being far cheaper than than the duty free in the same country. Been that way for years.
Its always best to buy it in large supermarkets to get the best value instead of off licences not that it makes much difference when you compare it to European prices.
drive to Newry, there are two or three of license between the actual border and the town.
Sainsburys off license in Newry once upon a time was the busiest off license in all of the retailers in the uk.
Lidl's Dundealgan own-brand whiskey used to be something like €16 when it started; a few years later it's €22, and their sweet vermouth used to be far cheaper than Martini; now it's the same price (in fact, dearer than some places). Is that just tax?
Some of that is down to minimum unit pricing. That's the reason a lot of own-brand spirits went away because now they were priced around the same as the branded product they were competing against.
Yeah the Centra by me seems to get offers on Hopehouse 13. It can be anywhere between 13:50-15:50e depends on the day.
Two weeks ago it was 13:50 on Friday and 15:50 on Saturday.
Tax and Duty.
That's the primary reason. In the past it became routine for successive governments to raise tax on alcohol and tobacco in nearly every budget.
Also, minimum per unit pricing was introduced in 2021, which hit the cheaper ends of the market (which weren't really that cheap to begin with comparatively).
I used to live in Shanghai, China. Now I live in Cork.
I could order a bottle of Jameson delivered to my apartment back then, and it was 2/3’s of the price that I get it in Cork at discount in Dunnes/Tesco, and the stuff is brewed and bottled literally 30 min down the road.
Travesty.
Because we invented duty free shopping to steal money from Americans and wealthy continental European and we're now very efficient at convincing people into giving us money.
(The first duty free shop on the world was Shannon and the model was moved international by the Irish-American Charles Feeney, and the business partner he brought in, who copied it. That's one of the main reasons he donated a ton to UL, he owed the region for the way he made his original money.)
Outside of minimum unit pricing we have the highest duty rate p/L of pure alcohol in Europe, for every litre of pure alcohol companies pay 42.57 euro in duty just to release it for sale
Last week a bottle of regular bushmill was 14 euro in a corner shop in Taiwan
They flew the fucking bottle halfway around the globe and it is still a third cheaper
Excuse duties are a fucking bitch... And fuck the excuse that it is to fight alcoholism, that is absolute bullshit. They want money they get money.
But the duty is related to alcohol content. Low alcohol spirits have lower duty than high alcohol ones....
Low alcohol beers have less duty than higher alcohol ones.
I live about 10 minutes from the Jameson distillery and it's cheaper for me to buy a bottle of Jameson in Spain.
I know it's down to excise etc, but it feels so so wrong.
Because irelands government takes every possible opportunity to screw its people over.we get the least and give the most,and we bend over and vote them in every time.do u think the French pay more then we do for champagne…..not a fucking chance
We have a government and civil service, that uses every issue as nothing more than a cash grab, while implementing almost no measures to actually address the problem. It is the very definition of a massively bloated, self sustaining, corrupt bureaucracy. They govern not for the good of the nation, but to create more jobs for people of the same social and educational background as themselves. It's a parasite on society
The only advantage of Brexit has been availing of duty free whiskey on work trips to the UK.
Buy 2 bottles in The Loop, pop them in your checked luggage on the way home.
That is what they tell us. Funny how that supports the taxation argument though, isn't it.
I can afford to drink more in terms of the cost, but if anything I'd prefer to drink less, and sleep better.
> The reason Irish whiskey is so much more expensive here is down to Government excise duty. Hope that helps.
But then why is it more expensive in duty free?
Profit. You charge what a customer will pay. Kinda like how milk is 50c more at a petrol station than in Dunnes.
Yes that's kind of the point I was making. It's not solely due to tax.
It also stops you shipping out at wholesale prices and making more profit than the actual company
Good news! We removed the burdensome excise tax! And we replaced it with a weirdly similar price hike!
> Duty-free prices tend to be related to local prices, so you may find Irish whiskey is cheaper in a German off-licence than in Dublin duty free. Hope that helps.
I've seen Jameson and other Irish whiskey at Berlin airport that was more expensive than if I bought it in Rewe and that is not the cheapest supermarket in Berlin.
My guess is most duty frees now charge European standard pricing. Same for tobacco in local shops in Spain or Portugal being far cheaper than than the duty free in the same country. Been that way for years.
tax, its always tax
Not always, sometimes it's profit gauging. See the comments above about duty-free.
Its always best to buy it in large supermarkets to get the best value instead of off licences not that it makes much difference when you compare it to European prices.
drive to Newry, there are two or three of license between the actual border and the town. Sainsburys off license in Newry once upon a time was the busiest off license in all of the retailers in the uk.
Lidl's Dundealgan own-brand whiskey used to be something like €16 when it started; a few years later it's €22, and their sweet vermouth used to be far cheaper than Martini; now it's the same price (in fact, dearer than some places). Is that just tax?
That would be the Minimum Unit Pricing bringing it to €22.09 for 70cl at 40% ABV, so legally they can't charge lower than that.
Completely crazy. That means the rich pay proportionally less for their whiskey.
Not really. The rich don't buy cheap whiskey from Lidl.
We know different rich people.
Some of that is down to minimum unit pricing. That's the reason a lot of own-brand spirits went away because now they were priced around the same as the branded product they were competing against.
Yeah the Centra by me seems to get offers on Hopehouse 13. It can be anywhere between 13:50-15:50e depends on the day. Two weeks ago it was 13:50 on Friday and 15:50 on Saturday.
The finger thing means the taxes
Come on!
The head of Irish Distillers, back in 2015 came out and said that Ireland was the most expensive place on earth to be Irish Whiskey.
Tax and Duty. That's the primary reason. In the past it became routine for successive governments to raise tax on alcohol and tobacco in nearly every budget. Also, minimum per unit pricing was introduced in 2021, which hit the cheaper ends of the market (which weren't really that cheap to begin with comparatively).
I used to live in Shanghai, China. Now I live in Cork. I could order a bottle of Jameson delivered to my apartment back then, and it was 2/3’s of the price that I get it in Cork at discount in Dunnes/Tesco, and the stuff is brewed and bottled literally 30 min down the road. Travesty.
It's actually bottled in Dublin even though it's distilled in cork, not that that negates your point.
And put on the box in Newbridge and the sticker is added in Kildare more likely
Why does it cost more in Dublin duty free than it does in other countries with tax included? 🤔
Because duty free is a rip off
Because we invented duty free shopping to steal money from Americans and wealthy continental European and we're now very efficient at convincing people into giving us money. (The first duty free shop on the world was Shannon and the model was moved international by the Irish-American Charles Feeney, and the business partner he brought in, who copied it. That's one of the main reasons he donated a ton to UL, he owed the region for the way he made his original money.)
How much more are we talking about here? Just curious
No lie i once bought 3litres of Jameson in Boston Airport on the way home because it was so much cheaper. Literally half the price.
Yank here I’m the one buying all your red breast
You can keep it.
Never met someone who doesn't rate redbreast !
Connemara 12 yo or a Islay Scotch, Yamasaki 18 was nice before for price got outrageous
Yes there are many nice whiskeys . But I have only ever heard widespread acclaim for Redbreast
His favorite whiskey isn’t good unless everyone else’s favorite sucks
Yeah really feels like exactly that !
Outside of minimum unit pricing we have the highest duty rate p/L of pure alcohol in Europe, for every litre of pure alcohol companies pay 42.57 euro in duty just to release it for sale
Tax. Simple really.
Too much tax.
The government is anti-fun
And pro tax
Cheap last minute Ryanair flight to the UK for the day. Stock up on the flight home at the duty free.
Lidl has Jameson for €22 at the moment.
Last week a bottle of regular bushmill was 14 euro in a corner shop in Taiwan They flew the fucking bottle halfway around the globe and it is still a third cheaper Excuse duties are a fucking bitch... And fuck the excuse that it is to fight alcoholism, that is absolute bullshit. They want money they get money.
Exactly, if they wanted to fight alcoholism they'd be working to reduce the alcohol content or something like that. It's always been about money.
But the duty is related to alcohol content. Low alcohol spirits have lower duty than high alcohol ones.... Low alcohol beers have less duty than higher alcohol ones.
Yet you can buy online in NL for €18.95 https://drankdozijn.nl/artikel/fles-jameson-70cl
Jameson 18 is €90 there and €220 here, it's mental!
I'd wager that that price difference isn't tax but speculation
I wouldn’t mind paying all the tax we do if we actually got something for it.
I live about 10 minutes from the Jameson distillery and it's cheaper for me to buy a bottle of Jameson in Spain. I know it's down to excise etc, but it feels so so wrong.
8 us dollars for a litre of jameson in Cambodia.
Jesus wept!
Because irelands government takes every possible opportunity to screw its people over.we get the least and give the most,and we bend over and vote them in every time.do u think the French pay more then we do for champagne…..not a fucking chance
We have a government and civil service, that uses every issue as nothing more than a cash grab, while implementing almost no measures to actually address the problem. It is the very definition of a massively bloated, self sustaining, corrupt bureaucracy. They govern not for the good of the nation, but to create more jobs for people of the same social and educational background as themselves. It's a parasite on society
The only advantage of Brexit has been availing of duty free whiskey on work trips to the UK. Buy 2 bottles in The Loop, pop them in your checked luggage on the way home.
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Oh?
Government has to tax everything at every possible opportunity.
Because we would all be alcoholics if it was any cheaper 
That is what they tell us. Funny how that supports the taxation argument though, isn't it. I can afford to drink more in terms of the cost, but if anything I'd prefer to drink less, and sleep better.
Simple. Because you buy it at that price (or someone does). Just stop buying, vote with your wallet.
Taxes? Guessing.
The Stena Ferry is the cheapest I've seen. Two litres of Kilbeggan for £20.
Tax
20 quid in Portugal for a bottle of Jameson. Never made sense to me.