Got a 70cl bottle of Grey Goose Vodka (in a nice box) tonight in Tesco marked as "Reduced to Clear" for £19.
The past few weeks this has been RTC at £28 from £38 in some of my local mid size stores (not Express or the big Extras, where they are still £38)
Also got Chivas Regal 70cl for £13 from £20 and Ballantines for £10.30
Went to another mid sized store and managed to pick up Ciroc 70cl, the regular Snap Frost version (not the flavoured versions) also priced as Reduced to Clear for £19 - This also has been priced at £28 for a couple of weeks.
So if your stores have had any reduction on these items then its worth checking for the new price as these wont last. No reason this should be a local deal only.
Let the Wild Grey Goose chase begin . . .
Midge
. . . Specially for Phil . . . Yorkgate and Antrim Rd stores. :-) Will check others tomorrow.
Top comments
stevemack
19 Feb 166#15
Definately doesn't taste the same! However if you can't taste the difference stick to cheap stuff :smiley:
mighty mugger
19 Feb 165#28
Thanks OP. Making my first rap video this weekend. On a low budget, so two bottles of Ciroc Vodka in the video will add credibility to the ambience.
So ring and check before you go out on this Wild GOOSE chase!
lovesit
19 Feb 161#12
Thanks for the heads up im off to Tescos <3
myp
19 Feb 16#13
Neither reduced in the Tesco Ballymoney :-(
yas212
19 Feb 16#14
Anyone else not understand why grey goose is so popular? Aside from good marketing it tastes the same as cheaper brands
Xire01 to yas212
19 Feb 161#26
It really does not.
PenguinsForAll to yas212
19 Feb 161#51
It's purely marketing. Exact same thing with wine, there is zero difference between a £10 bottle of wine and a £4500 bottle.
stevenfeeney to yas212
19 Feb 161#53
Of course it tastes the same. It's 85% pure ethanol which is colourless and no odour.
All vodka is branding but purists will not have it regardless of the science backing it up. *eyeroll*
stevemack
19 Feb 166#15
Definately doesn't taste the same! However if you can't taste the difference stick to cheap stuff :smiley:
philjstephenson
19 Feb 161#16
lovely vodka, proper premium kit, cheap as hell!
fara940527
19 Feb 16#17
Does this include Ciroc Apple?
Midge to fara940527
19 Feb 16#19
No sorry, this was just the original - think the apple was £28.
H.Maleki to fara940527
19 Feb 162#58
do you want to celebrate success right?
hitman2411
19 Feb 161#18
Cheers, picked up one of each
Midge to hitman2411
19 Feb 16#20
Nice one hitman, where did you find yours?
hitman2411
19 Feb 161#21
Antrim Road, Belfast :smiley:
seb
19 Feb 161#22
not reduced at tesco old kent road yesterday but good luck to anyone who finds a store with the reductions.
jonnyholywoodni
19 Feb 161#23
Typical - When I'm home in Northern Ireland I'd never see such a deal. Visit London for work for a week and this happens. Fingers crossed there's some left when I get home!
plodging
19 Feb 162#24
Decent enough vodka but stupid price in UK . My mate lives in USA and it's about £16 for a 750 bottle over there , so far from a super premium drink . I have tried stacks of vodka neat and this is one of the better ones .. Found Russian Standard platinum quite a lot smoother and less burn than grey goose ..so if you ever see that on offer give it a bash .
bootymaster to plodging
19 Feb 161#29
Yeah, same for me too, prefer RS... but this is a very decent price all the same.
MrMakstar
19 Feb 161#25
Get a bit of that goose down yer neck lad.
plodging
19 Feb 161#27
It never wins many blind taste tests and of course the marketing and brand image is everything. But the rare reduction aside , if people are happy forking out £38 a bottle crack on .
mighty mugger
19 Feb 165#28
Thanks OP. Making my first rap video this weekend. On a low budget, so two bottles of Ciroc Vodka in the video will add credibility to the ambience.
SamboBambo
19 Feb 161#30
Wild grey goose hunt? :laughing:
plodging to SamboBambo
19 Feb 161#31
If they got none in your local tesco .. Nip into wetherspoons it's about £4.50 a double ... Will help you live with the disappointment.
Midge to SamboBambo
19 Feb 16#35
Where's our nearest Tesco Colonel?
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sideysid
19 Feb 161#32
Glens won a blind taste test a few years back, Grey Goose wasn't even in the top three
Results
VODKA TEST
After tasting the following vodkas blind with spirits experts Ian Wisniewski and Tom Innes, here are the winners and the losers. All the vodkas are widely available.
1st: Glen's (£8.69)
2nd: Russian Standard (£15, Telegraph Wine from Waitrose)
3rd: Absolut (£15, Telegraph Wine from Waitrose)
4th: Wyborowa (£15.99)
5th: Finlandia (£14.50, Telegraph Wine from Waitrose)
Joint 6th: Smirnoff Red (£12.50, Telegraph Wine from Waitrose);
Stolichnaya (£20, Telegraph Wine from Waitrose);
Belvedere (£30, Telegraph Wine from Waitrose)
9th: Grey Goose (£38, Telegraph Wine from Waitrose)
10th: Smirnoff Black (£15.99)
sparkyIreland
19 Feb 161#37
Full price in Newtownabbey Tesco, or Northcott rather :disappointed:
Was there many left in the Antrim road one? Just picture my hand reaching out later for the last one and a strangers arm at the same time, "Hot deals"? I'll give you a hug and shake your hand, but I'm taking the Vodka.
What do you have your Grey goose with? I drank it in a lovely bar in Spain, I'm stocking up for those memories.
Midge
19 Feb 16#39
Full price in BallyGo also I'm afraid.
leesa88
19 Feb 161#40
lovely, heated up
x
Midge
19 Feb 16#41
Sparky. . . Yorkgate still has the Ciroc, got some more this morning.
mart321
19 Feb 161#42
must have drunk them in reverse order as glens is absolutely the pits and grey goose is lovely stuff to drink neat. zubrowka is my personal fave.
bellarious
19 Feb 161#43
good price for what it has been, although i find the grey goose a bit average so more of a fair price :wink:
for me chase is far superior although it is about £35 (previouslly cheaper than goose)
sparkyIreland
19 Feb 16#44
What should we be mixing the goose with, just lime? Or just ice?
Midge to sparkyIreland
19 Feb 162#46
Last night I poured a shot of both the Goose and the Ciroc into separate glasses and added a curl of lemon rind into each and put in the freezer for about an hour and a half.
Both were very nice and quite different - that said I am not really a vodka drinker but prefer Belvedere for a good Martini.
Midge.
uggers2k
19 Feb 16#45
Full price at Gloucester. Must be store specific. :disappointed:
ssc1
19 Feb 16#47
grey goose chase.
Midge
19 Feb 16#48
While checking other stores today managed to pick these up
18 Peroni for £8.50 and the Disaronno was £9.25
. . . both had a fair bit of stock and again "Reduced to Clear" yellow labels
Again bound to be store specific but worth watching out for.
This was the Belfast BallyGo Superstore but the vodka was full price in this one.
Midge
shopaholic8
19 Feb 16#49
None of the vodkas on offer in any of the three stores I have tried. Seems very limited availability.
rawbiz
19 Feb 161#50
Fantastic find ! Has never been cheaper !
sparkyIreland
19 Feb 161#52
Well lads, no grey goose in the Antrim road Tesco. I seen an empty row, knew what it was before I got there :smiley:
2x Ciroc buried at the back on the top shelf. You'll need to hire a local alcoholic to give you a fireman's lift to reach the last one. Perhaps promise him that you'll share it with him out the back then make off
yas212
19 Feb 162#54
Umm Wouldn't go THAT far.. You would expect a bottle that expensive to be aged properly etc
yas212
19 Feb 161#55
Not all... Have you tried a hangover with the supermarket branded vodkas? I can tell you it's not pretty.
Pure anecdote with not a scrap of evidence to support it.
Eldini
19 Feb 16#61
For reference, this isn't available in Broadstairs Extra, Manston Metro, or Cliftonville Metro.
I think all 3 of them had the bottles normally priced, and I tried getting it scanned in Manston.
sparkyIreland
19 Feb 161#62
ffs I was so fixated on the Vodka I was blinded :smiley: I think one of my cousins was there, didn't even acknowledge them, there was no time to waste. Standing with my bottle of French Vodka (Bottled in the UK :disappointed: ) with a big stupid plastic security job on it's head. Forgot I needed lemon & lime. Had to head to the opposite end of the place for those.
What is it with the Belfast ones and drink offers? If only I could apply that same determination to the rest of my life
plodging
19 Feb 16#63
This is essentially true
plodging
19 Feb 16#64
Buy this , put it next to your iPhone 6s , and life is complete .. Or is it?
sparkyIreland to plodging
19 Feb 161#65
Nope, you forgot the ice
justabout72
19 Feb 161#66
still a bit pricey for me!
what would that extra £8.00 taste like or 17 pound when its full price?
vodka is vodka when you stick it in a pint glass 50'50 with orange juice!
AshDaBash
20 Feb 161#67
Surely these are the results from the "most likely to make you go blind" vodka test?
Midge
20 Feb 16#68
[quote=AshDaBash]Surely these are the results from the "most likely to make you go blind" vodka test?[quote=jackojack]
Lol
stevenfeeney
20 Feb 16#69
Actually - a Harvard student also proved that almost all wines are essentially indistinguishable between bad and good.
He ran the test on the Harvard University wine cellar and the results were so upsetting during double blind taste tests the professors tried to deny the research.
Upon leaving academia he then set up a fake wine and to date the wine has been endorsed with every wine magazine award despite not actually even existing.
You know how he got the gold or 5 star rosette? By contributing an "editorial donation".
The fake wine still exist today with over 200 reviews despite not actually existing.
mighty mugger
20 Feb 16#70
Ciroc Apple, now that's a major key to success. :stuck_out_tongue:
Kacp3r
20 Feb 16#71
Grey Goose is overpriced. Much better choice is Russian Standard.
tazg101
20 Feb 16#72
Full price in gateshead trinity square., bensham and Chester le street
Xire01
22 Feb 16#73
Never said I would spend £38 on this. Just merely saying it does not taste like cheaper brands, which is true.
plodging
22 Feb 16#74
It's all about brand hype . Few would argue iPhones offer cutting edge technology , but it's the brand people buy into ,not the technology. Grey goose is worth what you are prepared to pay for it , tbh I would leave it on the shelf even at £19 , coz yes I have tasted most brands neat .. But like everyone else chuck in a mixer , defeating the point of paying premium prices , the taste variations of vodka get swamped with tonic, coke or whatever . Rather have a litre of green mark or 2 , when grey goose is its normal price .
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Opening post
The past few weeks this has been RTC at £28 from £38 in some of my local mid size stores (not Express or the big Extras, where they are still £38)
Also got Chivas Regal 70cl for £13 from £20 and Ballantines for £10.30
Went to another mid sized store and managed to pick up Ciroc 70cl, the regular Snap Frost version (not the flavoured versions) also priced as Reduced to Clear for £19 - This also has been priced at £28 for a couple of weeks.
So if your stores have had any reduction on these items then its worth checking for the new price as these wont last. No reason this should be a local deal only.
Let the Wild Grey Goose chase begin . . .
Midge
. . . Specially for Phil . . . Yorkgate and Antrim Rd stores. :-) Will check others tomorrow.
Top comments
https://www.etsy.com/listing/93067551/grey-goose-glasses
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J7vT8kdpfNI
Didn't buy enough - will fix that in the morning :sunglasses:
All comments (75)
Didn't buy enough - will fix that in the morning :sunglasses:
https://www.etsy.com/listing/93067551/grey-goose-glasses
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J7vT8kdpfNI
So ring and check before you go out on this Wild GOOSE chase!
All vodka is branding but purists will not have it regardless of the science backing it up. *eyeroll*
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http://www.telegraph.co.uk/foodanddrink/wine/5770943/10-vodkas-put-to-the-test.html
Link
Results
VODKA TEST
After tasting the following vodkas blind with spirits experts Ian Wisniewski and Tom Innes, here are the winners and the losers. All the vodkas are widely available.
1st: Glen's (£8.69)
2nd: Russian Standard (£15, Telegraph Wine from Waitrose)
3rd: Absolut (£15, Telegraph Wine from Waitrose)
4th: Wyborowa (£15.99)
5th: Finlandia (£14.50, Telegraph Wine from Waitrose)
Joint 6th: Smirnoff Red (£12.50, Telegraph Wine from Waitrose);
Stolichnaya (£20, Telegraph Wine from Waitrose);
Belvedere (£30, Telegraph Wine from Waitrose)
9th: Grey Goose (£38, Telegraph Wine from Waitrose)
10th: Smirnoff Black (£15.99)
Was there many left in the Antrim road one? Just picture my hand reaching out later for the last one and a strangers arm at the same time, "Hot deals"? I'll give you a hug and shake your hand, but I'm taking the Vodka.
What do you have your Grey goose with? I drank it in a lovely bar in Spain, I'm stocking up for those memories.
x
for me chase is far superior although it is about £35 (previouslly cheaper than goose)
Both were very nice and quite different - that said I am not really a vodka drinker but prefer Belvedere for a good Martini.
Midge.
18 Peroni for £8.50 and the Disaronno was £9.25
. . . both had a fair bit of stock and again "Reduced to Clear" yellow labels
Again bound to be store specific but worth watching out for.
This was the Belfast BallyGo Superstore but the vodka was full price in this one.
Midge
2x Ciroc buried at the back on the top shelf. You'll need to hire a local alcoholic to give you a fireman's lift to reach the last one. Perhaps promise him that you'll share it with him out the back then make off
Built myself a nice little ladder. :innocent:
I think all 3 of them had the bottles normally priced, and I tried getting it scanned in Manston.
What is it with the Belfast ones and drink offers? If only I could apply that same determination to the rest of my life
what would that extra £8.00 taste like or 17 pound when its full price?
vodka is vodka when you stick it in a pint glass 50'50 with orange juice!
Lol
He ran the test on the Harvard University wine cellar and the results were so upsetting during double blind taste tests the professors tried to deny the research.
Upon leaving academia he then set up a fake wine and to date the wine has been endorsed with every wine magazine award despite not actually even existing.
You know how he got the gold or 5 star rosette? By contributing an "editorial donation".
The fake wine still exist today with over 200 reviews despite not actually existing.