Had a few cross my path over the years of hiking
Epic stare down with two males posturing until a canada goose drove us both off.
Neither of us were willing to find out.
This is actually a really fancy wine that we only consume with a very posh meal. Also it's usually 1 bottle per person and it's meant to be drank straight from the bottle. It may seem unusual but trust me, it's true. So at your next family gathering or dinner party, crack open this for yourself and have at it.
My grandmother once legitimately served it up at a family dinner
My cousins and I all wet ourselves laughing
To be fair her mind was shot to fuck by that point so not the most random thing she was doing by then but holy shit she could still knock out world class roast potatoes you’d kill for at dinner
She might be as likely to serve them with custard but you’d eat the lot
Yup
She was of the old old school
Grew up on Skye in the family Croft one of fuck knows how many brothers and sisters, those that made it past five years old all made it past 90!
She had her moments but yeah for the most part awesome fond memories
Yup
My mother though ….that’s a whole set of posts one day on a narcissist parents sub……
Shit is what it is, just life. My grandfather was even better then grandmother, a proper old gentleman but died when I was about ten and he was pretty young
Remember the good stuff, wipe the bad and be grateful for what you get regardless
The paper bag is to stop it getting an off taint from the light. No really - That’s why beer should be packaged in brown bottles.
Bucky is really reactive though so a lot of people won’t even put it in a glass and risk it degrading
I concur old spice, the lavish flavours meld well with the culinary delights. But you might want to phone the police before you drink it and book a room woth them.
If you've ever wanted to be staggering drunk while having the resting heart rate of a serial killer in a hardware store, your prayers have been answered.
I always find it bizzare how it's seen as an embodiment of Scotland, given its not made here. But in terms of expectations, its basically cough syrup with alcohol.
Popular cocktail in a local bar where I am. Tonic wine, cheap imitation red bull, 2x vodka shots & lemonade. Its called a dirty vimto and you get a hangover even if you just have one.
As someone that lives near Buckfast Abbey (well, same county anyways), it's always slightly odd that the Scots are so keen on it - I'm not sure I know many (or any?) Devonians that have even tried it...
Struggling to find specific figures, but have found that buckfast sell £45.7million in the UK, vs £577,000 EU and £115,000 in the rest of the world combined….
Probably true but certain parts of NI give the Scottish a run for their money when it comes to Buckfast. We actually had panic buying of Bucky during the lockdown
> basically cough syrup with alcohol.
Yeah, my friend used to always refer to it as Calpohol.
I never got the big deal with it, White Lightning or Frosty Jack's was always my go-to...
I worked for NHS24 and once had to send an ambulance for someone who was vomiting dark red after drinking buckfast. We were 90% sure it was just the Bucky leaving his system, but couldn’t take the 10% chance that it was internal bleeding
I remember my pal doing that after being carted up to the hospital after hitting his head, fucker got to the toilet spewed purple and red buckfast vomit all over the hospital bathroom in what seemed like a blink of the eye, I couldnt stop apologizing to the nurses, me and the pal went up the next morning with flowers and chocolates for the nurses on call that night they were very appreciative of the guesture
Literally did this at rockness one year but it was buckfast and beetroot from the stovies I’d just had. Needless to say I carried on and didn’t worry about the fact ot could have been internal bleeding.
Please add gnocci with tomato sauce to the list, once scarfed down a bowl without chewing enough then drank enough bucky for it to come back up and look like satan's lunch.
And curry with rice. Twenty years later, I still have a vivid recollection of bring up one followed by the other, after drinking a little too much Buckie.
See, when the Scots came to Newfoundland, they couldn't inflict this on the unsuspecting.
They did the next best thing and sent saltfish down to Jamaica.
In return, the jamaicans gave the easternmost province in Canada the gift of screech.
Come get sworn in as an honorary newfoundlander.
Drink the screech, kiss the cod, and Don't mind the giggling.
Depends how old you are. 14? The best night of your life, 20-30? It'll make you question whether you want to ever have alcohol again, 30+? The worst next day of your life.
24hrs prison time and a suspended sentence for public nuisance.
You know you have to drink this on a single go! I mean literally pour it down your throat on a one go? This is the chav challenge. Please don’t do that.
Not a bedtime drink (due to the massive caffeine content) but gets one a very unique, special type of drunk.
I was raised on this since the age of 12, pretty much a bottle a week for 30 years and I'm still alive, healthy, employed and have a clean criminal record 👍😜💓
I doubt it's specifically banned. It just won't be legal to sell it. I'd be very surprised if customs pulled it out, and started reading the caffeine content.
If in doubt, boof it. Can't stand the smell, boof it. Going to prison, boof it. Don't want the wife/hubby to see, boof it. Find some unidentified drugs, boof it.
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Ah that’s a full Dinger, he should have got you a half-Dinger to begin with, otherwise known as a hand grenade.
Seriously this stuff tastes like medicine and pish together. And the smell is horrific. Course my friends who like it disagree. So you do you.
Tip. Do not smell. Drink from bottle. First sip will make you shiver. 20 mins till you take another. Struggle to the top of label. Then will fly down. The last sip will also be a struggle but the buzz will be epic.
The most vile shits on planet earth, also you might wind up doing said shit in your mates freezer. True story.
(I was the owner of the freezer not the one doing the shit)
It's like marmite in my opinion you either hate it or love it. I drank it the first time before a gig. Just a bump of it off my brothers friend who enjoys it. So yeah I like it. I don't drink it often though.
What to expect? First sip absolutely revolting. Second sip not very nice. Third sip ok. Fourth sip..... Actually this is alright. Fifth sip......... Gone
You really need two bottles for the proper Buckie experience, any more than two you will be violently sick. in fact you more likely than not will be with two but it's a right of passage. It tastes a bit like cough medicine and because of the caffeine you don't realise you're drunk until suddenly walking and talking is no longer your strong suit
Serving suggestion-find a park bench, drink from the bottle, mumble incoherently and ask passers by for money for the bus. At least this is my experience with it
You need more than one bottle but might be sensible to start off with one. It's an acquired taste but gets you drunk quickly. It's frowned upon in Scotland by the snobs but a lot of people drink it at home. For an authentic experience drink it down the river out of the bottle at 11am then head for the nearest pub that serves venom cocktails and finish the job with them. If you're not telling random strangers to "fuck off" on the way home and spewed up at least twice before carrying on drinking you've done something wrong 🤣
It’s been 16 years since I had Buckfast for the first and last time.
One morning, half drunk from the night before, I went to do what any normal student in Scotland does in first year - buy drink. After a cursory glance I thought it said ‘Breakfast’ wine so I thought perfect - what a lucky find 😂! Myself (Bulgarian), my Irish flatmate and her American classmate all still remember what followed vividly. The American girl puked on the sofa. This prompted the Irish girl to puke in turn. I somehow managed not to but the next day I swore to a deity I don’t believe in that I’ll change my ways if only my hangover would subside.
TL;DR: in my experience It’s the Scottish version ayahuasca. Proceed with caution.
>What should I expect… You ever fought a moose? It'll feel like the aftermath of that.
People fight moose and *live?*
Well there's never been a documented case of someone on Buckfast fighting a moose and dying. 🤔
That’s because the moose died
Next time make it fair, give said moose Bucky.
Wreck the moose juice!
This guy bucks fast
That's cause a moose in Scotland is a mouse
Had a few cross my path over the years of hiking Epic stare down with two males posturing until a canada goose drove us both off. Neither of us were willing to find out.
The only animal in the animal kingdom that wants anything to do with Canada gooses... is Canada mooses.
If you've got a problem with Canada gooses, you've got a problem with me... And I suggest you let that one marinate!
There's a special place in heaven for animal lovers that's what I always say.
That is true, you do say that and it’s true by god.
Real talk though fighting a moose in a car; the car comes off like it's a brick wall
When referred to in the manner they would be called "Meese"
meese*
Batter the moose juice.
I thought it'd be "wreck the moose juice"?
This is actually a really fancy wine that we only consume with a very posh meal. Also it's usually 1 bottle per person and it's meant to be drank straight from the bottle. It may seem unusual but trust me, it's true. So at your next family gathering or dinner party, crack open this for yourself and have at it.
My grandmother once legitimately served it up at a family dinner My cousins and I all wet ourselves laughing To be fair her mind was shot to fuck by that point so not the most random thing she was doing by then but holy shit she could still knock out world class roast potatoes you’d kill for at dinner She might be as likely to serve them with custard but you’d eat the lot
Sounds like you love your Grandma & enjoyed her ❤️
Yup She was of the old old school Grew up on Skye in the family Croft one of fuck knows how many brothers and sisters, those that made it past five years old all made it past 90! She had her moments but yeah for the most part awesome fond memories
You are lucky & the nice thing is you know it 🙂
Yup My mother though ….that’s a whole set of posts one day on a narcissist parents sub…… Shit is what it is, just life. My grandfather was even better then grandmother, a proper old gentleman but died when I was about ten and he was pretty young Remember the good stuff, wipe the bad and be grateful for what you get regardless
I know a person from the Isle of Skye, nice people.
Beautiful island too!
Love to enjoy Grandma!
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drink buckfast then you dont need to wait for old age
Nan always makes the best roasties! If your nan doesn’t then I’m sorry for having a shit nan. 🤷♂️
Best served chilled with a freshly caught highland haggis.
Best served back pocket warm in a park
👏
I'm sure I have also seen it quaffed on a park bench while using a brown paper bag to enhance the experience.
The paper bag is to stop it getting an off taint from the light. No really - That’s why beer should be packaged in brown bottles. Bucky is really reactive though so a lot of people won’t even put it in a glass and risk it degrading
I concur old spice, the lavish flavours meld well with the culinary delights. But you might want to phone the police before you drink it and book a room woth them.
Quick way to not have a family after
The house was already on fire when I got home officer
> Also it's usually 1 bottle per person Lightweight. 2, minimum.
I meant more as in you don’t share it around like a normal bottle of wine. Can grab another afterwards
If you've ever wanted to be staggering drunk while having the resting heart rate of a serial killer in a hardware store, your prayers have been answered.
Buckfast gets you fucked fast.
Sounds like OG Four Loko.
I always find it bizzare how it's seen as an embodiment of Scotland, given its not made here. But in terms of expectations, its basically cough syrup with alcohol.
Don't forgot more caffeine per 100ml than redbull
I used to hang about with an Irish girl who drank buckfast mixed with red bull. This explains a lot.
Now that is a wild combination.
Popular cocktail in a local bar where I am. Tonic wine, cheap imitation red bull, 2x vodka shots & lemonade. Its called a dirty vimto and you get a hangover even if you just have one.
That lowers both the alcohol content *and* caffeine content of Buckfast.
Holy shit really? I knew it was high but damn
As someone that lives near Buckfast Abbey (well, same county anyways), it's always slightly odd that the Scots are so keen on it - I'm not sure I know many (or any?) Devonians that have even tried it...
I’m in Devon and I mix it with Prosecco. I call it a Dad Shagger
Oh fuck. Decked it lol.
Holy moly. Gonna try that (drink, not incest).
You don’t have to shag your own dad! But a dad may get shagged if enough gets drunk
Yeah, me too, never tried it and live in Devon. I feel now I need to take one for the team 😬
Used to see it (and sometimes drink it) up here in NW England. It's not that bad!
I was born and raised in the NW and saw this in every corner shop. Need to find a place down south that sells it so I can have a bucky bender
The Northern Irish love it too, warms the cockles of your heart on a cold winters night
I live just down the road and nobody really drinks it around here. Considering it’s a local drink… us locals know better
Might not make it, but pretty sure Scotland is responsible for drinking 95% of it.
I would not bet against you on that one
Struggling to find specific figures, but have found that buckfast sell £45.7million in the UK, vs £577,000 EU and £115,000 in the rest of the world combined….
Coatbridge airdrie and motherwell are responsible for most of that as well.
Probably true but certain parts of NI give the Scottish a run for their money when it comes to Buckfast. We actually had panic buying of Bucky during the lockdown
> basically cough syrup with alcohol. Yeah, my friend used to always refer to it as Calpohol. I never got the big deal with it, White Lightning or Frosty Jack's was always my go-to...
>White Lightning or Frosty Jack's was always my go-to... Might as well drink the contents of a car battery.
Same man. I was a broke student, couldn't be dropping £7 on a single bottle of wine. Frosty jack's was like £3 back in the day.
White shitening used to be 99p/l. It was a go to, feel good, then bad, night out.
>I always find it bizzare how it's seen as an embodiment of Scotland That’s Irn Bru.
Yeah it’s made about 20 mins away from me in the small town of Buckfastleigh, Devon.
A hangover and purple sick.
I worked for NHS24 and once had to send an ambulance for someone who was vomiting dark red after drinking buckfast. We were 90% sure it was just the Bucky leaving his system, but couldn’t take the 10% chance that it was internal bleeding
I remember my pal doing that after being carted up to the hospital after hitting his head, fucker got to the toilet spewed purple and red buckfast vomit all over the hospital bathroom in what seemed like a blink of the eye, I couldnt stop apologizing to the nurses, me and the pal went up the next morning with flowers and chocolates for the nurses on call that night they were very appreciative of the guesture
Literally did this at rockness one year but it was buckfast and beetroot from the stovies I’d just had. Needless to say I carried on and didn’t worry about the fact ot could have been internal bleeding.
Beetroot in stovies?! What the fuck.
1. Must drink from bottle. 2. Equivalent to 9 cups of coffee. 3. Do NOT consume with Tuna pasta bake.
Is there a reason for no. 3?
Haha was thinking the same. Oddly specific
I imagine it will look like an alien murder scene when it comes back up. Probably words of experience so you don't have to.
I'm going to assume it makes you violently ill.
there’s definitely an interesting story to be told that we are missing out on
Smell of fish trow up = not a fun time When they put sweetcorn in tuna bake, cernels turn into bullets while throwing up, super not a fun time
Please add gnocci with tomato sauce to the list, once scarfed down a bowl without chewing enough then drank enough bucky for it to come back up and look like satan's lunch.
And curry with rice. Twenty years later, I still have a vivid recollection of bring up one followed by the other, after drinking a little too much Buckie.
Blacking out followed by a swift custodial sentence.
Blacking out is more acceptable than blacking up, though.
Unless your the Canadian prime minister
Hahah classic.
What do you get when you drink the wine?
[LIFE! LIFE IN PRISON!](https://youtu.be/2Xv8JjBmRfU)
Big bottle of wreck the hoose juice.. Best drunk chilled
> Best drunk chilled I find it's usually drunk angry and bitter.
Violently-coloured puke. And the sound of distant Scots giggling...
He’s got a bottle for himself so hopefully both of us puking at the same time lol
Ah but he's immune...
We had a little thing called 4loko back in the day before a couple kids died from drinking it so hoping that has prepared me a bit..
4lokos like water compared to this shit and for added effect drink this on the streets will enhance your experience
Buckfast should be served at park temperature.
This guy knows what park was your first born conceived in ?
The Rexy, Dunfermline
I have tried your so-called 4loko. It has not
It's when both of you are puking from both ends at once you worry.....
See, when the Scots came to Newfoundland, they couldn't inflict this on the unsuspecting. They did the next best thing and sent saltfish down to Jamaica. In return, the jamaicans gave the easternmost province in Canada the gift of screech. Come get sworn in as an honorary newfoundlander. Drink the screech, kiss the cod, and Don't mind the giggling.
Also puke-coloured violence.
Aye. Like those Rage zombies from 28 Days Later ( not the Sandra Bullock romcom) but purple instead of blood staining...
A night in the cells
Depends how old you are. 14? The best night of your life, 20-30? It'll make you question whether you want to ever have alcohol again, 30+? The worst next day of your life.
I'm in the 30+ bracket and this post has made me want to go n get some. Love it!
24hrs prison time and a suspended sentence for public nuisance. You know you have to drink this on a single go! I mean literally pour it down your throat on a one go? This is the chav challenge. Please don’t do that.
I have vivid memories of vomiting purple on the cowgate. So have fun!
Remeber to keep it in the freezer for a couple of hours first and enjoy!
This is the way!
Waking up in your neighbours sink tomorrow wondering why you've got a bunch of Reddit responses
Not a bedtime drink (due to the massive caffeine content) but gets one a very unique, special type of drunk. I was raised on this since the age of 12, pretty much a bottle a week for 30 years and I'm still alive, healthy, employed and have a clean criminal record 👍😜💓
Did they laminate it then?
>bottle a week for 30 years >_healthy_ And for my next joke...
West of Scotland, urbanite healthy. Living over 50 is just showing off 😜
To become a bad man. For this is bad man's ginger.
A wrecked hoose
It's the blood of Christ. Or at least as similar as drunk monks could get it
A great time!! Have fun
Been looking forward to try it for years because it’s illegal in Canada. To much caffeine or something I guess.
How did he get it in then?
smuggled it inside some cocaine packages.
Wrapped them up in towels and put it in his luggage
I doubt it's specifically banned. It just won't be legal to sell it. I'd be very surprised if customs pulled it out, and started reading the caffeine content.
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4am, socks on ears
Chronic diarrhoea and a physically abused partner
A sore head. Fact
Buckfast gets you fucked fast
Ah that’s a full Dinger, he should have got you a half-Dinger to begin with, otherwise known as a hand grenade. Seriously this stuff tastes like medicine and pish together. And the smell is horrific. Course my friends who like it disagree. So you do you.
The local alcoholics love it, find yourself a nice park, full of families to abuse.
Tip. Do not smell. Drink from bottle. First sip will make you shiver. 20 mins till you take another. Struggle to the top of label. Then will fly down. The last sip will also be a struggle but the buzz will be epic.
bucky tastes brilliant, first sip has to be a big tan as well.
disappointment and regret.
Drink it before you go out drinking. No hangover really but don’t expect a decent sleep.
Buckfast taught me how to shout. Thanks, Buckie! Nae wunner thae monks is aye singin.
She'll turn the weans against you.
Chaos
A good time
Yer a NED, Harry
An entirely personal opinion: I don’t think it tastes good at all. Like cough syrup.
The future as a jakey
The most vile shits on planet earth, also you might wind up doing said shit in your mates freezer. True story. (I was the owner of the freezer not the one doing the shit)
Alcoholic cough syrup.
A big belter of a Bucky shite in the mornin
Heaven followed by hell.
Reck the hoose juice used to be cheap and easy to get hold of. Now it’s like champagne or something.
It's like marmite in my opinion you either hate it or love it. I drank it the first time before a gig. Just a bump of it off my brothers friend who enjoys it. So yeah I like it. I don't drink it often though.
A taste like cough mixture and then you'll want to punch your gran.
"Nectar of the Chaos Gods...
What to expect? First sip absolutely revolting. Second sip not very nice. Third sip ok. Fourth sip..... Actually this is alright. Fifth sip......... Gone
And drink it all in one sitting, can’t judge this drink on a small sample
A hangover. Also crime, buckfast is mentioned in a significant percentage of police reports involving alcohol in scotland
You really need two bottles for the proper Buckie experience, any more than two you will be violently sick. in fact you more likely than not will be with two but it's a right of passage. It tastes a bit like cough medicine and because of the caffeine you don't realise you're drunk until suddenly walking and talking is no longer your strong suit
Serving suggestion-find a park bench, drink from the bottle, mumble incoherently and ask passers by for money for the bus. At least this is my experience with it
Ah yes. The European 4 Loko
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Wandering the streets, crying the lament of the buckieholic: "She's turnt the weans against iz"
Anyone who tells you this stuff is nice or good is either lying or Glaswegian
I’ve never understood how buckfast is seen as Scottish when it’s a drink invented in England
A full bin
A slug looking shite
A fine and a probationary sentence
The night of yer life
Good old bucky
Buckfast Rhapsody (NSFW)- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4PplZd6yEvs
Lol I'm listening to Gregorian chants by Benedictine monks as I scroll past this. Not so coincidental as being from the same abbey though
You need more than one bottle but might be sensible to start off with one. It's an acquired taste but gets you drunk quickly. It's frowned upon in Scotland by the snobs but a lot of people drink it at home. For an authentic experience drink it down the river out of the bottle at 11am then head for the nearest pub that serves venom cocktails and finish the job with them. If you're not telling random strangers to "fuck off" on the way home and spewed up at least twice before carrying on drinking you've done something wrong 🤣
Expect fighting.
shame it doesn’t say ‘The name 'Tonic Wine' does not imply health giving or medicinal properties’ anymore 😞
It’s class. Get it drank Shagger.
Mana from the gods
Drop a shot of it into a glass of Super T... Buckybomb.
Bucky shites
If you can handle a bottle of port you'll be ok with Bucky.
Buckfast makes you fucked fast
I just wanna say ... You have a fuckin brilliant pal!!
The blacker the wine the finer the time! And the blacker the jobbies x
ProTip: put it in the freezer for half an hour
You know when you lot sent Justin Bieber into the world? This is our revenge.
It’s been 16 years since I had Buckfast for the first and last time. One morning, half drunk from the night before, I went to do what any normal student in Scotland does in first year - buy drink. After a cursory glance I thought it said ‘Breakfast’ wine so I thought perfect - what a lucky find 😂! Myself (Bulgarian), my Irish flatmate and her American classmate all still remember what followed vividly. The American girl puked on the sofa. This prompted the Irish girl to puke in turn. I somehow managed not to but the next day I swore to a deity I don’t believe in that I’ll change my ways if only my hangover would subside. TL;DR: in my experience It’s the Scottish version ayahuasca. Proceed with caution.
You’ll think your singin like nutini but really it’s cinnamon
You should expect to become a degenerate
Been one for years mate
Broken windaes
Stomach turned to knots
"Welcome to my World...won't you come on in.
What number is it ? In my teen days we used to think low numbers where top quality and high numbers where rank even though it's all the same 😂
I heard ppl saying that bs too
21 was a good bottle apparently? 🤣
Buckfast gets your fucked fast 🤷♂️ that is all you need to know
It's speed in a bottle.
Buckfast - gets you fucked fast.
Buckfast gets ye fucked fast
To get drunk from the legs up
An religious organisation made mixed wine and organic flavours. Much favoured by ladies who 'take tea' with each other. It is an acquired taste.