Whisky Forum - World of Whiskies / World Duty Free Prices

Creed · Master Of Malts Joined: 29 Aug 2010 Posts: 291

I am heading off on my summer holidays in a few weeks and i usually take the chance to stock up on a few bottles which i collect on my return as normally travel retail offers some good prices and often 1 litre bottles.

Just been having a browse throught the World of Whiskies website to plan ahead what i will pick up at the airport but i have to say the good deals are a lot less than they used to be.

For example a bottle of Balvenie 21 Port Wood is Â£120 Shocked

now this is only Â£86.95 at The Whisky Exchange

I always stocked up on Ardbeg at the airport as it always offered great value but not so great now - Ardbeg 10 1 litre Â£46.99, i am positive i only paid Â£38 for this a few months ago at WoW.

Anyway looks like a lot of the travel retail prices at WoW is pretty much the same as high street prices Sad

Brummie · Master Of Malts Joined: 08 Feb 2010 Posts: 661

I have noticed that there has been a considerable increase in prices on a number of whiskies at World of Whiskies stores and there isnt such a good selection as there once was. Notably they have a lack of Diageo produced malts for example they only have Talisker 10, no 57 North or Distillers Edition, no Lagavulin either

Andy M · Master Of Malts Joined: 09 Jul 2007 Posts: 1212

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chrisg · Double Malt Member Joined: 12 Apr 2011 Posts: 197

You used to be able to rely on the airport for a bargain but it isnt always the case now, many of the prices in travel retail are not much different from the high street or online shopping prices. They will always have good offers and promotions, just your luck if they are to your taste.

Bookie · Master Of Malts Joined: 15 Sep 2008 Posts: 945

I noticed that the Glenlivet prices have shot up at World of Whiskies, last year they had the Glenlivet 21 for Â£54 it is now Â£92.99 according to the WoW web site, pity as i would have picked up a bottle later this month when i pass through the airport.

bifter · Posted: Mon Jul 09, 2012 2:37 pm Post subject:

In the last couple of weeks some of the WoW prices have rocketed. I had a voucher to save Â£5 and I was going to share it with a mate who was travelling. By the time he got to the airport some of the prices had risen, e.g.

Talisker 57 North 1l was around Â£52, now Â£64.99
http://www.worldofwhiskies.com/Scottish/Islands/TALISKER-57-NORTH-1-Litre.php

Ardbeg Uigeadail 70cl was around Â£40, now Â£46.99
http://www.worldofwhiskies.com/Scottish/ARDBEG-UIGEADAIL-70CL.php

Ballantine's 17 was a touch over Â£30, now Â£36.99
http://www.worldofwhiskies.com/Scottish/BALLANTINES-17-YEAR-OLD-70cl.php

Missed out big time! At least my mate didn't buy any of them for me as I'd thankfully told him the prices to expect. Sainsbury's are selling the Ballantines for Â£25 so I'm gonna pop there after work and see if it's in stock. However I fail to understand this, has something in the tax regime changed or are they just getting greedy?
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William · Posted: Mon Jul 09, 2012 3:04 pm Post subject:

Totally agree, in the last month or so prices at WoW have rocketed and i have noticed that they have also removed many bottles from the shelves in Glasgow airport such as Ardbeg Uigeadail and Corryvreckan and increased the price of the Ardbeg 10 to Â£46.99 from Â£38. There is also a distinct lack of Diageo produced whiskies. Another example i noticed is the Glenlivet bottlings - the Glenlivet 21 shot up from just over Â£50 to Â£92, the Glenlivet 18 is now Â£51.99.

Many bottles went up by at least Â£5 over the last couple of months. They may be shooting themselves in the foot here with this new pricing
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bifter · Posted: Mon Jul 09, 2012 4:10 pm Post subject:

Aargh! After missing out on WoW, I've missed out on the Sainsburys Ballantine's offer too. Went to my local store but they didn't stock it. No worries I thought, found a sign up voucher to get Â£10 off first online order, only to search for the Ballantine's and find it gone - was only looking at it 2 hours ago! Bad day!
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bifter · Posted: Tue Jul 10, 2012 12:34 pm Post subject:

Got the finger out and bagged a couple from Edinburgh Blackhall today. From phoning round, this one and the Straiton one seem to have the widest whisky stock range. As for WoW I think I'll pass and see what like the airport shop is on the way back, coming through Barcelona?

Edit: Think we're coming through T2 and there's an Aldeasa, looks like they are running a promotion on the Dalmore 15 1l for €42.40 or roughly Â£34, pretty good!
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