Duty Free Best Finds

[thelark]

Originally Posted by DTS

Bought Bacardi for 11.50€/liter in DUS last week, not a big rum fan, but okay with a Cuba libre, plus if you're in Sweden you'll drink anything (exept those 3.5% beers).

With the current exchange rate thats about US shelf price

[BiziBB]

I'm updatingthe index with prices at the time of posting converted to USD$ with www.xe.com.

No visits to the international terminal for me this month, so I've just bought some vintage release Penfolds wines and a few others. The only whisky I've bought has been tastes of the stuff distilled by Lark in Hobart, Tasmania.

Surely someone amongst the 150k FTers has found something worth mentioning, duty free, on international flights this week.

[SuperFlyBoy]

Originally Posted by BiziBB

Surely someone amongst the 150k FTers has found something worth mentioning, duty free, on international flights this week.

Johnny Walker Black Label (1 liter) on board SQ flights: SGD 42.00 = USD 30.76, I think it was SGD 47.00 at Changi DFS....but they had these 1.1 liter bottles with promos if you bought 3 and a free bag, etc...

[BiziBB]

Originally Posted by SuperFlyBoy

Johnny Walker Black Label (1 liter) on board SQ flights: SGD 42.00 = USD 30.76, I think it was SGD 47.00 at Changi DFS....but they had these 1.1 liter bottles with promos if you bought 3 and a free bag, etc...

By its absence above, was there no JW Blue sold by the onboard SQ Duty Free?

I'll link your info to the index - cheers, SuperFlyBoy!

[SuperFlyBoy]

Originally Posted by BiziBB

By its absence above, was there no JW Blue sold by the onboard SQ Duty Free?

I'll link your info to the index - cheers, SuperFlyBoy!

Well, given that the item was a gift, and the recipient prefers *quantity* over quality...

However, here is the current pricing for SQ's in-flight shop, KrisShop:

• JW Blue, 75cl.: S$175.00 (approx. US$121 - as per the catalog)
  
• JW Gold, 75cl: S$81.00 (approx. US$56 - as per the catalog)
  
• Jack Daniels, 1 liter: S$38 (approx. US$27)
  
• Chivas Regal, 1 liter: S$42 (approx. US$29)
  
• The Macallan, 700ml: S$135 (approx. US$93)
  
• Remy Martin, 700ml: S$142 (approx. US$98)

Hope this helps!

Don't know if PPS members still get the 10% off on board purchases (it's not mentioned in the catalog), as SQ is cutting quality (and other things) substantially!

Edited to Add: The above prices from the Mar-May 2008 catalog.

Link to the current (online) version of KrisShop: http://www.krisshopair.com.sg/

[BiziBB]

Great update, SuperFlyBoy!
That add a lot of meat to SQ FTer bones, in duty free terms.

All duly added here.

[skyguy747]

As Johnny Walker Blue seems to be the defacto index, I had a look when I passed throug MEX yesterday:
750ml USD$155
1000ml USD$204

Kahlua was in the USD$13 range.

[BiziBB]

Hi skyguy, thanks for the JW Blue info - I figure if it's worth buying something, buy something worth the Duty Free / liquids rule hassle.

MEX now has a tequila () & JW Blue link to each helpful report.

Keep up the reporting as I'm sure it will be useful to someone.

[Raffles longhaul]

Recently in the Delhi Airport, one of the duty free shops in the arrivals area was having a buy one get one free Smirnoff Blue Lable made in England . The price for the 1 Litre 50% alcohol bottle was $8 U.S. The second 1 litre bottle was free. On the departures side J.W. Black was buy 2 -1 Litre bottles and get the 3rd 1 Litre bottle free. Total price for the 3 bottles was $57 U.S. or $19 Each. Delhi airport has some of the best Duty free prices for alcohol that I have ever seen..

[BiziBB]

Question to all SQ flyers:
How do you buy Duty Free now that SQ has dropped drinks from its inflight duty free offering?

This is a shocking change and has affected some readers of this thread.
SQ onboard shopping list: None: Liquor & Wine

[BiziBB]

Hi, have you noticed the new features on FT?
Specifically, the Social Groups (in My FlyerTalk) and some of the new links?

I'd like to incorporate Duty Free Best Finds into a group, for anyone interested in sharing or finding a deals on drinks - and getting it home without confiscation.

Please PM you interest.
I'll get a group set up, if it's a practical use.

Let me know how to improve and update this resource. Thanks!

[DTS]

Yesterday I bought Jacquart Brut Mosaique in ZRH, there was a special 50% discount offer, one bottle for 19.90 CHF.

[GolfTravelr]

Originally Posted by Raffles longhaul

Recently in the Delhi Airport, one of the duty free shops in the arrivals area was having a buy one get one free Smirnoff Blue Lable made in England . The price for the 1 Litre 50% alcohol bottle was $8 U.S. The second 1 litre bottle was free. On the departures side J.W. Black was buy 2 -1 Litre bottles and get the 3rd 1 Litre bottle free. Total price for the 3 bottles was $57 U.S. or $19 Each. Delhi airport has some of the best Duty free prices for alcohol that I have ever seen..

I must concur....Dehli is marvelous for DF shopping!

Other Airport DF shops with spectular prices on booze and cigarettes:

ASU (Asuncion, Paraguay): Carton of Marlboro's = $10
Johnny Walker Black = $20

GRU (Sao Paulo, Brazil): Carton of Marlboro's = $15
Johnny Walker Black = $25

[BiziBB]

Great work DTS and Golf Travlr.

I'll update a few more airports in coming weeks.
USD$ prices will be lower, so US FTers might be slightly more interested now.

[BiziBB]

SIN was pretty good value.
A QF crew member agreed it was still much better value than SYD, where we were both headed.

My old index shows my favourite buy, JW Blue, as USD$120 (0.7L) and USD$160 (1L).

However the good buys were other items.
Absolute's new party package, for Christmas (more likely Chinese New Year), Absolute Decadence, in the red sequin dress, is SGD $35 - a good buy for a limited edition with great packaging.

We tried 15, 18 & 21 yr old single malts at SIN Duty Free and that was fun.

Baileys' new variety, 'Baileys with a hint of Coffee' is also worth trying.