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2010-08-14T00:32:46+00:00

well i will be buying ss classic essences whatever the size coz i luv em, best available IMO aside from prestige extra dark jamaica rum which is soooooo very good ;-)
cheers, hoppin

Statistics: Posted by hoppinmad — Sat Aug 14, 2010 12:32 am

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2010-08-12T13:08:24+00:00

yeah asked at my local HBS today,he said as long as demand for the 2x1125ml packs are there they will still make and sell them.

Statistics: Posted by marc83 — Thu Aug 12, 2010 1:08 pm

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2010-08-12T13:04:42+00:00

alright, i had a chat with the guys at One Stop Bar Shop my local homebrew store, and Anthony called up head office to answer some questions.
here is what we got

Still Spirits Classic 1L is english manufactured and packed in England

Still Spirits Classic 2.25L is english manufactured and packed in Australia/New Zealand then exported back to the UK

Still Spirits bottles are export from England to new zealand in bulk, bottled in new zealand then sent back
they are removing the distribution of the 2.25L range from the UK market but should be avaliable elsewhere ie. aussie/kiwi/canada etc. I'm happy with that, I'm assuming they see it cost effective to discontinue the double up in the UK.

hopefully economies of scale should improve the price
if you have any questions give them a tap or i can relay on questions
Cheers,

Freelancement

Statistics: Posted by freelancement — Thu Aug 12, 2010 1:04 pm

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2010-08-11T11:36:50+00:00

Hi Guys
As a uk stockist of the full range of essencia flavours and equipment i will be happy to answer any questions you have
Pete

Statistics: Posted by creativewinemaking.co.uk — Wed Aug 11, 2010 11:36 am

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2010-08-11T06:30:41+00:00

essencia are kiwi, altho aussie company i think

Statistics: Posted by freelancement — Wed Aug 11, 2010 6:30 am

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2010-08-11T02:56:34+00:00

I am not sure the Essentia essences are made in UK, the SS classics are (except Queensland Gold Rum.

Also all turbo yeasts are blended in UK.

I \'d appreciate some feedback on the Essentia ones.

Statistics: Posted by Ellie-Claire — Wed Aug 11, 2010 2:56 am

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2010-08-10T04:40:11+00:00

hmmm, i was told otherwise ...

alright, so im assuming they must be expanding the range to cover all 11 classic products as they only have 6 atm from what i gather (again i was told they weren\'t doing this) these words were from aussie though, but they are made in england so im torn in thought

I guess time will tell

Statistics: Posted by freelancement — Tue Aug 10, 2010 4:40 am

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2010-08-10T03:40:12+00:00

Hi Ellie,

Firstly don\'t panick, after 65 years on this planet I\'ve learnt not to act in haste. But I\'ve been slowly moving toward Essencia Essences for a little while as they are as good and sometimes better than SS. One factor though they do need at least a month to develop.

Opus27
All that\'s good.

Opus 27.

Statistics: Posted by Opus 27 — Tue Aug 10, 2010 3:40 am

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2010-08-10T02:29:55+00:00

Yes Freelancement, the Classic range is now going to be 1 litre sachets. The Top Shelf is remaining at 2.25 litres at the moment (it would be a farty likkle bottle if that changed to 1 litre).

I wouldn\'t just change to Essentia, Opus, just cause SS customer services are crap, as its the taste that you should be looking for. The Essentia gin is great - or so my friend says and i would stock them if I could get them.

I really feel that the 1 litre is quite a good idea or certainly because it gives drinkers the change of trying new stuff. 3 bottles would take some shifting of something not very nice but a litre could always be kept for guests.

Statistics: Posted by Ellie-Claire — Tue Aug 10, 2010 2:29 am

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2010-08-09T13:49:20+00:00

Ellie probably knows more than I do as a retailer but my HBS assures me that is the situation, i.e no more 2.25 litre packs in the UK.
I\'m slowly going over to Essencia Essences not only are they as good as the SS range their customer services do reply to questions and requests.
Opus 27

Statistics: Posted by Opus 27 — Mon Aug 09, 2010 1:49 pm

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2010-08-09T13:34:09+00:00

so your saying the large 2.25l classic range are getting completely discontinued?

... for the 1L

Statistics: Posted by freelancement — Mon Aug 09, 2010 1:34 pm

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2010-08-09T03:06:44+00:00

Still spirits in Uk are changing over to 1 litre sachets over next few months. Its very confusing and especially as I list 2.25 litre packs in my eBay store. Price is prorata (with me anyway) - 2.25 litre Â£4.49; 1 litre Â£1.99 (it has actually gone down as the exact rate should be 199.5555555). Please don\'t ask why they have changed but I doubt its because the new version of the SS still produces 1 litre at 40% as most essence users worldwide have reflux stills. It certainly messes up our bottles. Or perhaps we should mix 1 litre, bottle .75 litre and drink .25 litre....now that gets my vote.

Statistics: Posted by Ellie-Claire — Mon Aug 09, 2010 3:06 am

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2010-08-08T21:21:00+00:00

Can\'t say I all together follow the air still logic with one litre batches as when I was using the air still I used to run the whole twenty five litre wash and then carbon filter which gave me a lot more than one litre of finished spirit. Secondly perhaps bottle sizes differ in the UK to down under but invariably if I buy bottles from my Local HBS they are either 750 or 700 ML ie standard wine and spirit bottles same goes for secondhand spirit bottles, normally 700ML. I should also add that in the case of my HBS he ordered the normal classic range and was supplied the new size but double the quantity which would suggest that in the UK it will be one size only. Time will tell.

Perhaps Richard from Wineworks can shed some light on this as he is the UK supplier for SS products.
Opus 27

Statistics: Posted by Opus 27 — Sun Aug 08, 2010 9:21 pm

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2010-08-08T18:51:50+00:00

Well even then there seems a lot of confusion about sizing etc.
For instance, the instructions that came with my still, advised taking 800 mls distillate per 4 litres of wash.
Plus the SS classic range of flavourings is normally 2 sachets, each flavours 1.125 litres of spirit, or what would be known as a 40oz bottle in the US.
I\'m just lucky that I\'ve got some 2.25ltr old cider jars and can mix it in them.....
And judging from checking the numbers, Â£2.15 per litre is slightly more expensive than Â£4.65 per 2.25 litres (21.5pence per 100mls of mixed spirit as opposed to 20.6pence per 100mls of finished spirit). So it isn\'t really a way of increasing the cost, but it is really as something like 5 pence increase in a 1 litre flavouring pack is the same as putting the 2.25litre one up about 11 or 12 pence per unit - but you might think about looking elsewhere if it\'s gonna be cheaper with that kind of increase, whereas they hope we won\'t notice if it\'s just 5p on a 1 litre pack........
Just like the bastards did with petrol when they changed over from selling it by to gallon to by the litre - you often see a 1 or 2 pence increase per litre, damn if they\'d put it up by 5 pence a gallon there was an outrage in the press...... so who gains ? no-one except the chancellor of the exchequer and the oil companies........

Statistics: Posted by Phantom — Sun Aug 08, 2010 6:51 pm

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2010-08-08T06:13:07+00:00

mmmm good source of infomation are these guys

www.onestopbarshop.com.au

or imake.pro

or brewcraft.net
yeah still spirits never reply but its all part of brewcraft i think
cheers,

freelancement

Statistics: Posted by freelancement — Sun Aug 08, 2010 6:13 am