The tasting is an experience but dut purchase Whiskey from the distillery
James Sedgwick Distillery的点评
点评:I am a bit torn with my recent experience. We booked the Master tasting. The person leading the tour was very professional and the other staff were all friendly and welcoming. The tasting itself was enjoyable. It is a privilege to visit an iconic establishment in the South African liquor sector.
During the tour we enquired about the prices of the whiskeys relative to retail prices. We were advised that the cellar aims to keep their prices on par and maybe a bit under retail. Which seems fair as the producer of the product.
A few of us purchased bottles of Whiskey. I appreciate the practice of the wine industry to give you a discount on your wine purchase when you paid for a tasting, but this is not practiced in this instance.
The next morning, i did a quick google search and found that there are a few retailers stocking the whiskey I purchased at a price discount of 25% to that of the cellar. This I found does not sit well. Keeping in mind that 25% relates to approx R400 difference in price and the price of a tasting was further R450 per person.
Also kept in mind that you need to book a tasting to visit the distillery. this just means that I will not again visit the distillery and also never purchase Whiskey there as i can purchase the whiskey much cheaper at retailers.
翻译:最近的经历让我有点纠结。我们预订了大师品鉴会。领队非常专业,其他工作人员也都很友好热情。品鉴过程本身也很愉快。能够参观南非酒类行业的标志性场所,我深感荣幸。
在参观期间,我们询问了威士忌的价格与零售价的对比。我们被告知,酒窖的目标是保持价格与零售价持平,甚至可能略低于零售价。作为产品的生产商,这似乎很公平。
我们几个人买了几瓶威士忌。我很欣赏葡萄酒行业的做法,即在品鉴会上给予葡萄酒折扣,但这次却没有这样做。
第二天早上,我快速地在谷歌上搜索了一下,发现有几家零售商以比酒窖低25%的价格出售我购买的威士忌。我觉得这很不妥。请记住,25% 的价格差异约为 400 兰特,而品酒的价格则为每人 450 兰特。
另外请记住,参观酿酒厂需要预约品酒。这意味着我不会再去酿酒厂,也不会在那里买威士忌,因为我可以在零售商那里买到更便宜的威士忌。