With Easter and a long weekend just days away, many people may be on the lookout for some last-minute deals.
Though you may have stockpiled your Easter eggs, here are some deals on alcohol in Tesco, Dunnes Stores, Aldi and Lidl that could be of interest.
Tesco
In terms of wine, there are a number of brands on sale, with savings of up to half price on some.
Finca Las Moras Dada, Brancott Estate, Campo Viejo, McGuigan and Cotes De Gascogne Blanc are all for €9 or less. Piccini Memoro is down from €20 to €10, while Faustino V is down from €15 to €10.
A 70cl of Smirnoff red label is €21, while a litre bottle is €30. Absolut 70cl is down from €27 to €22.10, Huzzar one litre is €29.60 and Sausage Tree Pure Irish Vodka is €35, down from €45.
One litre of Jameson is down from €43 to €38, Jack Daniel’s is down from €34 to €22.50, and Jameson Black Barrell is down from €43 to €30 - a saving of €17.
Drumshanbo Gunpowder Gin is down €10 from €45 to €35, while Hendricks is down from €40 to €30.
For something a little different, Bombay Bramble Gin Blackberry and Raspberry is now €28, Blossom Hill Gin Fizz Blood Orange is €10 and Absolut Vanilla Vodka is €22.10.
A 70cl of Aperol is €15, Tesco Finest Prosecco is reduced from €18 to €10, Baileys is down from €21 to €10 and Malibu White Rum is €25.
There are no major reductions on bottles and cans but eight cans of Rockshore are now €12.65, eight cans of Smithwick’s Red Ale are now €15 and eight cans of Orchard Thieves are €14.50.
Six bottles of Guinness Extra Stout are €9, 12 Corona Light are €14.50 and 12 Tiger are €16.
Dunnes Stores
Some of the cheapest bottles of wine on offer in Dunnes are Civ&Civ for €3.60, B by Black Tower for €4 and Perlissimo for €4.80. There are plenty of bottles on sale for less than €10, with more expensive choices too.
Casillero del Diablo is on sale for €8, 19 Crimes for €9.60 and Villa Maria for €10.
One litre of Paddy is €40, one litre of Powers is €32 and 70cl of Jameson Black Barrel is €30. 70cl of Dingle, Dunshanbo Gunpowder, Gordon’s and Hendrick’s Gin are all €30. There are other brands of whiskey and gin on sale from about €20.
15 cans of Bulmers are €26.63, while 15 cans of Budweiser, Carlsberg, Coors and Heineken are €25.45. 15 cans of Orchard Thieves are €24 while 15 cans of Rockshore are €23.67.
20 bottles of Coors are €22.50 while 18 bottles of Peroni are €24.20 bottles of Bulmers are €21.50, 20 bottles of Budweiser are €21 and 13 bottles of Hop House are €21.50.
12 cans of Guinness are on sale for €21.
Aldi
Bottles of wine on sale in Aldi are also as low as €4. Kooliburra is €7.69, 120 Reserva Especial is €8 and Freeman’s Bay is €9.99. There are plenty of options that are less than €10.
Aldi has deals on a number of prosecco and champagne brands, with bottles ranging from €11.49 up to €19.99.
In terms of spirits, Old Hopking spiced rum is on sale for €19.79, Napoleon brandy is €19.99 and Corley’s Dry Gin is €20.71. 70cl of Smirnoff, Captain Morgan and Gordon’s are all €21.
Jameson 70cl is €27.50, down from €28.50.
For something different, Blackwater strawberry gin is €24.99, Haysmith’s mango and passionfruit gin is €22.09 and Ballycastle Classic County Cream is €8.01.
Lidl
In Lidl this week, a range of brands have been reduced to below €12. Ribera del Duero DO Reserva is down from €12 to €8.99, Grand Cru AOP is down from €15 to €11.99 and Chianti DOCG is down from €10 to €7.99. Some white wines are down to about €6.99.
A number of craft beer brands such as Brewdog and The White Hag are all on sale, with deals on both loose cans or bottles and packs. They also have a ‘Big Brand Range’ with the likes of Guinness and Coors.
The current deals on spirits include Rhubarb and Ginger Gin for €14.99 and cans of Finton’s gin and tonic for €1.49.
