.jpg) A bottle of Buckfast Tonic Wine, bought from the Buckfast Abbey shop | |
| Type | Fortified wine with caffeine |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer | Buckfast Abbey |
| Distributor | J. Chandler & Company (Great Britain) James E McCabe Ltd (Northern Ireland) Richmond Marketing (Republic of Ireland) |
| Region of origin | Devon |
| Introduced | 1880[1] |
| Alcohol by volume | 15.0% (UK) 14.8% (Ireland) |
| Ingredients | fortified wine, caffeine |
| Variants | Green Bottled (UK) Brown Bottled (Ireland) |
| Related products | Mistella |
| Website | https://www.buckfast.org.uk/tonic-wine |
Buckfast Tonic Wine is a caffeinated alcoholic drink consisting of fortified wine with added caffeine,[2] originally made by monks at Buckfast Abbey in Devon, England. It is now made under a licence granted by the monastery, and distributed by J. Chandler & Company in Great Britain, James E McCabe Ltd in Northern Ireland,[3] and Richmond Marketing Ltd in Ireland. It is based on a traditional recipe from France. The wine's distributor reported record sales of £43.2 million as of March 2017.[4]
Despite being marketed as a tonic, Buckfast has become notorious in Scotland for its association with ned culture and antisocial behaviour.[5]
- ^ "Tonic Wine". www.buckfast.org.uk. Retrieved 31 December 2017.
- ^ "Buckfast: a drink with almost supernatural powers of destruction | Empire of Drinks". The Guardian. 27 February 2015.
- ^ "Our brands". JE McCabe Wholesalers. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
- ^ "Buckfast tonic wine hits record £43.2m sales high". www.thedrinksbusiness.com. 10 January 2018.
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