Well, having just had my usual Saturday evening tipple of a 750ml bottle of Leffe (6.6%, five units) I note that it would have to be minimum priced at £2.50, which would be a saving!
https://www.tesco.com/groceries/en-GB/p ... /253488046Mind you, last time I bought it was in Waitrose at £2.37
However, not to make light of the situation, it's plainly ridiculous that a bottle of high-strength cider is on sale at £3.99 when it contains almost one and a half times the weekly recommended limit for men, which is of course the root of the problem. It's said that the British unhealthy attitude to alcohol stems from 'drinking-up time' when customers were almost encouraged to get another one in before 11pm, which of course stemmed from the munitions workers in the Great War spending all of their dosh in the pubs, leading to licensing hours being enshrined in law. One of my favourite holiday destinations is West Flanders, where beer is literally cheaper than water. You don't see people falling over in the street, it's the culture that is different.
Some positive news in England is a trend that some people are now getting more 'grown up' in their habits, eschewing Fosters and Carling for craft beers which by their very nature, are better-tasting and more expensive. They naturally encourage less bingeing and more civilised drinking.
Oh yes, and my handle, 'Korenwolf' is a nod to the Dutch brewing industry and the wild hamsters that inhabit the grain fields where the ingredients for the beer of the same name is harvested....