Drambuie

The makers of Drambuie are lying when they say the recipe has not changed. Those of us who have drank this liqueur for over 30 years know it has been changed by the makers. For them to claim the recipe has not changed is a bare faced lie. It used to tingle on the lips , it had a beautiful soft deep taste with elements of orange and honey. Now it is sharp and bitter. Shame on the idiots who have dumped down a once great product in the pursuit of greater profit. I bought a bottle today to enjoy over Christmas, what a waste of money, never again.

I have been enjoying Drambuie for over 30 years. And then for some years did not buy it for some unrelated reasons. Last month I decided I would spoil myself again by buying a bottle for my weekly after-dinner pleasure.

What a deception. This does not even remotely taste like it used to. First I thought it could be my changed taste because of my age. Then I found these reviews and learned that the recipe was changed indeed.

WHY DID THEY DESTROY SOMETHING WHICH WAS PERFECT?

I used to love Drambuie and my wife and I enjoyed many happy evenings imbibing the odd glass or two. Just picked up a bottle recently and what a disappointment. They may say they haven't changed the recipe but it tastes so bland and even slightly minty so someone is telling a porky pie. One of my favourite drinks has now been relegated to the "never again corner". From now on, it will be the Kings Ginger for me which is made from a recipe that has remained constant over the centuries.

I would have solved it by mixing 4 parts (4/5) of Drambuie with one part (1/5) of Chivas Regal. It looks like the taste of the original Drambuie before the bottle and recipe changes. 

I have been drinking Drambuie for over 30 years. It was my nectar. It’s not the same. It was alway thick and tasty and you could still have left over in the glass. Now it has no flavour, it’s tasteless, watery and definitely not nectar. Way too expensive for the rubbish they sell now. Shame on the company for destroying this Beautiful drink. I bought my last bottle tonight to give it one last chance. As far as I can see I might as well throw my money away. Bye bye the dram that was.

A very disgusted customer.

Drambuie has been my favourite liqueur for ages, until they recently changed the recipe. Although they claim they haven't, it's obvious. It now tastes cheap, sugary, there's no character or any depth of flavour at all, just horrible. With great sadness i'll never buy it again, unless they change the recipe back to the original, that is.

Why does the new Drambuie taste so different. What have they done to it. It has gone from the sublime to awful!

Always drunk drambuie tastes completely different been a family drink for over 60 years won’t buy again very dissapointed

Had a bottle bought as a Xmas present. Hated the smell, taste of it. Tasted completely different than it used to. Never buy another bottle unless it's the original recipe. So disappointed in it. Even the bottle had changed.

What in H_ll happened to the National Treasure that was Drambuie !?

My favorite winter Liqueur is now cheap, insulting?

What self-crowned 'expert' with mutant taste buds

approved the new outrageous recipe ?!!

We should all demand that the original, historic, unique and brilliant Drambuie

be protected as a World Heritage Treasure : it was loved universally

and on a global scale for centuries !

How could Scotland's Government allow this cultural destruction ?!

On with the kilts and blast the bagpipes !

until the ears of Scotland are deafened to anything but

the end of this humiliating blow and extinction of national pride !

February 3, 2020 Review for reviewcentre.com re Drambuie

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