What happened to Regency

[elcaro]

I have a contact with the owners of the distillery. I will have more info soon.

 

If anyone knows a 7-11 in chiang rai that still sells it, let me know and I will buy up their stock.

[elcaro]

7 hours ago, GreasyFingers said:

Will keep track of this thread. There is still plenty up here in the mum & pop shops, have not checked at 7/11. An alternative is Meridian, a bit cheaper but still drinkable.

How is that for hangover. Regency I have 0 headaches.

[GreasyFingers]

1 hour ago, elcaro said:

How is that for hangover. Regency I have 0 headaches.

Never had a hangover from it but I usually only have 2 glasses after beer.

[khunPer]

On 11/26/2019 at 2:43 PM, elcaro said:

Now the big C has stopped selling it, many small shops stopped selling it and my local upped the price from like 260 to 340?

Sounds familiar, from when good old Mekong should be upgraded from cheap Thai rum to a more high-end brand; same product, higher price = same-same but different...????

[hugocnx]

Regents are OUT. demturds are IN. Scheiss, the demturds were/are the regents. Never liked Regency anyways, it's the Bourbon style under the Cognacs.

[elcaro]

Apparently there is an issue with stock. Lawyer is unable to confirm or dismiss the issue. Minimum price found for small bottle is 300thb and 580 for big bottle. 

 

I am going to hammer some other drinks and see how they interact with my system

 

Starting with meridian

[mrwebb8825]

On 11/28/2019 at 1:35 PM, Ireland32 said:

Tawan Dang snd Nightclubs In Isaan all seem to have nonstop stock

that's because they do what the OP should do, refill the empties with sam song. 

[LennyW]

According to my alcohol wholesaler the dramatic price rise stopped it dead in its tracks and many wholesalers now refuse to stock it and promote Meridian instead.

[ricklev]

Meridian is made from pineapples.  Pineapples!!!  https://meridianbrandy.com/brandy/

 

FINE SELECTION OF EXCEPTIONAL INGREDIENTS

Produced from Pattawia pineapples grown in Prachuap Kiri Khan Province—Thailand’s most famous pineapple-growing region—MERIDIAN V.S.O.P. stands proudly as one of the finest pineapple brandy’s in the world. Pattawia pineapples are juicy, sweet, and slightly sour, with golden flesh and a pleasant aroma. MERIDIAN V.S.O.P. combines these succulent Pattawia pineapples with top-quality grapes to create an exceptionally complex flavor.

 

 

[jomtienisgood]

On 11/28/2019 at 8:36 AM, IAMHERE said:

Getting harder to come by here in Pattaya area since early summer. Usually convenience store (all 8 in walking distance) is out of stock for a couple weeks at a time, when they do get it some people buy 6 bottles at a time so they are soon out of stock again. The price at 7/11 is 243 up from 240; liquor store is up from 280 to 320 a bottle (pint), they do have some ordinarily. 

I hardly drink it but the GF does; I think mostly so she gets face from not  drinking Som Sang. But she enjoys Som Sang a couple days after the Regency is gone. 

Sang Som ;

[ricklev]

Samgsom tastes nothing Regency.  One is a rum and one is a brandy. They are completely different kinds of spirits.  I don't get the comparison? 

[Elkski]

Sister of GF requested some Regency be brought to isaan.     Is meridian  an equal.  I'm not a brandy fan.  I'm wondering what would be better than Regency?  I'm more a Kentucky bourbon guy.   No  scotch for me. Yuk. 

[elcaro]

I have switched to meridian. It is a bit harsher, especially on the nose. But only 424thb instead of 690thb so significant difference in price. 

 

If I would drink less I would buy regency.

[ricklev]

7-11 restricts sales to 1 bottle.  I'm wondering if maybe Regency is used on one of those drug concoction drinks the delinquent kids like to mix up?  Like Regency, light bulb powder, cough syrup and Xanax......

 

 

 

 

[tethys]

On 11/28/2019 at 10:06 AM, Orton Rd said:

Try the Chinese ones, Golf club or Rotell XO both in Big C. Regency is over priced and not that great IOM, Cavalier is better and a lot cheaper

 

Old thread but interesting topic.

 

Thanks for the recommendation, I bought a bottle of Chinese brandy called Honney Conti and I like it very much, better than the Thai ones and cheaper than Regency.

[BobDobbs]

Anybody remember Sang Thip and nectar of the gods Mekong Whisky? Mekong in those 35cl bottles with the ratty Khmer labels 👍👍

 

Cambodian (US) Marlboro cigarettes sold on the street.

 

Buckskin Joe's and all that nonsense

[Kerryd]

Most of my friends are Thai and when we go anywhere, someone has a bottle (or 6) of Regency.
We go to a restaurant or the dining area of a resort and everyone starts putting bottles of Regency on the table. No "bottle" or "opening" fees. Just have to pay for the mix.

But if we go to a large party that's being sponsored by someone (like a wedding or ordination ceremony) then they will usually have a never ending supply of Sang Som for the free-loaders while some people pull out their own stash of Regency.

And a couple of us usually have a bottle or 3 of Jack Daniels as well.

But Regency isn't sold in large quantities in the big stores (Villa, Big C, Makro, Friendship, Foodland) and almost never in 7-Eleven.
Once in a blue moon I see a bottle in Tops or Villa and snatch it right away. 
About 350 baht for the 350cl bottles, but the 700cl bottles are 950 baht for some reason.

It was funny because for years you could buy a 375ml bottle of Jack Daniels for 579 baht - but a 700mm bottle cost 1,249 !
So 2 small bottles would give you 750ml of booze for 1,158 baht.
You'd end up with 50ml more booze and pay 91 baht less.

(They boosted the price of the small bottles awhile ago so buying the small bottles doesn't save you anything.)

I ask my friends where they get their never-ending supplies of Regency and it seems they go to the large alcohol distributors and buy it by the case. (I'm guessing you can have them deliver it by the case as well.)

But I notice my friends usually look closely at the bottles/labels of every bottle they get from a mom&pop store or other outlet.

Apparently there's an active bootleg market where they recycle Regency bottles and fill them with counterfeit (or watered down) booze, slap a new cap on it and glue a new paper label to it and then sell it to those little family shops who will buy the cheapest stuff possible and sell it for full price.

Maybe that's why the big shops don't sell it as often ? 
Not sure about the legitimacy of the stock perhaps ?