My ever helpful brother has been kind enough to provide me with a sample of the (in)famous Buckfast Tonic Wine which I took for a test drive over the weekend.
It's nice - sweet and strong but with a slightly bitter edge reminiscent of tonic water, like its Sherry’s slightly unsavoury younger brother. I can see why the kids like it. It's also chock full of caffeine, more so even than Red Bull, which was a bit of a surprise, and we should all know the consequences of mixing caffeine and alcohol by now. That could go quite a long way towards explaining its (possibly undeserved) dubious reputation.
But as a responsible adult (kind of) I feel I can enjoy it without wrecking the house or running out into the street and having a fight. Although I did only have a small glass. Who knows what could happen if I have two small glasses...
Before you know it you'll be finishing off the bottle on a park bench!
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