Port, Sherry in Thailand?

[koman]

I have looked all over for a few decent bottles of Port and Sherry, but the stuff does not seem to exist in Thailand.

I managed to get a few bottles shipped out from an on-line outfit in the UK.....but
it's bloody expensive with the shipping costs and the customs people give me a hard time about it.

Anyone know of a source here?

[pseudolus]

what do you call "decent"?

[koman]

what do you call "decent"?

Port; anything from Portugal that's been in the bottle for more than three weeks...... Cockburns, Crawfords etc.

Sherry: I would settle for Harvey's Bristol Cream or similar....

Maybe I should withdraw the "decent" bit huh? Just confuses people.

So anyone know where I can buy Port and Sherry in Thailand.....?

[DrAndy]

I always bring a bottle of 10 year old Port with me

I think I have seen them for sale in CM, in Rimping

[Tassini]

Villa supermarket usually carry a range of Port. About 6-7 different bottles, Cockburns and Taylor's are there for sure.

Tas

[pseudolus]

So, basically a bottle of real port or sherry then?

You live in Issan? Closest big city? pattaya and Bangkok it is in every Villa, Tops posh shop, even in Big C I have seen the odd bottle.

[koman]

So, basically a bottle of real port or sherry then?

You live in Issan? Closest big city? pattaya and Bangkok it is in every Villa, Tops posh shop, even in Big C I have seen the odd bottle.

Yes, I prefer "real" where possible...
I've checked both local Tops outlets, Tesco, Big C etc, but no luck. Villa (for sure) sounds promising.....I believe Udon Thani has one now....so that's my nearest Villa Market. You would think such simple pleasures could be found in Khonkaen.....but all I get is blank stares when I ask about it....probably because the local farangs are content to survive on Leo and Chang export....

[Norton]

You would think such simple pleasures could be found in Khonkaen

I will be in Roiet tomorrow. The market in Roiet Plaza has a surprising selection wines. Will see if they have a Port. Decent or otherwise.

[DrAndy]

I must admit to having a couple of indecent bottles of Port

people do not realise how strong it is

[koman]

I will be in Roiet tomorrow. The market in Roiet Plaza has a surprising selection wines. Will see if they have a Port. Decent or otherwise.

You just never know. I can access a good variety of wines, but no Port or Sherry...of any description...which I think a bit odd....but then the local Tesco has stopped stocking things like Weetabix and fresh bread so one has to become a kind of hunter-gatherer around here. Still lots of edibles out in the trees and ponds ....

people do not realise how strong it is

20% Alc by volume.....yes it can sneak up on you....

[poorfalang]

If you lot are really interested in the good stuff
Port
Madeira
and others
as long as it is from portugal
I may be able to help i can ask for my parent to send over by post,
yup done many times no probs all in the wrapping,

[Humbert]

So, basically a bottle of real port or sherry then?

You live in Issan? Closest big city? pattaya and Bangkok it is in every Villa, Tops posh shop, even in Big C I have seen the odd bottle.

Yes, I prefer "real" where possible...
I've checked both local Tops outlets, Tesco, Big C etc, but no luck. Villa (for sure) sounds promising.....I believe Udon Thani has one now....so that's my nearest Villa Market. You would think such simple pleasures could be found in Khonkaen.....but all I get is blank stares when I ask about it....probably because the local farangs are content to survive on Leo and Chang export....

I think you'll have to wait until you are in Bangkok. Villa's wine shop upstairs on the Sukhumvit branch has a nice selection of port, sherry and madeira.

[Mid]

Ambient temp in Thailand is ?

Reds and fortifieds like ?

............................

[Dillinger]

I must admit to having a couple of indecent bottles of Port

people do not realise how strong it is

Are you spiking again

[pseudolus]

Yes, I prefer "real" where possible

Qualified your decent to real as in "not from the town of Portugal in China". You're just after run of the mill port and Sherry.

Makro in KK apparently has a drop apparently but perhaps your best bet is to do a tour of all the boozers / farang places in town and if the place has some, ask where they get it from. Most places will add a bottle to their next order for you.

[koman]

Ambient temp in Thailand is ?

Reds and fortifieds like ?

............................

We don't store it outside in the shed Mid... we're sofistakated folks here.... and we know how to keep our vintage and crusted ports at exactly the right temperature..

[koman]

So, basically a bottle of real port or sherry then?

You live in Issan? Closest big city? pattaya and Bangkok it is in every Villa, Tops posh shop, even in Big C I have seen the odd bottle.

Yes, I prefer "real" where possible...
I've checked both local Tops outlets, Tesco, Big C etc, but no luck. Villa (for sure) sounds promising.....I believe Udon Thani has one now....so that's my nearest Villa Market. You would think such simple pleasures could be found in Khonkaen.....but all I get is blank stares when I ask about it....probably because the local farangs are content to survive on Leo and Chang export....

I think you'll have to wait until you are in Bangkok. Villa's wine shop upstairs on the Sukhumvit branch has a nice selection of port, sherry and madeira.

Thanks....I'm not due a trip to BKK until November.....but I'm going to visit with Villa in Udon and if they don't have what I want, I'll try to get them to order in a couple of cases for me. Desperate measures are sometimes necessary on the frontier.......

[Mid]

and we know how to keep our vintage and crusted ports at exactly the right temperature..

not doubting that for a moment BUT what about the folks who had control before you purchased it ?

[koman]

If you lot are really interested in the good stuff
Port
Madeira
and others
as long as it is from portugal
I may be able to help i can ask for my parent to send over by post,
yup done many times no probs all in the wrapping,

I've managed to bring in small amounts from the UK on a few occasions.....but I made the mistake of having them ship 6 bottles in one carton, and the customs guys went apeshit....impounded the bloody lot and I had to make a special trip to negotiate the release of my booze. Not one of my real stealth moves.

The import duty, excise tax, VAT, health tax, and municipal tax all added up can make it a very expensive proposition if they decide to intervene. In the end I got lucky and ran into a decent fellow who fucked around for an hour or so and finally decided to call it grape juice....so I got away with a straight 10%.....got a stern warning not to try that again..... I'm probably flagged in some database and they are just waiting for the next attempted Port shipment to throw me in the slammer.....

[koman]

and we know how to keep our vintage and crusted ports at exactly the right temperature..

not doubting that for a moment BUT what about the folks who had control before you purchased it ?

Always a bit of a risk I suppose....but so far I've never had a spoiled bottle. I think the fortified wines can stand a fair temperature range as long as the exposure time to heat is not too long. Just another one of the risks of frontier life......

[poorfalang]

I've managed to bring in small amounts from the UK on a few occasions.....but I made the mistake of having them ship 6 bottles in one carton, and the customs guys went apeshit....impounded the bloody lot and I had to make a special trip to negotiate the release of my booze. Not one of my real stealth moves.

The import duty, excise tax, VAT, health tax, and municipal tax all added up can make it a very expensive proposition if they decide to intervene. In the end I got lucky and ran into a decent fellow who fucked around for an hour or so and finally decided to call it grape juice....so I got away with a straight 10%.....got a stern warning not to try that again..... I'm probably flagged in some database and they are just waiting for the next attempted Port shipment to throw me in the slammer.....

whats wrong with getting a trusted mate/ relative to specially pack a single bottle in a special homemade package disguise it as religious water and send it thru the post recorded delivery.
that how the Portuguese people do it, all the way from the tiny Portuguese villages all the way to the Mongolian mountains

[koman]

I've managed to bring in small amounts from the UK on a few occasions.....but I made the mistake of having them ship 6 bottles in one carton, and the customs guys went apeshit....impounded the bloody lot and I had to make a special trip to negotiate the release of my booze. Not one of my real stealth moves.

The import duty, excise tax, VAT, health tax, and municipal tax all added up can make it a very expensive proposition if they decide to intervene. In the end I got lucky and ran into a decent fellow who fucked around for an hour or so and finally decided to call it grape juice....so I got away with a straight 10%.....got a stern warning not to try that again..... I'm probably flagged in some database and they are just waiting for the next attempted Port shipment to throw me in the slammer.....

whats wrong with getting a trusted mate/ relative to specially pack a single bottle in a special homemade package disguise it as religious water and send it thru the post recorded delivery.
that how the Portuguese people do it, all the way from the tiny Portuguese villages all the way to the Mongolian mountains

It's fine, and in fact a little bit like what I've been doing. You can even get away with two bottles if they are mixed in with jam, Andrews liver salts, and Hob Nobs......but it takes a case a month to maintain some semblance of civilization, so the supply chain is just too slow, cumbersome and at one bottle a time...pretty expensive....

[poorfalang]

Originally Posted by poorfalang
Quote:
Originally Posted by koman
I've managed to bring in small amounts from the UK on a few occasions.....but I made the mistake of having them ship 6 bottles in one carton, and the customs guys went apeshit....impounded the bloody lot and I had to make a special trip to negotiate the release of my booze. Not one of my real stealth moves.

The import duty, excise tax, VAT, health tax, and municipal tax all added up can make it a very expensive proposition if they decide to intervene. In the end I got lucky and ran into a decent fellow who fucked around for an hour or so and finally decided to call it grape juice....so I got away with a straight 10%.....got a stern warning not to try that again..... I'm probably flagged in some database and they are just waiting for the next attempted Port shipment to throw me in the slammer.....
whats wrong with getting a trusted mate/ relative to specially pack a single bottle in a special homemade package disguise it as religious water and send it thru the post recorded delivery.
that how the Portuguese people do it, all the way from the tiny Portuguese villages all the way to the Mongolian mountains

in that case i would recommend the one from the Portuguese village outside Shanghai

cheat your taste buds, you will still get pissed with it, just a different hangover,
Thanks to my dad, makes his own fortified, in Madeira, sent over in a three little oak wood barrel like the one bellow its absolutely gorgeous thing to drink from after dinner,
actually i may have a sip after lunch, just so i can cope with cnuts coming in for petrol.

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[waradmiral]

port warms the body and is suited to cold climates. no need in Thailand unless you live in the mtns up north

[DrAndy]

I must admit to having a couple of indecent bottles of Port

people do not realise how strong it is

Are you spiking again

maybe I should at the next TD meet-up

that would throw a few spanners in the works

although "spiking" a drink means that some evil is intended, and I wouldn't do that