Finding it harder to source Kummel these days. Try to get Mentzendorff. Anyone else a fan?
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Gosh that takes me back to working in the City circa 1980âs.
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Itâs available on evil Amazon, and proper shops too, Iâm sure.
Evil? Not sure how itâs different to other large online/physical retail outlets/supermarkets and so forth as they are there to make money for their shareholders.
I appreciate what youâre hinting at, but itâs probably far too late to reverse âbricks and mortarâ shop decline when they simply canât compete and the average customer has become ruthless deciding where to purchase on price alone.
Personally I think Amazon tick many other boxes when it comes to customer service, but often fall down environmentally with excessive packaging though Iâd be the first to complain when thereâs thoroughly inadequate packaging.
They (and others) really need to be brought to heel in terms of business taxation, but ultimately that will push prices up for the consumer - again something politicians have left too late and something which could have at least helped to normalise opportunities for âbricks and mortarâ stores.
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Interestingly (or not), even when you think youâre trying to do the right thing environmentally you get caught out.
In recent months weâve been using a well-known âecoâ laundry detergent and only the other day I found out theyâd âsold outâ to P&G or similar.
Starting to think itâs not the stores that are potentially bad but the huge multinationals whoâve acquired all the popular branded lines/items and made them worse.
I love KĂźmmel! I also love other lovely digestives such as Kirsch. They sell Mentzendorff online at the Whisky Exchange
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Could you try to replicate it somehow as a âhome madeâ gin variant?
I know little about such things but Mrs ACâs work colleague regularly makes such things with cranberries etc. for Christmas gifts.
Exactly this AC. Itâs the cheapest and easiest place to shop. But their peoducts are excellent quality if you read a few reviews before you buy. They get a bad rap because Bezos is so rich now. Who cares, power to him. Another important thing is that their customer service is very good. This is something that is sorely lacking in Canada. The shopkeepers in Canada think theyâre doing you a favor by being in business.
My sister-in-law thinks sheâs doing the world a good turn by boycotting Amazon which is of course ridiculous. I buy anything I need, frugally, which means I retain more of my money. This allows me to give generously to three or four well-run charities. I donât know why but I always do it at Christmas. Not a lot, 3 or 4,000 cad at this point, as we are still a tad tight from a litigation weâve been enduring over the last three years. I look forward to making that 5 to 10,000 in the future.
My sister-in-law wouldnât part with a penny. She thinks that donating a bit of her time and wasting money by not using Amazon is helping the world and will free the poor. They need a few billion dollars, not her time âŚ
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The frustrating thing is that decades ago I could go to a physical store and theyâd have pretty much everything in stock.
Far too many times Iâve been to similar stores because I want to support them and they donât have it in stock curently if ever - they can get it delivered to you quickly via their online website which is fine but I often want to see, hold and inspect the prospective purchase physically - if I canât do that Iâm sad to say I might as well buy from the cheapest online vendor and take my chances.
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Appreciate the Amazon critique but was really hoping for some Kummel discussion 
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Iâve heard of it but never tried it, rather intrigued now!
I rather like these herby drinks. A real favourite is Ramazzotti. Mrs HH says it tastes like medicine.
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Me neither until I Googled it. Itâs alcoholic so that rules me out.
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Used to enjoy Wolfschmidt Kummel many years ago and highly recommend it. Always enjoyed the Chartruese and Benedictine sector of the liqueur market. Excellent digestive qualities.
We buy wolfschmidt for my father in law every Christmas, vile stuff 
Because of tax avoidance
Some are, some arenât - and many âreviewsâ are not worth the time it takes to read them, while others seem to be fake. The search engine is particularly crummy: eBay is better! However sometimes it is the only place to source particular things, or at a reasonable cost.
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And the reports of how they treat their warehouse workers
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Avoidance/evasion etc theyâll do it if legal, thatâs the problem. Many others do the same so probably not fair to single out Amazon.
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As for Kummel, is that the caraway liqueur?