I only recently found out that white lightning stopped being made in 2009. I never sought the stuff out as it was essentially fizzy window cleaner, but it was a surprise to hear this British institution come crashing down.
I hear the chav populations never recovered from their principle food source becoming extinct.
I think it was the minimum price per alcohol unit that done in the cheap 3L ciders. That fact that it often worked out cheaper than a 2L bottle of coke was something that couldn't really be ignored.
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u/Pinoccicrow 22d ago
The sausage rolls are goated and the wine pours were always large and very drinkable. The 3L bottles of Strongbow were incredible to 20 year old me.