This Buckfast Tonic Wine ad from the 70s is both unlikely and hilarious!
Twitter account @70s_party has turned up an amazing ad for alcoholics-favourite Buckfast Tonic Wine and who knew that Buckfast was once advertised to middle-class housewives? WHO KNEW??!!
To help you cope with life’s little ups and downs:
Ahh – that’s better
Just for contrast – here’s how Wikipedia talk about Buckfast:
Controversy in Scotland
In Scotland, Buckfast is recognised as the favoured drink of neds: young people who are associated with hooliganism, casual sports clothing and stupidity.
Its ties to anti-social behaviour, especially with drinkers under 18 years old, have been attributed to its very high caffeine content: each 750ml bottle contains the equivalent of eight cans of cola.
It has been suggested that this may cause it to act as a stimulant at the same time as removing inhibitions, self-control and a feeling of having drunk enough, though research into similar drinks has failed to find clear evidence for the latter effect.
The beverage has entered the popular lexicon with nicknames such as:
“Wreck the Hoose Juice”, “Commotion Lotion“, “Cumbernauld Rocket Fuel”, “Mrs. Brown”, “Buckie Baracas”, “Coatbridge Table Wine” and a bottle of “what the hell are you looking at?” It has also earned the unofficial slogan, “Buckfast: gets you fucked fast“.
The drink’s prominence within the “Buckfast/Buckie Triangle” – an area east of Glasgow between Airdrie, Coatbridge and Cumbernauld – has raised concern.
In addition, the glass bottle has been blamed for contributing to litter and providing drunkards with a weapon.
Mmmm. Might just have another. CHIN CHIN!
Source: https://twitter.com/70s_party/status/723510650299912192
