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Can't get Old Jamaica ginger beer : the punitive sugar tax ?

Justin Smith
Justin Smith
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I am at present struggling to buy Old Jamaica ginger beer (ORIGINAL version) which is my families favourite soft drink.
Does anyone know where to buy Old Jamaica Original version, not Regular (and certainly not "Light") ?
And is it true they have actually stopped making the original version ?

I have read this shortage is down to the sugar tax. I cannot believe that authoritarian edict (in fact it's downright draconian) was actually bought in by a Tory government !  I thought they were the ones who are supposed to be in favour of personal freedom and personal responsibility !
I have never met anyone who actually supports that tax......

Let's face it, artificially sweetened soft drinks never taste as good and I thought there was question marks against just how good for you those sweeteners were for you ? 

 

 

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    You can get it on Amazon.  But they have stopped making it so stock won't last forever.

    Old Jamaica Ginger Beer Soft Drinks 330 ml Pack of 24 Made with Authentic and Natural Root Ginger Original and Best Refreshing and Crisp Tasty Classic : Amazon.co.uk: Grocery

    Edit - Sorry, that's not actually the original one.  Despite having original in the title. :rolleyes: 

    Proper original without sweetener probably has gone altogether now.

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    6 minutes ago, TrevorB said:

    Is this it

    https://www.thegrocer.co.uk/news/old-jamaica-ginger-beer-will-not-be-discontinued-after-all/697048.article

    https://www.tesco.com/groceries/en-GB/products/258519168

    No, that's the regular version with sucralose sweetener.  OP wants the original full sugar version.

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    Who would have thought this would be such a problem !

    Just to cloudy the waters still further (dated 30 March 2022) :

    Full-sugar Old Jamaica Ginger Beer makes a permanent comeback | Cash & Carry Management

    On a slightly wider theme, this tax has been a problem for us in other ways. Even more common, and annoying for many many people, is being unable to buy normal Coke at places like Taco Bell because it makes their logistics more difficult to double the number of drinks they sell. And they sell most of their stuff in meal deals and to have different prices for different soft drinks is too complicated. So they just stop selling them altogether.

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    https://www.bienmanger.com/2F45873_Old_Jamaica_Ginger_Beer_Original.html

    Not available for delivery to the UK.

    Perhaps the illegal migrants could smuggle a few cases in from France 🤣 

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