This is The Worst Wine in the World

There are many things in the world that are uniquely Scottish: Irn-Bru, an absence of underwear beneath a kilt, Sean Connery’s accent, putting traffic cones on the heads of statues. The country has a proud tradition of bold individualism despite spending centuries in the shadow of the Union Jack. But while these quirks and pastimes are ironic sources of national pride, one of the strongest symbols of Scottish culture and identity actually comes from England.

Forget single malt, Buckfast is the sickly sweet lifeblood of inner city Scotland.

Buckfast is a thick, brown, fortified tonic wine made by Benedictine monks in Devon, Southern England. Named after the abbey that creates it, Buckfast is said to come from a base wine in France before having various things added to it by the monks. And it is, without question, the most deplorable wine in the world.

 


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