Fake alcohol

[Katiehutchinson_1991]

recently in turkey there have been a number of deaths regarding fake alcohol
it has been all over the news in turkey and just a word of warning for everyone going out there
it has not be confined to one area with deaths in alanya, bodrum, ankara, izmir and antalya
please be careful everyone
xxxx

[mickyq]

thanks a lot katie. i have four teenagers travelling in our group who no dought will want to go on their own now and then. i will warn them. any idea how you know dodgy stuff?

[Chocoholic]

Thanks for the warning. Sounds bad. As it will be confined to spirits it is a good reason the drink Efes.
Such suffering for us all having to drink lots and lots of Efes lol!

[mickyq]

good thinking chocoholic
we call it head buster

[JT]

I am now drinking my own Russian Standard vodka and my supplies are dwindling

[jnesbitt]

Oh my goodness ! wont dare have a cheeky vodka ! will just have to bring out our own from duty free, and have a few before we come into town. effes sales will probably shoot up, but better safe than sorry

[reesy1959]

Oh that is really bad - would be good to know how we know the fake stuff.

[jo_marie]

I also would like to know how we spot the fake stuff, its bad enough after youve had a few trying to figure out if there is vodka in it or not , looks like I might have to resort to cider then

[janden]

JT is that a suttle hint that you are running low on Vodka & all contributions will be gratefully accepted
We are back on Friday do you need some emergency supplies of anything ?

Jan & Denis

[lozzyloo]

is it safe to drink vodka in bars and restaurants then? surely they wouldnt be buying cheap fake vodka

[skilly]

This has really worried me. I only like to drink vodka, might have 1 beer but couldn;t drink it all the time.
I am seriuosly thinking of not drinking at all but that would be so boring!!
The only other drink I like is milkshake!!
Seriuosly though, this could affect trade in the bars as people will be very wary, regardless of being reassured that its not fake

[juju]

You would think the longstanding regular bars and restaurants would make sure their alcohol is ok.I would if I was in their position. Hopefully Icmeler being a lot smaller than the places Katie mentioned will be a lot more savvy.Not to make light of it we can all spend a lot more when we're alive than the alternative.I will take my chances with the vodka!

[dragon]

There are articles if anyone's interested on
http://en.rian.ru/analysis/20110608/164519676.html
http://newspepper.su/news/2011/6/7/in-t ... e-alcohol/
and
http://www.people.co.uk/news/uk-world-n ... -23180123/

Very sad for the families of the people that were affected but if we take the advice of the tourism spokesman to only buy alcohol from licensed premises then we will be ok. There was a problem like this a few years ago apparently with with the Raki.

[Katiehutchinson_1991]

none of the restaurant or bar owners know that the alcohol is fake when they buy it as its been disguised in the bottles
im not sure how you can tell its fake but unfortunately i dont think you can
i think russian tourists have been the ones mostly affected until now
hope this helps
xxxx

[Erik The Viking]

How to spot fake alcohol
Ask to see the bottle

Spelling mistakes on the label
Bottles of the same product look different
Bottles not filled to same level
Label not straight
Smell of nail varnish

[Katiehutchinson_1991]

thanks for your post erik but i think it is normal bottles of alcohol that have been produced by the correct manufacturers but are being stopped during transit and something else is being sneaked into the bottle
think thats why the police are having trouble tracking all the bottles down
xxxx

[dksbbs]

thanks for your post erik but i think it is normal bottles of alcohol that have been produced by the correct manufacturers but are being stopped during transit and something else is being sneaked into the bottle
think thats why the police are having trouble tracking all the bottles down
xxxx

I read it was a group who had stolen original manufacturers labels and were using those on their dodgy product so it was difficult to tell.

Dave

[lozzyloo]

so do you think its best to steer clear of vodka or is it just a certain brand? omg will i have to go teetotal

[dragon]

I don't know if vodka was involved but I read that whisky was. One article said
'According to the Turkish Agricultural Ministry, the Russians were poisoned by the counterfeit whiskey Mister Burdon, which was imported into Turkey from Northern Cyprus by the company Jasmine and sold by the Ankara-based Birlik Gida at the local market.'

[bikerjambo]

I don't know if vodka was involved but I read that whisky was. One article said
'According to the Turkish Agricultural Ministry, the Russians were poisoned by the counterfeit whiskey Mister Burdon, which was imported into Turkey from Northern Cyprus by the company Jasmine and sold by the Ankara-based Birlik Gida at the local market.'

Bet the Russians pushed their way to the front of the queue as well!