dragonreds Posted March 2, 2012 Report Share Posted March 2, 2012 Picked up one of the bosses from Blackthorn. Had a little chat where I said my local changed to Natch within the firast few weeks of the new recipe. He admitted that since they did that sales have plumeted to such a level they are seriously thinking of discontinuing the line. Don,t shoot me but you heard it her first Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greedo Posted March 2, 2012 Report Share Posted March 2, 2012 Not to be pedantic but other than sponsoring the back of our shirts, this ain't got a lot yo do wI'll 'football chat'! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 2, 2012 Report Share Posted March 2, 2012 I thought they reverted the old recipe as 'Blackthorn Dry' and sold that around the westcountry.. the new stuff still sold in trendy bars elsewhere in the country. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragonreds Posted March 2, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 2, 2012 I thought they reverted the old recipe as 'Blackthorn Dry' and sold that around the westcountry.. the new stuff still sold in trendy bars elsewhere in the country. I mentioned this and the reply was a lot of us who changed brands have not returned and the new recipie has not taken off the way they hoped it would. I switched to Natch and have not come back Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barrs Court Red Posted March 2, 2012 Report Share Posted March 2, 2012 Its lost near enough everyone to Thatchers and Natch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westonred Posted March 2, 2012 Report Share Posted March 2, 2012 Anyway when you said you 'Picked him up' how did it go ? are you seeing him again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dragonreds Posted March 2, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 2, 2012 Anyway when you said you 'Picked him up' how did it go ? are you seeing him again very quick rog Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lita For Congo Posted March 2, 2012 Report Share Posted March 2, 2012 At the time, when they changed the recipe, i went to the unveiling of it down the Pumphouse and it was a case of why are you changing it? Terrible piece of marketing and PR from them and the brand has never recovered. Rumours of them mixing the old and new stuff in together at their factorys hasn't helped at all. From someone who drank it religously before the brand switch, apart from maybe a few months after they brought the newer recipe out i very rarely buy it now, usually when i've no other choice but too. Its not the same as it was and now Thatchers have stepped up, i think you will find that is the casual cider drinkers choice these days. It doesn't shock me that they are considering discountinuing it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superjack Posted March 2, 2012 Report Share Posted March 2, 2012 Will be glad to see the back of it. I'm in the pub trade and I can tell you now that whenever you get a brain-dead knucklehead trouble-maker through the door, the first thing they will grunt is, "Ere, mate, you got any Blackforn?". As the OP has alluded to, they have probably adopted Natch (no offence to the OP, not suggesting that he is necessarily one of them), but at least that is a one syllable word and easier for them to pronounce. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
And Its Smith Posted March 3, 2012 Report Share Posted March 3, 2012 Used to be nice, now it's all about Thatchers and Stowford Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T R Posted March 3, 2012 Report Share Posted March 3, 2012 I noticed the sales have gone down alot since I have stopped drinking it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tall King Blox Posted March 3, 2012 Report Share Posted March 3, 2012 Blackthorn...yuk! did you ever notice after about fifteen pints yel lips were stained orange! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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