Wetherspoon bans Jagerbombs as Brexiteer boss axes European booze from his pubs
Brexit-backing company boss Tim Martin said the UK faces 'sunlit uplands' once we've quit the EU
THIRSTY Brits can no longer order a Jagerbomb at Wetherspoon's pubs after the Brexiteer firm exiled European drinks.
The huge chain is axing French brandies as well as the German Jagermeister and replacing them with non-EU alternatives.
Boss Tim Martin, a passionate Brexit campaigner, said he wants to show the "sunlit uplands" that await Britain once we've quit the EU.
Wetherspoon has already announced it won't sell Champagne and prosecco in future.
Today the company added three more drinks to the list of those expelled from its pubs.
Jagermeister, commonly mixed with energy drinks to form a Jagerbomb, is being replaced by English herbal liqueur Strika.
Courvoisier and Hennessy, two of the most popular types of brandy, will be supplanted by E&J Brandy from the US and Australian brand Black Bottle.
The firm says the switch will lead to lower prices for drinkers.
Mr Martin said today: "The three new products will be offered at a lower price than those they are replacing.
"This is a significant move by us and highlights our commitment to offering an excellent range of UK and world products, with the emphasis on quality and value for the two million customers who visit our pubs each week.
"In blind tastings conducted by Wetherspoon, the new products were more popular than those they are replacing.
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"Many commentators talk of a 'cliff-edge' if the UK 'crashes out' of the EU without a deal.
"In reality, there is no cliff-edge, only sunlit uplands beyond the EU's protectionist system of quotas and tariffs.
"All EU products have UK or non-EU replacements, often at equal or better quality and price."
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