Buckfast

Example Sentences

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The comedian was welcomed to the Victoria Barracks in Ballater by officers from the 5Scots regiment who served him Scotch eggs and Buckfast.

From BBC

English takes a tongue-in-cheek approach to his subject matter, resulting in wildly compelling stories, such as how Buckfast, a tonic wine created by monks to treat colds and influenza, became the “U.K.'s version of Four Loko.”

From Scientific American

The chancellor is proposing to change to a system which would mean higher taxes on fortified wines, like Buckfast, and lower taxes on lighter wines, like rose.

From BBC

The urban honey bees, of the Brother Adam Buckfast variety, were developed for their mild temperament in the 1920s by a Benedictine monk.

From The Guardian

When McQueer, whose Scots short stories have been described as like “Charlie Brooker on Buckfast”, was interviewed by the Guardian last year, he described the Scots language as a creative treasure trove: “We’ve got so many unique words and phrases. Even when I was in primary school if the teacher asked me something and I said aye and naw, they’d correct me and say it’s yes and no. But why are you trying to make me talk like a newsreader?”

From The Guardian