Buckfast Tonic Wine
A bottle of Buckfast Tonic Wine, bought from the Buckfast Abbey shop | |
| Type | Fortified wine with caffeine |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer | Buckfast Abbey |
| Distributor | J. Chandler & Company (Great Britain) James E McCabe Ltd (Northern Ireland) Richmond Marketing (Republic of Ireland) |
| Region of origin | Devon |
| Introduced | 1880 |
| Alcohol by volume | 15.0% (UK) 14.8% (Ireland) |
| Ingredients | fortified wine, caffeine |
| Variants | Green Bottled (UK) Brown Bottled (Ireland) |
| Related products | Mistella |
| Website | https://www.buckfast.org.uk/tonic-wine |
Buckfast Tonic Wine is a caffeinated alcoholic drink consisting of fortified wine with added caffeine, originally made by monks at Buckfast Abbey in Devon, England. It is now made under a licence granted by the monastery, and distributed by J. Chandler & Company in Great Britain, James E McCabe Ltd in Northern Ireland, and Richmond Marketing Ltd in Ireland. The wine's distributor reported record sales of £43.2 million as of March 2017.
Despite being marketed as a tonic, Buckfast has become notorious in Scotland for its association with ned culture and "antisocial behaviour."