Corkage fee on spirits?

[dualmeister]

Somehow I've never thought of this before. Some restaurants charge a corkage fee for wine. But what if you want to take with your own bottle of let's say Whisk(e)y?
Allowed or not?

 

[Toxxyc]

Guess it would depend on the place. I've had it allowed before.

 

[Creag]

Alternatively, a Valpre bottle with gin or vodka, or Rooibos bottle for whisky

 

[Arthur]

I wonder if the establishment's liquor licence makes provision for this? If they have a wine & malts-only licence, can they charge a corkage on spirits?

 

[chrisc]

Reading my neighbour‘s restaurant’s liquor licence, it specifically excludes spirits being consumed in the licence premises

Therefore, customers cannot legally bring in a bottle of spirits intending to consume it.

The practice of a corkage fee is entirely up to the restaurant manager. He for instance does not charge corkage on the first bottle, but R40 per bottle thereafter

 

[RonSwanson]

Naartjies.

 

[dualmeister]

Reading my neighbour‘s restaurant’s liquor licence, it specifically excludes spirits being consumed in the licence premises

So they cannot even sell it then?

 

[SauRoNZA]

There’s no cork, so there’s no fee.

Inversely for that very reason they’ll also state you can’t bring your own more than likely.

 

[phoenix99]

Problem solved

 

[RonSwanson]

So they cannot even sell it then?

I'm afraid not. Most Municipalities have drinking in public laws that may get you arrested if you are not discreet enough, check with your local liquor officer at your nearest SAPS.

 

[RonSwanson]

There’s no cork, so there’s no fee.

Inversely for that very reason they’ll also state you can’t bring your own more than likely.

Yes, because it may put their own wine & beer license in jeopardy. It's also difficult to get payment from a patron who is in custody.

 

[TheMightyQuin]

I'm afraid not. Most Municipalities have drinking in public laws that may get you arrested if you are not discreet enough, check with your local liquor officer at your nearest SAPS.

I honestly cannot ever remember eating in a restaurant that does NOT sell spirits?

 

[dualmeister]

Taking my bottle of xyz Whisky to sushi restaurant to see what happens

 

[Pineapple Smurf]

Cheaper to just get hammered before you go out for dinner, that's what I normally do

 

[dualmeister]

Cheaper to just get hammered before you go out for dinner, that's what I normally do

By dinner you mean Weber?

 

[RonSwanson]

I honestly cannot ever remember eating in a restaurant that does NOT sell spirits?

Sure, alcohol typically has huge markups and most retaurants cash in. But sometimes a new restaurant will open up before they have a license (it's a long arduous process, especially if you are not prepared to grease any palms) and the restaurant will, on the basis of a pending license, allow customers to bring their own tipple, typically wine though. And even if they had a license, they would be hard pressed to refuse, especially if the bottle was not available in their cellar.

 

[RonSwanson]

Taking my bottle of xyz Whisky to sushi restaurant to see what happens

Sure, let us know how it works out? I'm interested.

 

[dualmeister]

So my question has not definitely been answered hmm.

Sushi and... incoming...

 

[RonSwanson]

So my question has not definitely been answered hmm.

Sushi and... incoming...

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That's quite a pretty plate of veggies. What whisky would you pair it with?

 

[dualmeister]

That's quite a pretty plate of veggies. What whisky would you pair it with?

Seriously Whisk(e)y goes really well with Sushi (especially Salmon) . Something I discovered a few years back. Something "light" like dare I say it J&B or Jameson.