SXB, Update!!
Yes you are right. I've been to Malaga ex Dub last week and asked why I couldn't buy my Majors duty paid (indigenous Irish cigs). I was told that the profit margin was too small for the suppliers to make it worth while on duty paid cigs.
But I was allowed to buy the top of the range cognac duty paid, at a price wayyyyy beyond my means - so I declined. Half price in Spain he he. Seems that certain spirits follow the same rule - if it makes a profit that's OK if not enough profit forget it !! EU free market where are ya,
Thks for your time.