Barr Irn Bru

It's Phenomenal. As the bottle says, bru'd in Scotland to a secret recipe for over 100 years. Irn Bru is manufactured by Barr's who also make Tizer amongst other soft drinks. It is the third best selling soft drink in the UK, after Coca-Cola and Pepsi. This just shows how much the Scots love it, as it can be hard to find elsewhere. Current sales between coke and Irn Bru in Scotland are roughly even. The spelling is often confused as traditional brew, and sometimes you can find supermarket own brands that carry the spelling 'iron brew'. The fizzy drink is coloured bright orange (only comparable in colour to lucozade) and tastes oh, so sweet and heavenly. ...  Read the complete review

I have just had my first bottle of Irn Bru (pronounced iron brew) in over five years. What have I been doing all this time, it's a lovely drink and a superb morning pick-me-up. The distinctive aroma that escaped from the bottle as I slowly twisted off the cap was fantastic, which was closely followed by a hearty slug and a belch of appreciation. The liquid itself is extremely gassy and a distinct lurid orange colour (almost as bright as a highlighter pen) According to the bottle has been "Bru'd in Scotland to a secret recipe for over 100 years" and apparently only 2 board members know it and a written copy is locked away in a ...  Read the complete review

Introduction Irn Bru is the biggest scottish soft drink and was first made in 1901 in Glasgow. Originally it was spel Brew but as a change in the law made them change the name as it wasnt actually brewed they choose the name Irn Bru. It's made by the drinks firm Barr and is the third best selling drink in the United Kingdom behind Coca Cola and Pepsi. So it's fair to say that it is a pretty popular drink in the United Kingdom. Irn Bru sizes 150ml can 330ml can 250ml plastic bottle 500ml plastic bottle 600ml plastic bottle (Russia) 1L plastic bottle 1.25L bottle (Australia, Russia) 2L plastic ...  Read the complete review

Ah, Irn Bru - the national drink of Scotland (followed closely by Buckfast of course!). Made in the land of the brave from girders apparently, Irn Bru is a very unique drink, from drinks manufacturer, Barr. Originally distributed in the famous glass Barr's bottles, for which you would get a 20p refund when you returned them, Irn Bru went on to be mass produced, and transferred over to the more familiar plastic bottles aimed at mass production and consumption. It spawned the necessary diet version, and even had its own chew bar, which I have to say, was extremely good! I lived in Scotland for ten years, and you have to believe me when I say this - ...  Read the complete review

Being a Glasweigan lass myself, I have pretty much grown up with this stuff. You get this stuff everywhere here - not so common place in other parts of the UK though it's popularity has definately risen. As others have said, it does have a difficult to describe taste. The bottle says it is a fruit drink but I don't know what fruit they are using because it tastes like none I've ever had. It tastes quite mild and maybe ever so slightly spicy and it's very sweet and fizzy. The diet version is not as sticky and syrupy in texture (as obviously there is less sugar in it). Ask any Scottish person and I bet they will agree that the best Irn-Bru comes in ...  Read the complete review