Riveting stuff (Barr Irn Bru)

Member Name: jazz_mavericks

Product:	Barr Irn Bru
Date:	21/10/09 (19 review reads)
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Advantages: Great hangover cure, refreshing

Disadvantages: can be a little sickly

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 - everyone up there drinks the stuff! I admit, I went through quite a bit of it during my stay there, and went on to discover that it is a fantastic hangover cure. I'm not sure why this is, but it works.

Bright orange in colour, with an almost coppery taste, kind of mixed with a hint of orange, it is extremely hard to identify, and the recipe is a closely guarded secret. It is a drink in the way of Tizer, in that you cannot really tell what it is, but you know that you like it - the exact taste is there somewhere at the back of your mind, but you can't quite place it! It is very refreshing, and unsurprisingly compliments a fish and chip supper perfectly!

I don't seem to ever remember hearing about it being used as a mixer for alcoholic drinks, but I'm sure it could go well with vodka maybe. It's hard to say, as the taste is so unique. The diet version that I mentioned before, is one of those rare occasions of a low sugar version being as nice as the full sugared one.

A classic drink, that could only ever come out of Scotland. If you've not tried it yet, pick one up next time you are getting your fish and chips!

Summary: A unique drink from Scotland, kinda like tizer, but more kick to it!