It has come to my attention that people, including +Bliss Morgan are unaware of the heaven in a can that is Irn-Bru. They can’t help it. They’re not Scottish.
It is a unique tasting carbonated beverage that can only be achieved by mixing many artificial flavors with a terrifyingly bright orange coloring.
Like other soft drinks it comes in plastic bottles and cans but for the most authentic taste you must drink it from the glass half liter bottle (really it tastes better!).
As a child I would use my pocket money to buy these and then collect the bottles to return for recycling. You got 5 pence back so with enough you got yourself another bottle.
Irn-Bru is so popular in Scotland that you can actually get it at McDonalds. It’s relatively unheard of anywhere else in the world, but you can order it in the States:
http://www.irn-bru-usa.com/
In fact this is usually the time of year when I do exactly that so I have some to drink throughout the festive season.
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Interesting, +Eoghann Irving — never seen it before. Learn somethin’ new every day.
It’s quite possibly the best hangover cure known to man, especially when combined with a roll’n’bacon XD
When McDonalds and other fast food places started putting the soda fountains on the customer side of the counter for us to fill ourselves, I would put a portion of every available flavor into my cup to get a fantastic mélange of sodas. Is it something like that?
I tasted it once long ago and can’t remember what it tasted like. It’s hard to get here in the US. I’m sure I can go to the British store and find it. It’s just a matter of finding the British store.… lol.
This is an annoying answer, but I don’t think I know anyone who’s ever been able to describe what Irn-Bru tastes like.
It tastes like Irn-Bru. It’s not fruit based but there are some citrusy elements. It’s not watery but at times it feels like you’re drinking the purest water. It’s sweet and candy like.
It tastes like Irn-Bru.
My husband +Kristoffer Sorensen says it’s a great hang-over cure.
All I know about Irn Bru is that there’s apparently a cocktail clone of it: http://ohgo.sh/archive/irn-bru-cocktail-demeanor/
I imagine the large quantity of caffeine in it has something to do with the anti-hangover properties +Carrie K Sorensen and +Antimony L
AG Barr also make Tizer. Now that’s a very odd brew too which only really tastes of Tizer. And talking of Irn Bru they have to put in ammonium ferric citrate to allow them to still say it’s made from girders! Seriously guys, if you can find some, try some.
Also its worth noting that its made from girders.
Mmmmm caffeine. That right there makes it something I want. Well now I’m dying to taste it again. I’ll find it eventually. It’s a Quest!
To make it easy to find in USA:
http://www.irn-bru-usa.com/distribution.html
As far as I remember, Coca Cola is the number 1 drink in every country on the planet except Scotland, where Irn Bru outsells it!
Had it in a cocktail with Vodka and lots of ice once. Gooooooood.…
Oooo they have it in the Scotch Corner Pub in Boulder… may have to try that now. +Ned Barnhart, lookit!
I’ve kept an original can of Irn-Bru Diet — as opposed to Sugar-Free — and the limited-edition Big Summer Can and Fiery.
They’re all full. One day, museums will want them. I’ll be ready.
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The last time I went out on a quest for strange food from UK, I ended up eating a Branston Pickle and cheese sandwich. Is this going to be better or worse than that?
It’ll be
wettermore wet and fizzierI havdn’t had Irn Bru for years, now I want some! I had forgotten about Tizer.…
You should try a cheese and beetroot sandwich +Justin Stapleton yum!
I much prefer Irn-Bru to Branston Pickle. But food is a very personal preference.
The closest description I can think of is sort of like ultra-sweet cream soda, with extra fruity notes and a unique twang. But, yeah, mostly it just tastes like Irn-Bru. One of those things that grows on you, IME.
Made from girders (exaggerated rrrrr)…
Made in Scotland, from gurrrdurrs
Ah yes, missed the reference to the ‘auld country’
Is it still made in Scotland though? Thought they’d built a new factory in the North East of England.
I don’t think they’ve finished building it yet, but I could be wrong. I know they did announce plans for a bigger factory.