Fentimans Victorian Lemonade

Who is to argue what Victorian lemonade actually tastes like? Is there anyone out there that has survived the Victorian period that can tell me? At first sight, Fentiman’s Traditional Victorian Lemonade looks like an inspiring choice for an alternative cool drink perfect for summer days. It looks interesting because in the cooler store in my local Co Op supermarket, you can see bits floating around at the bottom and clear as crystal or a summer’s day, depending on how you see it, it looks like a bottle that definitely needs shaking before it comes alive. It was also a runner up in BBC’s Good ... more

The Famous Five were in a terrible fix. Those dirty rotten working class kids had stolen their ginger beer and crab paste sandwiches." Bother, bother bother" said Dick "how are we going to have a wizard adventure now. Mr Cooper the light house keeper will not let us on Kirran Island without the mandatory payment of a ginger beer bottle each". "What about we go to that new flanged place called Tescos said Julian being very sensible as he was the oldest and wisest. "I am sure we can find some delectable refreshment to replace Aunt Fanny's wonderful ginger beer". So the five strolled to Tescos ... more

I do enjoy drinking fizzy drinks but try and limit my intake of them where possible and stick to water or sugar free cordials. When I do indulge in fizzy drinks some of my favorite are the more traditional ones and when I spotted the range of Fentimans traditional drinks in Tesco I decided to treat myself to a couple. The first one that caught my eye was the traditional Victorian Lemonade especially as I saw that it contains ginger which I also love the taste off. The Fentimans range of traditional soft drinks including this Victorian Lemonade come in 275ml bottles and currently cost £1.19 ... more

Fentimans is a drinks manufacturer based in Newcastle, England which specialises in "botanically brewed" softdrinks, and are most famous for their ginger beer, which is regarded as THE best in the world (and which I've reviewed elsewhere on CIAO). Like the rest of their drinks range, this comes in a traditional style 275ml "beer bottle" (clear glass, this time), with a metal cap. It suggests that to open it (after shaking) that you twist it off, however I suggest you ignore them instructions and use a bottle cap opener instead if you don't like pain inflicted upon your fingers. After several ... more