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Britvic 55 - does it still exist?

  • 03-12-2014 9:07pm
    #1
    Monokne
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    Haven't seen it in aaaaages :-(


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  • #2
    kerry4sam
    Registered Users Posts: 15,127 ✭✭✭✭kerry4sam


    Monokne wrote: »
    Haven't seen it in aaaaages :-(

    Oh my God does this bring back memories: following this to hopefully see successful answers - have not had Britvic 55 in years myself,


  • #3
    Crunchienut
    Registered Users Posts: 1,277 ✭✭✭Crunchienut


    Saw it recently in Enniskillen, not sure if it's available in ROI


  • #4
    Marcusm
    Registered Users Posts: 10,175 ✭✭✭✭Marcusm


    Is J2O the same thing?


  • #5
    Monokne
    Registered Users Posts: 3,929 ✭✭✭Monokne


    Not at all.

    Britvic 55 was like orange juice, only fizzy. And no, not like a fizzy orange drink like Fanta.

    J2O is totally different. Good mixer though :)


  • #6
    the beer revolu
    Registered Users Posts: 16,731 ✭✭✭✭the beer revolu


    Monokne wrote: »
    Not at all.

    Britvic 55 was like orange juice, only fizzy. And no, not like a fizzy orange drink like Fanta.

    J2O is totally different. Good mixer though :)

    As the name suggests, Btitvic 55 was/is 55% orange juice.


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  • #7
    Miaireland
    Registered Users Posts: 4,063 ✭✭✭Miaireland


    It seems to be in all the bars around me anyway. Mind you I have only heard of one person who drinks it so maybe it is just old stock!


  • #8
    Bigus
    Registered Users Posts: 4,938 ✭✭✭Bigus


    Just mix some good orange juice with sparkling water, there's your britvic 55 ....assuming you put in 55% oj


  • #9
    kerry4sam
    Registered Users Posts: 15,127 ✭✭✭✭kerry4sam


    Miaireland wrote: »
    It seems to be in all the bars around me anyway. Mind you I have only heard of one person who drinks it so maybe it is just old stock!

    What part of the country would be be based, roughly?
    Thanks,
    Bigus wrote: »
    Just mix some good orange juice with sparkling water, there's your britvic 55 ....assuming you put in 55% oj

    No, just No! :)


  • #10
    Radharc na Sleibhte
    Registered Users Posts: 2,534 ✭✭✭Radharc na Sleibhte


    Still around.
    Had some in Westbury last week.
    I'd say you could bang a bit of OJ in one of them soda steam yokes it would be pretty much Britvic55


  • #11
    braddun
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 1,221 ✭✭✭braddun


    http://www.britvic.ie/


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  • #12
    rubadub
    Registered Users Posts: 32,373 ✭✭✭✭rubadub


    Bigus wrote: »
    Just mix some good orange juice with sparkling water, there's your britvic 55 ....assuming you put in 55% oj
    That will not be as fizzy, and its not just orange juice.

    Ingredients: Orange Juice from concentrate (55%), Carbonated Water, Sugar, Orange Fruit from concentrate (1%), Citric Acid, Flavour Enhancer (Sodium Citrate), Flavourings, Antioxidant (Ascorbic Acid), Stabilisers (Acacia Gum, Glycerol Esters Of Wood Rosins).

    there was a pineapple version which was lovely.

    I remember the advert with some woman singing. "brivtic 55, 55 pure orange juice"


  • #13
    Keane2baMused
    Registered Users Posts: 1,576 ✭✭✭Keane2baMused


    Oh I LOVED this! Reminds me a going on holiday as a youngster, I used to always ask for it on the plane!


  • #14
    looksee
    Registered Users Posts: 28,007 ✭✭✭✭looksee


    Britvic - horrible stuff. Tastes synthetic. Used to be considered cool to order if you were not ordering alcohol, but that would be about 50 years ago.


  • #15
    Monokne
    Registered Users Posts: 3,929 ✭✭✭Monokne


    Really? I think it tastes much less synthetic than other orange soft drinks like fanta, club orange etc. It actually tastes of orange!


  • #16
    hightide
    Registered Users Posts: 44 ✭hightide


    The original of the Species,,,


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