Fentiman's Curiosity Cola?

Rofl Lundgren

As first posts go, this one sucks. But I'm new in Dublin and can't find my favourite drink in the city centre.

The site says there's a stockist in Terenure, but that's a bit too much of a trek for that sweet Fentiman's nectar.

Any suggestions?

arse..biscuits

Where in Terenure?

angeldaisy

have you checked out the health food stores in town, you can sometimes find it in there? One on Grafton Street and one on South Georges St??

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There's a shop in Smithfield called Fresh which sells this drink.

Rofl Lundgren

Des wrote: »

There's a shop in Smithfield called Fresh which sells this drink.

I called in there today, no luck unfortunately.

Goodshape

Donnybroke Fair on upper baggot st usually stock this.

Lovely stuff.. Bit pricey though!

ActorSeeksJob

Sorry to bump this, just drinking some of this for the first time ( is lovely )

Can find it in Blackrock Shopping Centre, they have loads of it and a lot of different flavours.

The cola flavour is great, are the others any better ? Also any place in town that stocks this, more likely to be there than Blackrock myself.

Rofl Lundgren

arse..biscuits wrote: »

Where in Terenure?

Sorry to bump this thread so lng after posting it, but I called into the Gourmet Shop in Rathgar (Next to/in-between the Bijou). The had a few of the Fentiman's drinks. €2 per bottle, which is worth it as a treat. Success, cheers boards!

ActorSeeksJob

I bit the bullet and bought the other flavours last week.

Have to say, they were pretty bad

The Ginger Beer one was like drinking vinegar. Cant imagine one person liking it

The Victorian Lemonade one wasn't bad. Didn't exactly wow me either.

The Seville Orange Jigger one was pretty bad. Could taste the ginger in it and it did not work well. Thought it would be a really nice orange drink, but yet again the ginger ruined it


Still have to try the following

Tonic Water
Shandy
Dandelion & Burdock


My advice though, don't try the other flavours, not worth it.

CianRyan

I say forget the drinks that one have one nice flavore, and get into some Jones. OH YES!!!

http://www.jonessoda.com/

R.D. aka MR.D

oh I noticed this stuff in Superquinn in Ranelagh but wasn't brave enough to try it

Rofl Lundgren

Rofl Lundgren wrote: »

As first posts go, this one sucks. But I'm new in Dublin and can't find my favourite drink in the city centre.

The site says there's a stockist in Terenure, but that's a bit too much of a trek for that sweet Fentiman's nectar.

Any suggestions?

try the Dublin city centre forum

EDIT, op if you havent found it yet you must be gasping !

Peadar06

CianRyan wrote: »

I say forget the drinks that one have one nice flavore, and get into some Jones. OH YES!!!

http://www.jonessoda.com/

Yes, if you want to eat four tablespoons of sugar each time you drink Jones' soda.

Peter

CianRyan

What's wrong with sugar?
As long as you don't drink it every day, you're fine.

Edit: Sugar cane is better for you than korn syrup soda, so that's a plus too.

ActorSeeksJob

I'm the same as RD, I want to try the Jones drink but ain't brave enough

Usually cause I've spent a tenner on Fentimans, and don't really spend another $7


Which flavour is best out of them ?

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ActorSeeksJob wrote: »

Which flavour is best out of them ?

Cream Soda.

Definitely.

Goodshape

Des wrote: »

Cream Soda.

Definitely.

I've tried most of them (I'm a sucker for overpriced soft drinks in fancy packaging) but not that one. Yet.

Green Apple is my favourite so far.

CianRyan

Honestly i haven't tasted a bad jones yet, bubble gum, fufu berry, cream soda, orange and cream and green apple or my tops i'd say.

Forgive me if i got the names wrong, haha.

Aard

I used to get Fentimans Dandelion & Burdock in PastTimes on Wicklow St. Not sure if they sell them anymore though.

ActorSeeksJob

Had my first Jones today, was Cream Soda flavour. Pretty good but would prefer Fentimans cola.

Is there anywhere you can get single bottles of Jones, rather than four packs ?


I want to try all the flavours and would rather not have to get four packs.

Running Bing

Just in case people are still looking you can get curiosity cola in Fallon and Bunr on exchequer street (off georges street).


And there is a SPAR off Camden street (beside the DIT at Kevin street) that sells individual bottles of Jones.

Goodshape

I've actually only ever seen them for sale in singles. The Spar (I think it's a Spar.. one of those shops anyway) across the road from Tara St. Station (and beside the White Horse Inn) has them.

Tried the cream soda the other day. A bit too sweet. Green Apple still my favourite

Fentimans seems harder to find.

lord lucan

all superquinn stores stock them.:cool:

Brow

Was on work experience last year in Celbridge and tried Fentimens cola then. Adored the stuff. In a bout of madness I tried the other flavours there and then with another employee. The coke was by far the best with lemonade second and the others pretty average.

You all just reminded me the stuff exists and ill be getting damn soon!

Rofl Lundgren

Aard wrote: »

I used to get Fentimans Dandelion & Burdock in PastTimes on Wicklow St. Not sure if they sell them anymore though.

I got this in the "Gourmet Shop" in Rathgar. It was really nice, to be honest. Not too mad on the other flavours, but I'm still a fiend for the Cola.

I am pie

you can get it in Listons on Camden St also

Slunk

Tesco finglas just got it in. Loads of flavours. €1.12 per bottle

HouseHippo

Late Shopper Harold's cross road!

silurian1980

Love their stuff especially the ginger beer, I find it difficult to find a ginger beer with as much punch as this. I get mine from a grocers on the upper Rathmines Rd but there are a few places that sell it in Dub.

Aard

Tesco Nutgrove and Dundrum stock the Cola, Ginger Beer, Dandelion & Burdock and Lemonade. They're only €1.15 a bottle - much lower than in a health food store where I usually get them. OK, so they're not chilled, but that doesn't bother me too much.

anonymous_joe

Tesco Merrion too.

Keithchap

Hey,

I've been looking around a few Tesco's for the cola, no joy. Has anyone come across it recently?

Thanks.

Aard

Last time I saw it in Tesco Dundrum they had significantly increased their prices. Not sure it's worth it anymore tbh. It was great when Dunnes did a 75cl bottle for €3. Gone now

Keithchap

Cheers.

I was actually in Tesco Dundrum today, they had the ginger beer @4.50 for 4 bottles. I asked Customer care and they said the cola wasn't showing up on the system so they didn't stock nor would they get it, they weren't very helpful. I tried Tesco Clearwater also but they had no Fentimans at all.

the groutch

Keithchap wrote: »

I asked Customer care and they said the cola wasn't showing up on the system so they didn't stock nor would they get it, they weren't very helpful.

how is that not being helpful? just because you didn't get the response you had hoped for?

Keithchap

the groutch wrote: »

how is that not being helpful? just because you didn't get the response you had hoped for?

As in the girl I dealt with was very distracted whilst talking to me, seemed very keen to get rid of me, told me they only had what was on the shelf and tutted and was disgusted when I asked her to check her computer in case they had it on the system and hopefully might be due a delivery.

equlleus

I found Curiosity Cola in UK on-line shop they have 750ml and 275ml botels price is €3 for 750ml and €1 for 275ml. You can find them in thedrinkshop_com Shiping is fast about 3 days.

Keithchap

Thanks equlleus.

griffdaddy

equlleus wrote: »

€3 for 750ml and €1 for 275ml.

Does not compute

equlleus

Right now the ar on stock in Dunes Store for €1.89

Aard

€1.89 for the small bottle? Compared to the €1.15 it was six years ago, that's an annual increase of 8.6% in the price!