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Dandelion and Burdock!

  • 23-01-2024 1:34am
    #1
    The Golden Miller
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    Was watching the Royal family years ago and Denise mentioned it. Got loads of adds from chippers in England selling it. So I went on the hunt looking for Ben Shaw's Dandelion and Burdock

    So Choice got in Ben Shaw's cloudy lemon and bitter shandy, the range, for no reason leaving out Dandelion and Burdock

    This must be the greatest drink that ever existed, and for no reason whatsoever, Irish people, Scots and Welsh want no part of

    Travelled to the north thinking shops up there would get it in, being technically in the UK, but no luck. Spent 6 months on and off trying to track it down

    Finally got onto Amazon and ordered 24 cans of it, thinking I built it up so much in my head that it can't be that nice. But it's even better than expected. Must be the greatest soft drink to ever grace our lips

    After 100 years, how is this not being sold in Ireland, the rest of the UK, or abroad. It's different level. Dandelion and Burdock is a unique drink, waiting to be enjoyed by tens of thousands outside England! It is THE greatest soft drink I've come across;



Comments

  • #2
    Lewis_Benson
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,300 ✭✭✭Lewis_Benson


    Vile stuff.

    You'll be having "toilet " related incidents on that stuff.



  • #3
    con747
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,066 ✭✭✭con747


    ...

    Don't expect anything from life, just be grateful to be alive.



  • #4
    The Golden Miller
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,765 ✭✭✭The Golden Miller


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121657573#Comment_121657573

    Fair enough, whatever your opinion is. But it's mad, a drink so popular in England, is pretty much unheard of here, no?



  • #5
    Ray Palmer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,513 ✭✭✭Ray Palmer


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058332767/dandelion-and-burdock

    It's not that popular in the UK and mostly sold in the north of England. It's OK and worth a try but I wouldn't go out of my way to get it. Before Dr. Pepper was on the market here I would buy crates of it and bring it to Ireland



  • #6
    EmmetSpiceland
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,433 ✭✭✭✭EmmetSpiceland


    https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121657603#Comment_121657603

    You see the Fentiman’s bottled one in cafes, along with their ‘Curiosity Cola’, from time to time.

    “It is not blood that makes you Irish but a willingness to be part of the Irish nation” - Thomas Davis



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  • #7
    looksee
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 29,095 ✭✭✭✭looksee


    Dandelion and Burdock was the soft drink of my childhood. Mind, the most common alternative was 'lemonade' which was sweet fizzy water so there wasn't much competition!



  • #8
    tinytobe
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    I remember D&B. However I haven't seen it in London for ages? Maybe it's no longer sold there as well?



  • #9
    Vita nova
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 755 ✭✭✭Vita nova


    Dandelion and Burdock are both natural diuretics, so probably best not to consume too close to bedtime.



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