Irn-Bru has long been the most popular soft drink in Scotland, with Coca-Cola second....This success in defending its home market (a feat claimed only by Irn-Bru, Inca Kola and Thums Up; Thums Up sold out to Coca-Cola in 1993, and Inka Kola owners Corporación Lindley S.A. entered into a joint venture with Coca-Cola in 1999
Irn-Bru (/ˌaɪərn ˈbruː/ "iron brew", Scots: [ˌəirənˈbruː]) is a Scottish carbonated soft drink, often described as "Scotland's other national drink" after Scotch whisky.[1] Introduced in 1901,
It has been the top-selling soft drink in Scotland for over a century, competing directly with global brands such as Coca-Cola.[4]
7 Comments
finitebanjo@piefed.world · 5 pts · 258d
Multiplexer@discuss.tchncs.de · 2 pts · 258d
ls that true?
What are you drinking?
IAmNorRealTakeYourMeds@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 258d
Irn-Bru Scottish blood is 50% Irn-Bru.
Skua@kbin.earth · 4 pts · 258d
It's true that irn-bru is more popular than coke here, but the map as a whole is not to be taken seriously
erusuoyera@sh.itjust.works · 2 pts · 258d
The map can be taken pretty seriously....
Zombie@feddit.uk · 3 pts · 258d
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irn-Bru
Multiplexer@discuss.tchncs.de · 1 pts · 258d
Ah, yes, heard of that before!
But never found a place to buy it somewhere near me... :-(
ThePowerOfGeek@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 258d
Some online retailers sell it. But obviously you'd be paying more for it from them.