Does anyone know where I can buy Irn-Bru?

Mac the Knife · #1 07.04.2011, 17:12

Hi,

I am missing the soft drink of choice for a Scotsman, can anyone tell me where I can get hold of some Irn-Bru??

PaddyG · #2 07.04.2011, 17:13

Scotland perhaps?

brenda28 · #3 07.04.2011, 17:27

www.britshop.ch

terryhall · #4 07.04.2011, 17:27

If it's still there, The London Store on Zugerstrasse used to have Irn Bru, Ribena, Sarsons Malt Vinegar, HP Sauce etc.

It's bloody expensive mind.

#5 07.04.2011, 17:32

There's some in my fridge, but sadly not for resale. And neither are the Orkney Angus sirloins beside it...

breagh · #6 07.04.2011, 17:38

Too far away from you but there is a local geant near here selling it BUT have you considered a Sodastream ? You can get IrnBru flavour for that and you would not have to buy crates of it

sezdee · #7 07.04.2011, 19:35

	Quote:	breagh
	Too far away from you but there is a local geant near here selling it BUT have you considered a Sodastream ? You can get IrnBru flavour for that and you would not have to buy crates of it

but then it wouldn't be made from girders. Blasphemous.

TiMow · #8 07.04.2011, 20:06

Another alternative home made method:

1) buy pack of trident Senses bubble gum (pink pack);
2) unwrap approx. 6 pieces (according to taste) and place in large Pyrex type jug or heat-resistant bowl;
3) pour over a kettle full of boiling water, add a rusty nail and leave to soak overnight;
4) once cooled, put in fridge to finish cooling;
5) 5-10 mins. before serving add 1 sachet baking powder or tspn. bicarb. for a bit of fizz;
6) once settled pour into glasses and enjoy.

[can't be any worse, can it?]

Mac the Knife · #9 07.04.2011, 20:20

	Quote:	breagh
	Too far away from you but there is a local geant near here selling it BUT have you considered a Sodastream ? You can get IrnBru flavour for that and you would not have to buy crates of it

Excellent, good idea, will definitely see if I can get hold of one, cannot give up all the old habits from the mother country.

Mac the Knife · #10 07.04.2011, 20:22

	Quote:	sezdee
	but then it wouldn't be made from girders. Blasphemous.

You better remember that if the swiss customs authorities felt that there was a commodity such as iron in the cans, they would only go and increase the tax further

sezdee · #11 08.04.2011, 14:57

	Quote:	Mac the Knife
	You better remember that if the swiss customs authorities felt that there was a commodity such as iron in the cans, they would only go and increase the tax further

Or maybe the unearthly glow of the bright orange contents could provide the perfect distraction...

You've made me want Irn Bru now and i've not touched the stuff for years!! Tsk.

Lou · #12 08.04.2011, 15:12

The London Store closed down last year. It has to be Britshop now.

	Quote:	terryhall
	If it's still there, The London Store on Zugerstrasse used to have Irn Bru, Ribena, Sarsons Malt Vinegar, HP Sauce etc. It's bloody expensive mind.

#13 08.04.2011, 15:33

In an real emergency, one might want to try the Holunderbeeren variant of Flauder - wrong colour, I know, and still no girders, but even so...

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Mac the Knife · #14 08.04.2011, 16:18

	Quote:	sezdee
	Or maybe the unearthly glow of the bright orange contents could provide the perfect distraction... You've made me want Irn Bru now and i've not touched the stuff for years!! Tsk.

Well now I can go home and tell my wife I achieved something positive at work! You have to love a drink that outsells one of the Coca cola brands, long may the Baar family protect their secret formula!!!

#15 08.04.2011, 16:30

I suspect and hope you meant Barr, not Baar

Tunnock's teacake, anyone? Or would you prefer a caramel wafer?