Bitter lemon
Bitter lemon (Dry Lemon in South Africa) is a carbonated soft drink flavoured with quinine and lemon.
The signature bitter taste is produced by a combination of the quinine and the lemon pith used in manufacturing the drink. The principal difference between tonic water and bitter lemon is the addition of lemon juice and rind. Bitter lemon is drunk both by itself and as a mixer, and is sold across the world.[1]
The generic bitter lemon drink dates back to 1834.[2] Schweppes introduced its brand of bitter lemon in 1957.[3]
Brands
Argentina
- Created by the Boschini sisters
Canada
- Canada Dry
- Grand Prix (Dominion Stores, discontinued circa 1975)
France
Kenya
- Krest
- Schweppes
Serbia
- Schweppes
United Kingdom
- Fever-Tree
- Schweppes
United States
- Polar Beverages[4]
Romania
- Schweppes
See also
References
- ^ "New Schweppes Bitter Lemon - top-selling mixer from England to Australia - makes its debut in Montreal". The Montreal Gazette. 17 June 1963. Retrieved 19 September 2011.
- ^ "Original Bitter Lemon". Schweppes.de. Retrieved 19 September 2011.
- ^ "History of our Brands - Beverages". Cadbury. Retrieved 15 August 2011.
- ^ Polar Beverages (ed.). "Products - Mixers - Bitter Lemon".
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