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What drink am I thinking of? Driving me mad

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ALemonEntryDearWatson · 08/02/2021 21:49

It's pretty old. 90s maybe.

It's like Purdeys or aqua libre. That sort of name. It's fizzy and has botanical type extracts in it. It was in a glass bottle and a clear liquid

I'll know it if someone says it!

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AuntieDolly · 08/02/2021 21:54

Was it in a lucozade type bottle and looked a bit like Cinzano?

AuntieDolly · 08/02/2021 21:56

I think I'm thinking of Aqua Libre :(

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ALemonEntryDearWatson · 08/02/2021 21:56

@AuntieDolly yes maybe. Maybe foil round the top. Should add its non alcoholic

Marketed as a reviving sort of health drink

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MaggieFS · 08/02/2021 21:56

Do you mean a bottle of a spirit or an alcopop?

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ALemonEntryDearWatson · 08/02/2021 21:57

I'm sure it's not aqua libre as that's mainly sparkling water isn't it? With natural flavourings

This was a very unique taste

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MrsJackRackham · 08/02/2021 21:57

Bizique?

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ALemonEntryDearWatson · 08/02/2021 21:57

@MaggieFS no. Non alcoholic. A sparkling health infusion type thing. I used to drink gallons of it

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AuntieDolly · 08/02/2021 21:58

Aqua Libra tasted like herbs

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ALemonEntryDearWatson · 08/02/2021 21:58

Not Bizique alas

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MaggieFS · 08/02/2021 22:00

Ah, ok. No idea, sorry!

NewSummer · 08/02/2021 22:01

Sabai

SoCrimeaRiver · 08/02/2021 22:02

Archers? Peach snaps

Taboo? God I drank some classy beverages back in the day.

onemorecupofcoffeefortheroad · 08/02/2021 22:03

Erm - wasn't it Purdey's? Like you said?

SoCrimeaRiver · 08/02/2021 22:04

Sorry missed the non alcoholic bit! Not elderflower presse?

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ALemonEntryDearWatson · 08/02/2021 22:04

Ah! It WAS aqua libre but they binned it off in 2008. So it now exists as something completely different - basically mildly flavoured water

What drink am I thinking of? Driving me mad
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ALemonEntryDearWatson · 08/02/2021 22:05

@onemorecupofcoffeefortheroad no not Purdeys.

It's AL - they stopped making it. It exists today in cans only and it's just water

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JackieweaverhasALLtheauthority · 08/02/2021 22:05

no i know what you mean

peopel in jilly cooper novels always drank it when they had a hangover..
fernet branca?

but i think that's alcoholic?

2021mumma · 08/02/2021 22:06

Schloer

GenevaMaybe · 08/02/2021 22:06

Schloer?

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ALemonEntryDearWatson · 08/02/2021 22:07

No, it's old style Aqua Libre which they binned off 20 odd years ago.

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Labobo · 08/02/2021 22:07

Aqua Libra had a distinctive strong herbal taste (melon and tarragon) and was fizzy and very slightly sweet. It came in a clear bottle that looked like a wine bottle. Are you sure it wasn;t that?

Or Zima?

Labobo · 08/02/2021 22:08

Sorry - didn't see the full thread.

500BusStops · 08/02/2021 22:09

M&S used to do a fizzy botanical drink in a silver and purple can in the 90s, not dissimilar to Purdeys.
A can of that with a prawn mayo sandwich was the height of lunchtime sophistication to my 14 year old self. Wish they'd bring it back!

StooriMidori · 08/02/2021 22:10

Clearly Canadian? The only other 90's soft drinks I can remember are Rio and Tab Clear but they came in cans!

Glutted · 08/02/2021 22:10

Orbitz?

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