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The drink that's distinctly Scottish and remarkably orange

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The drink that's distinctly Scottish and remarkably orange

A brief history of Irn-Bru, Scotland's "other" national drink

Doug Mack / Snack Stack
Aug 31, 2021
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The drink that's distinctly Scottish and remarkably orange

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Hello, Snackers. Today on Snack Stack:

Irn-Bru

That’s a terrible graphic but I was in a rush, sorry.

The basics

A soft drink, jarring in color and flavor. It’s bright orange, the sort of shade that fires an evolutionarily-formed instinct that makes you recoil and think, “Poison.” And the taste … well, it’s hard to describe. I’d call it extremely sweet, with…

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