8MileBU Posted January 4, 2018 Share Posted January 4, 2018 Even if it tastes exactly the same as usual, guaranteed there’s going to be hundreds of faux Irn-Bru grief merchanting on FB and the like. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Venti Posted January 4, 2018 Share Posted January 4, 2018 7 minutes ago, 8MileBU said: Even if it tastes exactly the same as usual, guaranteed there’s going to be hundreds of faux Irn-Bru grief merchanting on FB and the like. Still would be preferable to hurl faeces at another person. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek Patterson Posted January 4, 2018 Share Posted January 4, 2018 1 hour ago, welshbairn said: Nothing like this fuss about killing off Moray Cup for good. A wee change in recipe, aww bless. p.s. bit slow then. Is it actually going/gone? Used to enjoy it when visiting relatives in Morayshire as a bairn. Glass bottle out of the Northern in Forres was enjoyable. Would sometimes get it out of ASDA down here and then the wee bottles out of the Co-op but nowhere to be seen now. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hedgecutter Posted January 4, 2018 Share Posted January 4, 2018 Is it actually going/gone? Used to enjoy it when visiting relatives in Morayshire as a bairn. Glass bottle out of the Northern in Forres was enjoyable. Would sometimes get it out of ASDA down here and then the wee bottles out of the Co-op but nowhere to be seen now. Definitely saw a post from a shop owner saying they popped past Sangs whilst up in Macduff anyway and was told they'd stopped. The sudden and seemingly permanent lack of it in my local Aberdeen chip shop (that has been my old reliable source for a few years now) is of notable concern and implies that this s**t just got real. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnydun Posted January 4, 2018 Share Posted January 4, 2018 29 minutes ago, Derek Patterson said: Is it actually going/gone? Used to enjoy it when visiting relatives in Morayshire as a bairn. Glass bottle out of the Northern in Forres was enjoyable. Would sometimes get it out of ASDA down here and then the wee bottles out of the Co-op but nowhere to be seen now. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-north-east-orkney-shetland-41748874 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Granny Danger Posted January 4, 2018 Share Posted January 4, 2018 Start drinking wine instead. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thistledo Posted January 4, 2018 Share Posted January 4, 2018 Absolutely f**k this. I love Irn Bru. Anything other than normal Irn Bru out a gless boattle is nothing other than absolute piss water. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flybhoy Posted January 4, 2018 Share Posted January 4, 2018 49 minutes ago, Granny Danger said: Start drinking wine instead. Try cocaine, very more-ish. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ro Sham Bo Posted January 4, 2018 Share Posted January 4, 2018 57 minutes ago, johnnydun said: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-north-east-orkney-shetland-41748874 Well that's a kick in the guts. I just assumed Asda had stopped selling it down here and it would still be easy enough to get hold of up in Moray. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flybhoy Posted January 4, 2018 Share Posted January 4, 2018 https://www.cbsnews.com/news/30-years-ago-today-coca-cola-new-coke-failure/ Im old enough to remember this, blubbering obese Americans who viewed this as life changing and had a complete fucking meltdown over it. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LinkinFighter Posted January 4, 2018 Share Posted January 4, 2018 Why don’t they just continue making the original recipe but charge more for it? My first thought too, I'd gladly pay more for my hangover fixer. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scary Bear Posted January 5, 2018 Share Posted January 5, 2018 They're between a rock and a hard place. While sugar is certainly less damaging to the human body than the artificial shite in the diet stuff, there is the equivalent of eight teaspoonfuls of sugar per can. That's actually shocking and needs to be addressed as a matter of urgency. I normally prefer the educational route myself, but sometimes a harder line needs to be taken... Why is it shocking? How long has irn bru been made? I’m still alive and a few fillings apart, I’m ok. I did a quick Google for Mars Bars and teaspoons of sugar, just as a general comparison of things that are good. Found these. Irn Bru is at the higher end, but lots of the more enjoyable sweets have similar levels of sugar. http://www.nhsbordersdentists.scot.nhs.uk/document_library/sugar_list.pdf https://www.dentalhealth.org/blog/blogdetails/170 Jelly Babies have 32 teaspoons of sugar in a bag. Educational. What happens if they just put slightly less sugar (instead of sweetener) in Irn Bru? Would it radically alter the taste? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taxman Posted January 5, 2018 Share Posted January 5, 2018 I've never really liked it anyway so not that bothered one way or the other. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jmothecat2 Posted January 5, 2018 Share Posted January 5, 2018 They changed the recipe of Lucozade about a year ago and it tastes considerably worse. Replaced half the sugar with sweetener so you end up with that horrible sweetener flavour. Very disappointing that drinks manufacturers are going this way. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dundeefc1783 Posted January 5, 2018 Share Posted January 5, 2018 They changed the recipe of Lucozade about a year ago and it tastes considerably worse. Replaced half the sugar with sweetener so you end up with that horrible sweetener flavour. Very disappointing that drinks manufacturers are going this way. Is the sugar hit not the actual point of lucozade anyway? In 20 years or so they will no doubt be replacing the sweeteners with good knows what because of the damage they have done to people. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the jambo-rocker Posted January 5, 2018 Share Posted January 5, 2018 (edited) 13 hours ago, Angusfifer said: They're between a rock and a hard place. While sugar is certainly less damaging to the human body than the artificial shite in the diet stuff, there is the equivalent of eight teaspoonfuls of sugar per can. That's actually shocking and needs to be addressed as a matter of urgency. I normally prefer the educational route myself, but sometimes a harder line needs to be taken... You are actually way better off having the sugared can. I'm not saying eight spoonfuls is exactly an acceptable level to consume by any means but people even in this day and age, still assume that because sweeteners have little to no calories ≈ better for you. People just end up eating more food whether they are aware of it or not. You just have to google to see most studies pointing towards this. It comes down to insulin secreetion. Insulin is released into the body to regualte glucose, so in this case with the sugar being brought into you system, your pancreas releases the insulin to help you absorb the glucose into your muscles. Depending on the sweetners used, it can lead to insulin being unneccessarily released because you're tricking your body into thinking it's time to secreet insulin even though there is no sugar to break down. Over time, you'll brain will notice this, and try to correct it by slowing your metabolism down and not releasing as much insulin leading in some cases stop releasing it at all leading to diabetes. This isn't even bringing it down to the flavour with the sweetners which are rank awful, and I won't be making an effort to touch the stuff after this. Edited January 5, 2018 by the jambo-rocker 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Connolly Posted January 5, 2018 Share Posted January 5, 2018 1 hour ago, G_Man1985 said: As a club we need to stick together Recipe changes are concomitant with lower sales. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny van Axeldongen Posted January 5, 2018 Share Posted January 5, 2018 Quote 9 out of 10 people said we've got an excellent or a good taste match. The word "exact" seems to be absent from the PR guff. I still think this is a BRITNAT ploy to damage, and eventually kill off, a Scottish INSTATOOSHIN. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cerberus Posted January 5, 2018 Share Posted January 5, 2018 (edited) Tizer, munchy box, buckfast. Sounds about right for you classic Ayeern Brooo drinkers. Edited January 5, 2018 by Cerberus 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WeWereThePeople Posted January 5, 2018 Share Posted January 5, 2018 Is that statement real? If so, fucking hell. Can someone also explain what Irn Bru extra is? Does it contain extra sugar or extra girders? Never seen it. Wonder if they'll reduce the sugar in their other flavours. Their american cream soda was like drinking diabetes. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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