[Moonchime]

Our grandparents always used to give my brother and me non alcoholic Raisin Wine at Christmas in the 50's and 60's.
Absolute nectar! We often reminisce about it and would be delighted to find it again.
Ours was made by a company called Fryco (long gone), in Portslade, East Sussex. Our Grandad also bought the cherry version each year, but the raisin one was the prize.....
It was always served in a sherry schooner and sipped with great reverence and amazing restraint, lest it be gone too soon. He called it "Boozers Wine" and we drank it feeling very grown up.
Much time was spent admiring the rich depth of colour, sniffing the bouquet and very gently quaffing it ever so slowly.
How lovely to find that so many other children were raising their glasses of this most heavenly of drinks at the same time as us.
Sadly, I havent ever managed to find a replacement.
Googling this evening has led me to something called Black Beer and Raisin Cordial by a company called Fitzpatricks.
 Ingredients are listed as; 
  " Raisin – antioxidant, benefits eyesight and oral hygiene.
    Black beer – a 30ml serving contains 25% of your daily requirement of vitamin C."
I cant imagine that this will taste the same as our beloved "Boozers", but will probably try it out of curiosity. Maybe a small amount undiluted, would have similar taste?
What a happy day that would be.....

[PembsPanther]

This thread may be of some help:

http://www.theanswerbank.co.uk/Food-and-Drink/Drinks/Question1095044.html

If you look down the page there is quite a list of answers.

[PembsPanther]

If this Old Tylehurst is indeed the right one you can buy a case of it from here:

http://amethyst.org.uk/acatalog/Communion_wines.html

[Jirble]

Hello. I realise I'm resuscitating an old topic here but I was just wondering whether anyone had any luck beyond the replies and suggestions already posted?   

Thanks all.

[Jirble]

... and also, what does "Shhh..." mean in some of the replies?  Bit confused 

[snowdrops]

It's a forum rulejoke we don't mention 25th December until December. some people,not mentioning names try hard to get it past the mods at every opportunity 

[Beetroot Queen]

Wow!

Clearly everyone is after raisin cordial 

Four first posters after it too 

I wish I knew the secret recipe. I'll have to search around too 

Google must be picking up this thread when people search, sounds really interesting, best we had was scabby old dandelion and burdock  my parents were so mean

[mumofstig]

Alcoholic Raisin and date cordial recipe here

http://atastefordrink.com/blog/?p=674

[Jirble]

Aaaaaaaah I see! Thanks Snowdrops.  Well, 'Shhh' is creeping up a bit too smartish than is healthy. I was in Tescos today (other supermarkets are available) and shocked to see a whole aisle stocked with Shhh munchables. It's far too early and getting ridiculous. Nearly made me drop my mince pies!

[Pam Christou]

I remember raisin cordial. It was a non-alcoholic drink which needed no dilution. My mum used to buy it at Christmas from the Co-op supermarket so that on Christmas Day when the adults had a glass of sherry my sister and I were given a wineglass of raisin cordial. I loved it and can still taste it! What's more I want some!!!! Perhaps we could write to the Co-op and get them to re-introduce it.

[Baldy]

http://www.grouprecipes.com/103620/homemade-raisin-wine.html

I can't see that these recipes would begat alcohol unless some wild yeast gets in...

Pip pip not hic hic,
Balders