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.....