Florida writer Sandra Friend, editor of the Florida Hikes site, reminds BrandlandUSA about Schweppes Bitter Lemon.
Can you find me a source for Schweppes Bitter Lemon in Florida, Garland? I got SO hooked on it in Europe. Perfect drink for a hot day. And hey, it beats off malaria, too! Seems it came out in the 1950s here and just faded away…
Below is a posted commercial for it from 1971.
The Internet Cocktail database refers to it as a “Proprietary tart sparkling lemon mixer/soft drink from England, created in 1957 by Cadbury Schweppes. Of limited availability, but highly prized in mixed drinks.” Apparently it appears in a handful of mixed drink recipes.
LA Weekly’s blog puts it succinctly:
-if you grew up with sophisticated or alcoholic parents who kept a well-stocked bar, chances are they used it as a mixer or as a non-boozy option for guests on the wagon–and it has suffered a slow disappearing act in the past couple of decades.
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I didnt heard like this lemon.. I think its very useful who were affected by malaria.. Thanks for this post..
I don’t know where she can get it in Florida but it is available via Amazon http://www.amazon.com/Schweppes-Original-Bitter-Lemon-1-5L/dp/B000LRIHOI and from a lot of other online purveyors.