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Fentimans Botanically Brewed Dandelion & Burdock
Fentimans · Dandelion & burdock (sarsaparilla-adjacent root brew)
Hexham, Northumberland, England, United Kingdom
A dark, amber-caramel British classic built on genuine dandelion and burdock root infusions rather than flavoring alone, with a backbone of fermented ginger root extract and pear juice. The nose leans nostalgic and earthy, aniseed brushing up against a sarsaparilla-like rootiness, while the palate is full-bodied and herbal with a stevia-trimmed sweetness that keeps it drier than most American sodas. It closes long, with a gentle bark bitterness and a whisper of ginger warmth on the finish. A connoisseur's root soda for drinkers who want the medicinal, woody end of the spectrum over candy-sweet cream.
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The maker
Fentimans Botanically Brewed Dandelion & Burdock is made by Fentimans, the family-founded botanical brewer based in Hexham, Northumberland, England. Dating to a 1905 ginger beer recipe and revived in 1988, the company specializes in traditional botanically brewed soft drinks. This product is its rendition of the classic British dandelion-and-burdock flavor, built on infusions of dandelion root and burdock root over the brand's fermented ginger root base.
Ingredients & nutrition
Carbonated water, pear juice from concentrate, fermented ginger root extract (water, glucose syrup, ginger root, pear juice concentrate, yeast), sugar, colour: caramel (E150a), natural flavourings, acid (citric acid), sweetener (steviol glycosides from stevia), herbal infusions (dandelion root, burdock root).
9.3 fl oz · 61 cal · 12.1 g sugar(per serving, as labeled)