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Regularly voted the best Scottish Christmas ad, Barr's now push the idea that "it's not Christmas time until you've seen the Irn-Bru Snowman ad". 14. Irn Bru contains alcohol (well really tiny amounts of alcohol)

Though the ‘girders’ were often thought to be a reference to the ‘rust’ colour of the drink, Irn Bru does have 0.002 per cent ammonium ferric citrate listed among its ingredients - a food additive containing iron hydroxide. Donald, according to the BBCproclaimed: "I can recommend BARR's IRN BRU to all who wish to aspire to athletic fame, signed Donald Dinnie, All-round Champion Athlete of the World." Sugar, Glucose Syrup, Water, Bovine Gelatine, Maize Starch, Citric Acid, Flavourings, Colour: Paprika Extract This tartan was different from the generic tartan used by the brand on their English adverts in 1969. Renfield Street in Glasgow, showing the Barr's Irn-Bru lights in March 1984. Picture: TSPL 13. Irn Bru's most famous ad was launched in 2006 and it was the first time the brand had ever created a Christmas ad - it definitely wasn't the last Researcher David Leishman said evidence shows a drink called IRONBREW was first launched by a New York firm in 1889.

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The`fleet' was a common sight around the region, with many of the animals going on to become famous in their own right, and the giant Clydesdale Carnera (named after boxing champion Primo Carnera) becoming the most famous of all. In the early days of Irn-Bru, a long-running advertising campaign was undertaken in the form of ‘The Adventures of Ba-Bru and Sandy’ comic, lasting from the 1930s to the early 1970s. Irn-Bru was born and the rest they say, is history. 2. Barr's sells around 20 cans of Irn Bru every second A time line of Barr's Irn-Bru designs starting in 1901. Picture: Contributed Last year was incredibly tough for the food and drink industry and 2021 will continue to be challenging, so I’d encourage everyone to look out for these outstanding new products when they next visit their local Aldi and help support these incredible suppliers." Only three people in the whole world reportedly know the recipe for making Irn-Bru: Former company chairman Robin Barr; his daughter Julie Barr (the firm’s Company Secretary and Legal Affairs Manager) and one other A.G. Barr board director, whose identity remains confidential. Robin Barr. Picture: TSPL

In 2005, rumours circulated in the Scottish Muslim community that Irn Bru contained alcohol, meaning that many of them feared they would no longer be able to continue to drink the beloved soft drink. Irn-Bru is manufactured under licence in five factories in Russia alone by Barr's partner, the Moscow Brewing Company. Previous winners and now long-term suppliers of Aldi include Inverness-based Cobbs Bakery and Orkney’s Argo’s bakery. The morning newsletter arrives every day before 9am and the evening newsletter, manually curated by the team, is sent between 4pm and 5pm, giving you a round up of the most important stories we've covered that day. To sell out in less than a month after launching in January was just brilliant, and we are thrilled that the product has returned within Aldi’s everyday range and will again be available across all Aldi Scottish stores.”Benny Lynch, a Glaswegian, who became World Flyweight Champion in 1935 also endorsed drinking Irn-Bru in his heyday. 11. Most people prefer to drink Irn-Bru from a glass bottle rather than a can The Glass bottle still comes out on top. Picture: Irn-Bru The name for the drink was originally supposed to be Iron Brew, but proposed branding laws forced Barr's, in July 1946, to alter the name with the stipulation that brand names should be ‘literally true’, as the soft drink is not actually brewed. Along with the comic, a neon sign featuring Ba-Bru stood outside Glasgow Central Station for many years, eventually being removed in the late 1970s. 4. Irn-Bru adverts are never far away from a little controversy This more modern Irn-Bru 'burger' ad attracted a record amount of complaints. Picture: AP In the National Museum of Scotland’s range of exhibits selected by celebrities, Sir Sean Connery chose a crate of Irn-Bru. Designer Chris Mitchell went on to develop the stylised Strong man character brand icon which replaced the older label and is still in use today.