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Article: Yes, there IS iron in Irn-Bru... ... and even more weird and wonderful facts about Scotland's other national drink.(News)
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- Daily Mail (London)
- Article date:
- September 14, 2009
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Byline: GAVIN MADELEY
IT is a drink steeped in secrecy for more than 100 years. And, until now, the closest ordinary members of the public have come to unlocking the mysteries of Irn-Bru's production is by buying a bottle of the radioactively rust-coloured soft drink.
But at the weekend, 256 lucky ticket holders were given the chance to savour Scotland's popular beverage from a unique perspective - when the doors of AG Barr's factory in Cumbernauld, Dunbartonshire, were thrown open for the very first time.
Groups of people were given a rare insight into the manufacturing process when Barr's took part in the Doors Open Days celebration, which ...