Try explaining dandelion and burdock to someone who grew up in Canada. Go on. You will lose. Ben Shaws Dandelion and Burdock is easier to hand over than to describe.
It is the dark, sweet, faintly medicinal pop of the chippy queue, the corner shop fridge and the long drive back from the seaside with sand still in your shoes. It tastes like nothing else on the shelf, which is the entire point.
You can't win the argument with words. You can only pass them one, cold, and watch their face change its mind.
A: It is, the same Ben Shaws Dandelion and Burdock you would grab from a fridge in Yorkshire. We bring it over and ship it from within Canada.
Q: How big is it?
A: It is a 330ml single serving. One person, one go, no sharing required.
Q: How should I serve it?
A: Cold. Give it a proper spell in the fridge first, then pour it next to fish and chips and pretend you are back home.
Q: What does it taste like?
A: Sweet, dark and a bit herbal, somewhere between a cola and a liquorice sweet without being either. If you grew up with it, you already know. If you didn't, you'll have an opinion within one sip.
More about Ben Shaws D&B
Dandelion and burdock sits in that old-fashioned corner of British pop alongside cream soda and shandy, the drinks your nan kept in the pantry. It has deep roots in the north of England, and Ben Shaws is the name most people picture on the label.
Outside Britain it barely exists, which is why people type the name into a search bar at odd hours. Usually right after somebody at work has asked what they miss most and they have said it out loud for the first time in years.
This is a single 330ml serving, the right amount for one person with a plate in front of them. It keeps happily in the cupboard until you want it, but it belongs in the fridge for a good while before you open it. Warm dandelion and burdock is nobody's idea of a good time.
It is at its best next to a chippy tea, a pork pie or a proper bag of crisps. Most people who order one end up adding a few more British bits to the basket, and nobody has ever regretted that.
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