Robinsons Fruit Shoot Apple Blackcurrant - 4 Pack

Robinsons Fruit Shoot sits in a fairly specific corner of the British drinks market: the ready-to-drink, single-serve, sports-cap bottle aimed squarely at children but consumed cheerfully by adults who know better than to be precious about it. Apple Blackcurrant is one of the most familiar varieties in the range, that slightly purple, faintly tart flavour that turns up reliably at school gates and birthday parties across the UK.

For British families settled in Canada, finding Fruit Shoot is the kind of small victory that matters more than it probably should. It is not widely stocked in Canadian supermarkets, which is why people in Toronto and Mississauga end up searching for it online, often after a child asks why the squash here does not taste the same as back home.

Each four-pack contains four 200ml bottles, a sensible size for lunchboxes or day trips. Before opening, the bottles store happily in a cool, dry spot out of direct sunlight. Once a bottle is open, it keeps in the fridge for up to three days, though in practice they rarely last that long. The drink is suitable for vegans and vegetarians.

Robinsons makes a broad range of squash and ready-to-drink products, many of which are available through Robinsons in Canada, alongside other British drinks that are genuinely difficult to source this side of the Atlantic.

The four-pack ships from within Canada, so whether it is heading to a household in Edmonton or a family in Montreal, it arrives without the delays and customs uncertainty of an overseas parcel.