Want some Ginger Wine Concentrate

alamo_2

Hi, it is still available to buy as my in-laws make it every year , ill ask and get back to you if no-one else advises first.

Bongedone

Lynsey wrote: »

The one we used to buy was called Castles Ginger Wine, not sure if it is available now though. It was a small brown bottle (concentrate) with a yellow label and was made as the OP suggested.

Lynsey

Thats the stuff. I used to buy it in the North East at the chemist. You add sugar and a gallon of water. Very hot it was.

scorpionbite

I can get any amount of ginger essence friar tucks ... Mail me... If you want to know where

chancer07

rancid-a wrote: »

Another craving I've been having recently..

When I was little, my Mum used to bring Ginger wine concentrate/essence back from our Christmas holiday in Scotland. She doesn't think you can get it anymore after asking relatives up there. Bought from a chemist too. Any of our Scotch readers know different?

I seem to recall it coming in a small bottle, no bigger than say a normal medicine bottle. To make the wine all you had to do was add the concentrate to a big saucepan of water and add tons of sugar, simmer, done!.

Raspberry wine was aswesome too!

PS. Mum's just reminded me, it was non alcoholic

I only heard of it for the first time last night when a customer asked me for it in Edinburgh, the place to get it is the coop, but best to google it as usual. Hope this helps

theesel1994

Found this thread while searching if this stuff is still available. My mother used to make it every new year for us youngsters while the older folks got the real stuff. One thing I found out when I became one of the "older folk" was it was a remarkable hangover cure. It probably still is a curer - just I haven't had the chance to find out as I haven't had any for years. At least 9 years. The reason I know it will be 9 years is I have a small bottle of this in my kitchen cupboard with a "use before" date of September 2001. I'm tempted to make the stuff up regardless. What harm can it do - famous last words.
I've never resurrected a two year old thread before.
EDIT : Didn't realise there was a second page.

silicon_chip

You can get Ginger Wine essence in the Coop Pharmacy it is now called Co-op Ginger yu-lade flavouring concentrate. I believe it is only available in scotland and the north east region. I am sitting looking at a bottle at the moment.

theesel1994

silicon_chip wrote: »

I am sitting looking at a bottle at the moment.

Does it still look like this :

Whitefiver

It is expensive, but Culpepper sells something similar.

If you cannot get any anywhere else....

Regards,

White.

moregrub

The stuff you are looking for is called Friar Tuck Ginger Essence. the wine was made by adding water and sugar in a pan and heating.
Nothing comes close to Friar Tuck.

It was off the shelves for a long time but came across it last year, Ill try to find and post the link

moregrub

Ive found the link for Friar tucks Ginger essence at peachethical dot com

and go to clearance link
Dont know if its as good as the original but have sent for a bottle to try.