Delia Smith recommends cheating with Fentimans Traditional Ginger Beer in her forthcoming book, "How to Cheat at Cooking"
"I look forward to sharing your product with all those people, who like me, want to eat really well when we are busy...Thank you for your fabulous product - I can't wait to share it with others."
Origins of Fentimans - Back to Top
In 1900 Thomas Fentiman was approached by a fellow tradesman for a loan - a deal was struck, as in those times an Englishman''s word was his bond. All that was required was a hand-shake and some security - in this case a recipe for botanically brewed ginger beer. The loan was never repaid, and so Thomas Fentiman became the owner of a unique and rather original recipe for success. |
Botanical Brewing - Back to Top
Botanical Brewing is a simple process involving herbs and plant roots. The original recipe saw us take ginger roots, mill them before tumbling them into copper steam jacketed pans and leaving to bubble and simmer, releasing all their flavour. Adding finest herbs, natural flavouring, sugar, brewer''s yeast and fresh spring water the liquid was transferred to wooden vats where it was left to ferment. The liquid went on fermenting as it was bottled and corked in the old stone "Grey Hens" - where it would fully mature and be ready to drink by the end of the week. Today our processes have been updated through the addition of mild carbonation to replace the carbon dioxide lost in pasteurisation, which gives the product a longer life and keeps the level of alcohol to no more than 0.5% |
Sedimentally Better - Back to Top
What point is there in using the best ingredients if you take them out before you drink it? "A Week Is A Long Time In Politics" - and even longer in making superior soft drinks, as we cram over 90 years experience in to each fermentation of our botanically brewed beverages - which took up to seven days from start to finish. In every Fentiman product you will see a fine sediment on the base of the bottle; this is the result of the time honoured process of botanically brewed beverages, which ensures that all the flavour and goodness extracted from the raw materials ends up in the bottle! The sediment is the reason why our drinks deliver a fuller more invigorating taste, and makes them sedimentally better! |
Fearless - Fentimans Logo - Back to Top
Fentimans original building is a listed building in Gateshead Tyne and Wear. The Fentimans logo can still be seen. The Fentimans Logo is a based on Fearless, Thomas Fentiman''s prize Alsatian, double winner of the Crufts Obedience Test. Our logo has stood the test of time and we believe it to be testament to the fact that, ''You can''t teach an old dog new tricks'', when it comes to producing superior refreshment! |
"My hat off to every one at Fentimans! I have NEVER tasted a cola like this! Honestly, the taste MADE me smile, it was THAT good. "
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