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My father worked for 40 years with the firm that bought the patent for Ferguzade, which was called Lamb's lemonade, a Forfar firm dating back to the late 1890's. Mr Ferguson, the man who made his patent of the glucose based drink, was taken to court on the grounds he had sold the patent also to Lucozade. However the forfeiture was wavered by Lamb's, and so Lucozade also became available on the softdrink market. So Lamb's or Strathmore Springs, Forfar as it became known, continued to sell it on the market for soft drinks. Maybe this can help to understand the history of a very healthy drink, though I believe that Strathmore Springs was taken over by IRN BRU, and now the original name of Ferguzade is forgotten in history, alas! 

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  • Anonymous user
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    I can remember buying this from my local chemist prior to 1965 as I moved to England then. It was my favourite soft drink,so much more refreshing than others,I used to buy a bottle when I was going on one of my many birdwatching jaunts deep into the local forests,happy days indeed.
  • Anonymous user
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    Bring back ferguzade, much nicer than lucozade!
  • Anonymous user
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    I believe ferguzade was sold to lucozade
    • Anonymous user
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      Ferguzade was made in Forfar, Scotland by Strathmore Springs. My dad was a director there in the early 1970’s when Ferguzade bought over the Lucozade brand name and I believe they, and the Boots energy drink were all made in Forfar. My dad died in post in 1976, so I don’t know what happened after that date.
  • Anonymous user
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    I remember Fergusade when I was a child. When I was ill out came the Fergusade. I loved it. It is so much better than Lucozade. We should all start up a campaign to get it back. Why do all the good things disappear, such a shame. If it came back I am sure it would be a good seller.
  • Anonymous user
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    I can remember selling it when I worked as a Saturday assistant in a small chemist in the late 80's. Along with Askit powders, Abdines and Panadeine Co. The bottles were wrapped in coloured cellophane, if I remember correctly.
  • Anonymous user
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    I remember it well, my dad used to sell it in his chemist shop. Much nicer than Lucozade which, of course, has gone from strength to strength. No justice in this world!
  • Anonymous user
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    I was never that keen on Lucozade but loved Ferguzade!! It came in the same big glass bottle as Lucozade but it was a limey-green colour and a pure treat when I was off school ill! Aaaah memories, memories!
  • Anonymous user
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    What happened to it? I thought it was better than lucozade.
  • Anonymous user
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    I remember Ferguzade too and, like it's long running competition, Lucozade, I will always associate it with being ill. Two miracle cures if you were ill and Scottish!
  • Anonymous user
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    Yes, remember it came in a yellow cellophane wrapped bottle with a kind of tartan border on the label.

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