Source: Atlas Obscura
Following World War II, British legislation required that products be labeled to reflect their actual contents. Scotland’s “Iron Brew” soda, invented in 1901, quickly came under fire. This was not because it didn’t contain iron (it did, and still does), but because it wasn’t brewed.
The A.G. Barr company was forced to rename their beverage “Irn-Bru.” The change didn’t faze Scottish drinkers: Today, the soft drink outsells Coca-Cola in its native home.Irn-Bru’s old slogan,…
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