Fentimans Traditional Natural Botanical Drinks: Review and Competition
It is no secret that I love a cup of tea, but when it comes to summer, sometimes it is nice to grab a nice cool drink, just relax and cool down in the sun. Of course, there are a huge number of well-known fizzy drinks out on the market. While they are good for day to day use, when it comes to relaxing in the sun with friends and family is something that is natural, has history and tastes absolutely delicious.
Fentimans are a family run company that was founded back in 1905, it was perhaps a fateful start to the company, Thomas Fentiman was an iron puddler and approached by a fellow tradesman for a loan. As security, a recipe for a botanically brewed ginger beer was provided and when the loan was never paid back, Thomas began producing and selling the recipe to local people, delivering it door to door.
Of course, with an ever-changing world, it has meant the company has had to grow and adapt, no longer do they deliver door to door, but instead are stocked both online and in stores such as Waitrose online and small farm shops. The production process has also changed, but one thing remains the same, the quality and love for the drinks they are making.
Ash and I were kindly sent a hamper full of botanical drinks from Fentimans to try for ourselves. Ash always tells me a drink from a glass bottle tastes much better than one from plastic or a can, so I thought it was a good time to put it to the test and see what I thought of a drink from a really smart looking glass bottle.
The one thing that hit me with each of the bottles I tried, was the flavour, it had more depth to it than other drinks I have tried. You can really taste each of the characters coming through and the fizz thankfully isn’t too gassy.
Both Ash and I agree than Fentimans offer a really good quality drink, one which I would be happy to serve to anyone who came to visit, with a variety that offers something for everyone. From your traditional ginger beer and colas to rose lemonade and lemon shandy.
If you fancy trying Fentimans for yourself then head over to their website to find your local stockist, or check out more about their ingredients and all their flavours.










Rose Lemonade
My choice would be Dandelion & burdock my fav
Ginger beer
cherry cola for me!
I would love to try the Dandelion and Burdock. 🙂
Victorian lemonade
I have loved traditional ginger beer since I was a child but I have never tried rose lemonade. They are both very appealing.
Cherry cola everytime
I would love to try the Mandarin & Seville Orange Jigger
I would love to try the cherry cola one.
I’d most like to try their Victorian Lemonade 🙂
The rose lemonade sounds delicious!
The rose lemonade
Ginger beer
Dandelion and Burdock for me, tbh any soft drink is good as I’m doing Stoptober from now till the end of the year
I would love to try the Dandelion & Burdock as it’s a taste of my childhood summers.
Love dandelion and burdock – would live to try this!
The Cherry Cola I think would be my first drink to sample
Mandarin and Seville Orange would be my first choice, although most of them sound really inviting.
I’ve tried most of them but not the Cherry Cola, so would love to try that.
I would love to try Cherry Cola.
Mandarin and Seville Orange Jigger
Rose Lemonade – not that I’m swayed by the lovely pink colour!
The wild elderflower. I always get tempted by that variety!
The Cherry Cola