Hello and welcome to The Scottishist where we take running jump and dive into the gorgeously pure, peaty, murky fresh and salty waters that are the icons of Scottish Culture.

Today Im joined by academic David Leishman and we are popping the top on our 'Other National Drink', Barrs - Irn Bru. We’re going to get into the history of Irn Bru as well as brush the dust off some of the myths surrounding this icon of Scottish food culture.

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More IrnBru from David Leishman

Consumer Nationalism and Barr’s Irn-Bru in Scotland

“Original and Best”? How Barr’s Irn-Bru Became a Scottish Icon”

Ban on Bru - The Guardian

Birth of an Industry: Blackface Minstrelsy and the Rise of American Animation

Full Irn Bru ads:

Snowman

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4yZOab5gl-4

Snowman Sequel

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z8WBStu4STY

Made in Scotland From Girders

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JoVfy_q9IFc

Irn in your Blood

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-vowf8ztcBo

If

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rj0YI0GnMLE

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