A drink called Madison

cosgrove80

Does anybody remeber this? I remember drinking it years ago. It is a type of apple or fruit drink, non-alcoholic. Only available in pubs I think.

It used be widely available afaik but I haven't been able to find it anywhere. Does anybody kow where it is still available or if I can even buy it online or in the UK?

It is a great summer drink and will make me feel 12 again.

Tom Dunne

Ah, fond memories. I remember my Granny used to drink it . I worked in her pub many Summers ago, I think only the ladies of a certain generation used to drink it.

It was in a small, dark bottle, beside the Babysham (she loved that too). Don't know if it is still available any more.

brettmirl

Yeah i remember that too. I made you feel all grown up to drink it when you were 12.

The thing is it was never marketed as a drink and normally ended up gathering dust on the shelf and going off.

Have not seen it in a LONG time.

MrsA

OMG - I was only talking to my DH about this at the weekend and he thought I had gone insane. I could not for the life of me remember the name of it, just that it was very sweet and you though you were so grown up drinking it. Happy memories for this girl this morning
Thank you
MPA

landser

it was an apple derivative wasn't it?

up there with snowball for me as a classic 80's tipple

babaduck

And it was made by Showerings (the cider people) - we used to drink it when we were kids & pretend that it was booze!!!

RainyDay

My non-alcohol-drinking gf/wife used to send me on missions to find her a Madison in Dublin pubs on busy Saturday nights up to the late 90's when I finally got browned off trying to explain to pimply 19 year old barmen what a Madison was. She still tries asking for one from time to time, but she gets a pretty short answer.

gonker

Ah Madison.....Funny story well it was at the time. First date out with my boyfriend trying to make a good impression. Drinking Vodka and Red Lemonade he drinking pints. Nearly everytime I went to the bar I bought a Madison and Ice and a pint for him he, thinking I was drinking vodka was trying to keep up with me. I ended up walking him to the bus as he was so drunk. He couldnt understand how I was sober and he so drunk....didnt tell him for ages

woosaysdan

yeap we had it in the pub i worked in up till a couple of years ago!!! one small shelf with madison, babycham and snowball!!!

knuth

Do they still brew this drink?