Skip to content
Search
AI Powered
Latest Stories

US lawmaker Ocasio-Cortez raves over Irn-Bru

US lawmaker Ocasio-Cortez raves over Irn-Bru
US Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) reacts after drinking a can of Irn-Bru provided by Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon (not pictured) in this still frame obtained from November 10, 2021 handout video in Glasgow, Scotland. ALEXANDRIA OCASIO-CORTEZ/Handout via REUTERS.
via REUTERS

US Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez gave a thumbs-up to the cherished caffeinated Scottish soft drink Irn-Bru personally delivered to her by Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon at the United Nations COP26 climate summit in Glasgow.

Advertised as Scotland's other national drink, the first being whisky, Irn-Bru is 100 years old and is colloquially known as a hangover cure.


"I like it! Will bring some cans home to NY (New York) for sure!," the US congresswoman wrote in an Instagram post on Wednesday, alongside a video of her trying the bright orange fizzy soda.

Ocasio-Cortez said earlier on the social media platform that she was trying to get her hands on the drink, in response to a question on whether she had tried any Irn-Bru during her visit to Glasgow for the climate summit.

"Where do I find it?? Do y'all have bodegas here??" she added jokingly.

Sturgeon then joined in the fun by posting on Twitter a picture of herself handing Ocasio-Cortez a can of Irn-Bru.

Irn-Bru has 32 flavouring agents, according to its maker AG Barr, and even has its own orange and blue tartan.

The tartan is a symbol of Scotland and its historical roots, with the country's various clans each having a separate pattern.

In the video, Ocasio-Cortez says the drink reminds her of Kola Champagne, another soda popular in Latin America.

"I was so shocked at having something in Glasgow that tasted like HOME," she wrote on the Instagram post. "Count me in, I love it!"

More for you

C-store body warns of 'inflation-busting increase in wage costs'
Woman Holding British Pound
Getty Images/iStockphoto

C-store body warns of 'inflation-busting increase in wage costs'

Convenience store body Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) today (30) has warned the Chancellor about the negative effects of the new National Living Wage (NLW) increase, a day after the Chancellor announced a pay rise for over 3 million workers next year, with NLW rates rising by 6.7 perc cent.

From April 2025, the NLW will increase from £11.44 to £12.21 while 18-20 National Minimum Wage will rise by £1.40 per hour to £10 - the largest increase on record, marking the first step towards a single adult rate.

Keep ReadingShow less
Bacup Wine and Convenience shop, 34 Burnley Road, Bacup.

Bacup Wine and Convenience shop, 34 Burnley Road, Bacup.

Robbie MacDonald via LDRS

Shop’s licence bid rejected over illegal vapes and ‘no regard’ for children’s safety

A Rossendale shop has had a licence bid rejected after repeatedly selling vapes to children and having illegal products on its premises.

Management at the Ibra Superstore at 34 Burnley Road, Bacup, have shown ‘no regard’ for children’s protection and safety, and have insufficient controls for licensing, Rossendale councillors have ruled.

Keep ReadingShow less
SPAR retailer hits target to secure £100,000 free stock from James Hall

SPAR retailer hits target to secure £100,000 free stock from James Hall

SPAR North of England retailer Dara Singh Randhawa’s family store has been awarded £100,000 of free stock after hitting all his targets since moving to the symbol.

Dara and his family, who have their SPAR store in Patrington in the East Riding of Yorkshire, joined SPAR through its association with James Hall & Co. Ltd in August 2023 having taken the decision to maximise the store’s potential.

Keep ReadingShow less
Pound Sterling bank notes
iStock

National Living Wage to increase to £12.21 in April 2025

The government has on Wednesday announced its acceptance of the Low Pay Commission’s (LPC) recommendations on the rates of the National Minimum Wage (NMW), including the National Living Wage (NLW).

The rates which will apply from 1 April 2025 are as follows:

Keep ReadingShow less
Food inflation eases as retailers treat customers to spooky season deals

iStock image

Food inflation eases as retailers treat customers to spooky season deals

October saw shop prices fall marginally further into deflation for the third consecutive month with food inflation eased, particularly for meat, fish and tea along with chocolate and sweets as retailers treated customers to spooky season deals, shows industry data released today (29).

According to British Retail Consortium (BRC), shop price deflation was at 0.8 per cent in October, down from deflation of 0.6 per cent in the previous month. This is below the 3-month average rate of -0.6 per cent. Shop price annual growth was at its lowest rate since August 2021.

Keep ReadingShow less