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Vimto is a signature dish of United Kingdom; we have verified places to eat it in Manchester. Manchester's purple herbal cordial: a sweet, slightly fizzy mix of raspberries, grapes and blackcurrants with spices. Start with where to eat Vimto in Manchester.
Manchester's purple herbal cordial: a sweet, slightly fizzy mix of raspberries, grapes and blackcurrants with spices. Invented in the city by John Noel Nichols in 1908.
John Noel Nichols invented Vimto in Manchester in 1908 as a herbal tonic, marketed for medicinal properties. The mix of raspberries, grapes and blackcurrants with a blend of herbs and spices was rebranded as a cordial in 1913 and became a national soft drink through the twentieth century. A statue marks the inventor's site near the University of Manchester; the cordial still ships from Manchester to the Middle East where Ramadan iftars use it.
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