[throwaway154]

I feel Ribena's so baked in to British psychology it's not seen as a cordial. Orange, lime, and blackcurrant cordials are cordials.

Ribena's just Ribena. It's mixed with water almost exclusively, lemonade at a push, but blackcurrant cordial would be used for snakebites or rum+Guinness. Surely I'm not alone on this?

[justinclift]

> blackcurrant cordial would be used for snakebites

Of the actual snake variety, or are you meaning some kind of drink?

[dfawcus]

A drink, larger and cider.

One can have a 'snakebite and black' adding a dash of black currant, also a 'black nasty' being a 'snakebite, pernod and black currant'.

[doloputer]

In the UK, it's a 50-50 mix of larger and cider. I guess some people mix in some cordial too.

[drivers99]

Both replies mentioned "larger" (and cider) so I googled it and it's just a typo for "lager"

[doloputer]

Very common typo, with the way it's pronounced in some english speaking countries. (there's probably a joke in there somewhere about pints vs half-litres)

[HeyLaughingBoy]

Rum & Guinness sounds like an interesting combination. I have to try it.

[vmilner]

I am with you on this.

[throwaway154]

To add to mixing... just the right amount of water. Stronger or weaker for a cordial is simply stronger or weaker. But more or less water for Ribena is a question of right or wrong; that's why it's never quite right when going round a friend's house back in the day, or if it is that's uncanny.