Five Valley Cordials: A Family Review

When we received the cordials we decided to make a game of trying them with our children. Each new bottle was chosen at random and the label kept hidden. We then made up glasses of the cordial and tried to guess what the cordial was. Between us we always got the main ingredient and about half of the time we got the second ingredient.

We used some of the cordials with our SodaStream and ice lolly maker.

Cherry & Beetroot

Nice cherry flavour, strongly reminiscent of cherry flavoured cough remedies (which L found slightly off putting) but if that’s the flavour of cough sweets that you’d choose, we would highly recommend.
3/5

Apricot and Ginger

The bottle wasn’t big enough and was emptied very quickly! If not drunk quickly it separates into two drinks – a really refreshing apricot followed by delicious ginger; this is not necessarily a bad thing but makes for an interesting experience.
5/5

Lemon & Mint

Very minty, not a preferred choice as we never quite worked out the best way to drink it. If you like mint drinks or have a favourite mint cocktail would highly recommend.
2/5

Sloe & Raspberry

Disappeared quickly (too quickly to try the serving suggestion of drinking it hot). Very reminiscent of a posh Vimto.
5/5

Coconut and Kaffir Lime

Confession time – only one of the 4 of us likes coconut! All of us tried it but it was too coconutty for three of us. L found it really refreshing and it would be a great drink on a summers evening.
1/5 or 4/5

Peach and Lychee

Sweet as you’d expect, in fact too sweet for us. We could smell the lychees more than taste them.
1/5
Made good lollies 3/5

Rose and Pomegranate

Turkish delight in a glass, what’s not to like? You could use the smell to scent your room.
5/5

Summary

The cordials on a whole were really good and we’d drink most of them again. For us they’re not for everyday use but we’d happily buy for a summer party or if we wanted cocktail mixers.

With thanks to Five Valleys Cordials for their review samples and to “The Mapes” for their review.