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 A proprietary fruit drink made from grapes, raspberries and blackcurrants, available as a diluting cordial or fizzy preparation. Consumed cold or hot. Vimto, under the name 'Vim Tonic', was created as a healthful 'temperance' drink in 1908 by John Noel Nichols of Manchester. The original factory site, in Granby Row, now has a huge 'Monument to Vimto', created in 1992 by the sculptor Kerry Morrison and representing the ingredients of the drink.   2013  |
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