Fisherman's Friend
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Fisherman's Friend are strong menthol lozenges produced in Fleetwood, Lancashire, England.
Fisherman's Friends were originally developed by a young pharmacist called James Lofthouse in 1865 to relieve various respiratory problems suffered by fishermen working in the extreme conditions of the Icelandic deep-sea fishing grounds. Originally developed as an extremely strong liquid remedy containing menthol and eucalyptus oil Lofthouse made this liquid into small lozenges which were easier to transport and to administer.
The fishermen soon began to refer to the lozenges as their "friends", hence the name. The lozenges exist in their current form unchanged since their creation. The lozenges still come in their famous paper packets.
Note to first-time customers: Some of the flavours are exceptionally strong, especially the Original variety. If you can manage to keep from spitting out the lozenge, you will feel relief literally within minutes.
Fisherman's Friend are now available in over 100 countries and come in 10 different flavours. Fisherman's Friend has won the Queen's Award to Industry for Export Achievement three times.
The lozenges are now available in several flavours, some only in selected countries. Some flavours are sugar-free, for which the bags are striped: