Crabbies original alcoholic ginger beer, is part of Scotland's famous crabbie clan, founded in 1801 in Scottish port of Leith. Founded by a young man called John Crabbies, he brought the drink to the UK as a cure for seasickness for sailors. Made form a secret recipe, Crabbies Original alcoholic ginger beer has 4 secret ingredients. These are then added with steeped ginger, which is imported from the Far East as the Scots did all those many years ago. The ginger used is steeped for 8 weeks & that is what gives Crabbies its deep delicious spicy flavours.