Victory V 1124624 224974255 2008-07-11T07:19:14Z Lightbot 7178666 Units/dates/other [[Image:Victory V.jpg|thumb|right|A packet and a roll of lozenges]] '''Victory V''' is a [[United Kingdom|British]] brand of [[liquorice]]-flavoured [[cough medicine|lozenges]]. Originally manufactured in [[Nelson, Lancashire| Nelson]], [[Lancashire]] they were devised by Thomas Fryer and Edward Smith MD in the mid-1800s and were initially made by hand to ensure that each sweet contained the correct amount of therapeutic ingredients; [[diethyl ether|ether]], [[liquorice]] and [[chloroform]]. Victory V lozenges are available in specialist shops and online, but no longer contain [[chloroform]] or ether. Today they are manufactured by Ernest Jackson & Co. Ltd. in Devon. ==See also== *[[Fisherman's Friend]] *[[Nigroids]] [[Category:Brand name confectionery]] [[Category:Cough drops]]