Victory V
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[[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]]