Victory V

Victory V is a British brand of liquorice-flavoured lozenges.

[1] Originally manufactured in Nelson, Lancashire, they were devised by Thomas Fryer and Edward Smith MD in 1864[1] and were initially made by hand to ensure that each sweet contained the correct amount of therapeutic ingredients: ether, liquorice and chloroform.

In 1959, a film was produced by Red Rose Films called The Story of Victory-V, documenting the production of Victory V lozenges and other products of the Nelson Victory V factory.

Victory V lozenges are available in specialist shops and online, but no longer contain chloroform or ether.

[3] Today they are manufactured by Ernest Jackson & Co. Ltd. in Crediton, Devon.

A Victory V sweet, "Forged For Strength"