Lemon and Paeroa (L&P)

The name Lemon and Paeroa comes from the two original ingredients of the drink. Lemon juice and natural mineral water from a New Zealand town named Paeroa.

Bottling of the drink began in Paeroa in 1907, flavours other than Lemon were tested by Menzies and Co, the original bottler, but Lemon was undoubtly the most popular. In those days the drink was called Lemon and Paeroa Natural Mineral Water. It's popularity soon spread far across the country.

These days the actual mineral water from Paeroa is no longer used, however all the same mineral components are added to retain the original taste and properties.

L&P is produced exclusively in New Zealand, but can be bought in Australia (and possibly other countries) through the "New Zealand Natural Ice Cream" outlets.

If you want to know more about L&P, please e-mail me, also, if you have any interesting L&P info that I may not know.

click here for some L&P pics

Some L&P downloads here

Information on the town Paeroa