Thorpe, Vanessa (26 February 2023). "Make mine a Babycham! Return of the drink that added sparkle to the 70s". The Observer. ISSN 0029-7712 . Retrieved 27 February 2023. SEARCH 1,000,000's of items for SALE, BEST OFFER & Auction... registerfor FREE UpdateAlerts of Original Babycham Glasses for Sale!

In 1965, the Babycham Company sued the food writer Raymond Postgate, founder of the Good Food Guide, for an article in Holiday magazine in which he warned readers against Babycham, which "looks like champagne and is served in champagne glasses [but] is made of pears". The company sued for libel, claiming the article implied it was dishonestly passing off Babycham as champagne. The judge in his summation stated that the article was defamatory, but that the jury could consider it as "fair comment" rather than a factual statement. The jury found for Postgate, and he was awarded costs. [8] Based in Shepton Mallet, the Showering family have been in the drinks industry for 14 generations and have recently enjoyed renewed success with a reinvention of traditional West Country cider. Matthew and his brothers – Jonathan, Francis and Daniel – set up Brothers Drinks in the 1990s and are now official partners of Glastonbury festival. Babycham sues Cath Kidston over leaping baby deer logo". Telegraph. London. 13 February 2013 . Retrieved 27 February 2013.The little bottles still sell, and the brand has even gained a camp, vintage mystique, but the rise of alcopops and mixer drinks has seriously challenged its position in the beverage business. Francis Showering first submitted his new drink to the Three Counties Agricultural Show and other agricultural shows in the late 1940s and early 1950s where it was found to be popular. Initially called "baby champ," it later became Babycham. [4] During the 1960s, Showerings stopped brewing beer to concentrate on cider and perry. Production of Babycham went from 300 dozen bottles an hour to 2,800 dozen. At the peak in June 1973 144,000 bottles were being produced each hour. To supply the production line, perry pears were planted in Somerset, Gloucestershire, Worcestershire and Hereford. Until suitable trees could be grown locally, pear juice was imported from Switzerland. [9] The profits helped to pay for the landscaping of the gardens at the company's headquarters at Kilver Court. [10] Davis, Fred (1995). The Anglo / The History of the Anglo Bavarian Brewery Shepton Mallet 1864 – 1994. Haskins. pp.108–113. ASIN B000S36AQM. Davis, Fred (1995). The Anglo / The History of the Anglo Bavarian Brewery Shepton Mallet 1864 – 1994. Haskins. p.106. ASIN B000S36AQM.

Sales were boosted in the 1980s by advertising using the slogans "Nothing sparkles like a Babycham" and the more contemporary "Hey, Babycham". [12] Babycham glasses for sale in an antiques shop in the Ridings Centre, Wakefield. The return to the original headquarters has also meant a reunion with a 15ft statue of the Babycham fawn which was fixed to the roof but had been battered by decades of Somerset wind and rain.Kerslake, Ross (14 January 2013). "Blast from the perry past: Babycham". The Drinks Business . Retrieved 27 February 2013. Browse FREE Original Babycham Glasses Price & Value Guide. FIND 1000's of Antiques, Art, Vintage & RARE Collectables - each item pictured, described and with it's price guide. All this information on dating is to the best of my knowledge, so if you know better please do correct me as I’d genuinely be delighted to know! The 50s Deer During 2011 sales were reported to be increasing, with approximately 15million bottles sold each year. [17] [18]

In 1978, the Babycham company was sued by French Champagne producers for abuse of their trade name. The case ( H P Bulmer Ltd and Showerings Ltd v J Bollinger SA [1978] RPC 79) hinged on the fact that Babycham had been described in advertising as ‘champagne perry’ or ‘champagne cider’. Champagne producers were litigating to protect their goodwill but because there would not actually be confusion, they were unsuccessful. [11]We will get closer to the original production method and recipe, as some things got chiselled away for speed with mass production. And we are going towards the original look too, so we’ll have quite a retro feel which, oddly, will make it more modern.”

BUY, SELL & VALUE Original Babycham Glasses - FIND TODAY's SELECTED Original Babycham Glasses offered Norman, Philip (May 2004). Babycham Night: A Boyhood at the End of the Pier (Extract: The Way We Drank— Babycham). Pan Books. ISBN 0-330-48056-1. Archived from the original on 15 March 2006 . Retrieved 20 April 2006. A vintage beermat with the classic advertising slogan, ‘I’d love a Babycham.’ Photograph: Some Wonderful Old Things/Alamyand more. Selling and valuing online since 1997. Buy, sell and value in over 150+ specialist categories... Search item(s) and collection(s) - over 250,000+ popular antique and collecting search keywords... 1,000,000's of Antiques, Art, Vintage and RARE Collectables... What doyoucollect?