Halls (cough drop)
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Halls is the brand name of a popular mentholated cough drop. Halls cough drops (categorized as a Cough Suppressant/Oral Anesthetic by the manufacturer) are sold by the Cadbury-Adams Division of Cadbury-Schweppes. Halls were first made in the 1930's, in Britain, by the Halls Brothers company (founded 1893). Halls Brothers was acquired by Warner-Lambert in 1964, and the Halls brand by Cadbury-Schweppes in 1971. Halls is now a worldwide brand.
Halls, which has long been advertised as featuring "vapor action", is made in the following flavors:
- Citrus Blend
- Cherry
- CoolMint
- Honey-Lemon
- Ice Blue Peppermint
- Beach Sand
- Mentho-Lyptus
- Kiwi-Apple
- Spearmint
- Strawberry
- Tropical Fruit
- Ocean-Lyptus
- Pina-Colada
In Latin American countries, is not marketed as a cough suppressant, but as a breath candy. Most of its flavors names have "lyptus" (cherry-lyptus, lemon-lyptus, orange-lyptus, etc.) pointing out its eucalyptus extract component.