The drink that has fuelled a nation for more than a century and is made by Benedictine monks in an Abbey in Devon now has its own world awareness day.

The second Saturday of every May is now known as World Buckfast Day, a drink that is thought of by many as Scotland's true national drink (probably).

After the success of the inaugural National Buckfast Day in 2015, with 25,000 people taking part in festivities, the celebrations are going global with the first World Buckfast Day.

Why is it so popular though?

Well it's 15% ABV, is around £7 a bottle and has equivalent caffeine levels to eight cans of cola...

Little do the religious monks know, their perfectly made tonic wine causes carnage as soon as it crosses the Scottish border.

Keen drinkers of Buckfast are often referred to as Neds, otherwise known as hooligans. Fans of the ruby liquid use several affectionate terms including "wreck the hoose juice", "commotion lotion" and "Cumbernauld rocket fuel".

Such enthusiasts drink it religiously to get "mwi" (mad with it; incredibly drunk; alt: "oot yer nut").

It is deemed a young person's drink by the more seasoned imbibers - so don't be caught drinking it over the age of 21, or prepare to be judged by all.

The folks over at Buckfast have become almighty legends in the eyes of lovers of the drink by creating a wide range of recipes infused with the beverage.

Recipes include: Buckfast crispy bacon, Buckfast can in a chicken, profiteroles and Buckfast sauce, Buckfast Christmas pudding, pheasant and Buckfast pasties and Nicky-Buckie- glory.

And for the more sophisticated 'Buckateers'...

On offer for the posher lovers are: Red pepper cannelloni, Buckfast and pomegranate quinoa or coq au buckie.

The bottle stands with the message of warning "does not imply health giving or medicinal qualities" but many have blamed the drink for some unusual behaviour.

From 2008-2012, Buckfast was mentioned in an average of 2893 crime reports per year in Strathclyde Police's patch - just under eight per day.

The glass bottle has also been accused of contributing to litter and acting as a weapon for the drunk.

Buckfast is so intrinsically linked to antisocial behaviour that politicians have attempted to ban the product from off-license shelves.

In 2010, the Labour Party proposed to introduce a limit to the amount of caffeine allowed in alcoholic drinks.

If the bill was passed it would have meant that the monks down in Devon would either have to change their recipe or the tonic would be stopped at the border.

Fans of the drink can sleep easy as the Labour Party's war on Buckfast ended as their plans were rejected my ministerial powers who couldn't imagine a Scotland without the stuff.

Most places you go in the country people will be raving about Buckfast in one way or another but there is one area which is responsible for 10% of all Buckfast sales which in now known as the Buckie Triangle, a place where people breathe the tonic.

The infamous area consists of Airdrie, Coatbridge and Bellshill. In fact the drink is so popular in Coatbridge that some have even called it the 'Coatbridge table wine'.

An anonymous Scots lover of the "commotion lotion" has even named their dog after the popular beverage.