As I had no idea what Bovril Vinolia meant, I looked it up.
Vinolia was a soap, manufactured by Pears. You can still buy it: The Soap of the Titanic
Bovril was a beef extract, originally called "Johnston's Fluid Beef." While something called Bovril is still manufactured, it sounds like the product succumbed to modernity in 2004. From Wikipedia:
In November 2004, the manufacturers, Unilever, announced that the composition of Bovril was being changed from beef to a yeast extract, both in the hope of allaying fears of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), and to make the product suitable for vegetarians and vegans. According to Unilever, "in blind taste tests, 10% didn't notice any difference in taste, 40% preferred the original and 50% preferred the new product."
I’m happy to say Bovril is still going strong there is nothing quite like a cup of boiling hot bovril with a big dash of pepper in it at a football (soccer to you heathens!) match during the winter warms the cockles of your heart so and it does.
Yummy!
Not tried Bovril since the change though I like Marmite which is a yeast extract and always has been so I probably would still like Bovril.
Bovril was always more expensive being beef extract I doubt however that they have lowered the price now they have switched to yeast extract.
I love both on buttered toast or in a sandwich with really fresh bread straight from the bakers.