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Drink Name
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Associated Region
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Description
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Ale-8-One
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Ale-8-One
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Kentucky
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A ginger and citrus blend, containing less carbonation and fewer calories than conventional soda, Ale-8-One was first sold in 1920s Prohibition-era Kentucky?according to the company, thirsty locals used it as a mixer to improve the taste of bootleg liquor.
[5]
Often abbreviated as Ale-8, the name Ale-8-One is itself a pun on the original title; it was originally called "A Late One" after a contest was held at a county fair to name the beverage.
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Apple Beer
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Apple Beer
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Utah
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Non-alcoholic and uncaffeinated, this
Salt Lake City
brew is an American variant of the Bavarian
Fassbrause
. It is commonly used as a non-alcoholic alternative for celebratory toasts (in Utah, religious abstinence
[6]
from both alcohol and caffeine is not uncommon).
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Birch Beer
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Birch beer
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Northeastern United States
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A
carbonated
soft drink
made from herbal extracts and
birch
bark or sap.
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Boost!
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Boost!
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New Jersey
(especially
Burlington County
)
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Boost! is a non-carbonated fruit syrup first sold in 1913 under the name Tak-Aboost. Boost! has been described as having a taste like "flat Coke." While it can be hard to find on store shelves outside of South Jersey, the company ships thousands of gallons worldwide each year.
[7]
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Boston Cooler
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Boston Cooler
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Detroit
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Boston Coolers were invented in the
Boston-Edison
neighborhood of
Detroit
. They are made with softened vanilla ice cream and ginger ale?purists insist on the local Michigan brand
Vernors
. Unlike a traditional ice cream float, Boston Coolers are blended thick like a
milkshake
.
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Cel-Ray
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Cel-Ray
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New York City
and
Florida
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First produced in 19th-century Brooklyn, Cel-Ray is a kosher, carbonated celery-flavored soft drink. Derived from celery seed extract, it is commonly found in Jewish delicatessens in New York City and South Florida.
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Cheerwine
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Cheerwine
[8]
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Southeastern United States
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A cherry-flavored soft drink that has been made by the Carolina Beverage Corporation since 1917.
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Chicory Coffee
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Chicory Coffee
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Southern United States
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In the 1840s, the
port of New Orleans
was America's second-largest importer of coffee (after New York). When
Union naval
blockades interrupted the flow of coffee into
Confederate
New Orleans during the
American Civil War
, Louisianans began to add chicory root to their coffee as a substitute
[9]
?thus starting a tradition that continues to this day.
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Coca-Cola
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Coca-Cola and Peanuts
[10]
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Southern United States
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This Southern recipe is a simple one: open a glass of Coca-Cola and just drop a few shelled, salted peanuts into the bottle. The sweetness of the soda pairs with the salt from the peanuts.
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Coffee milk
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Coffee milk
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The official state drink of
Rhode Island
[11]
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A drink made by mixing coffee syrup or coffee extract and milk together
[12]
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Date Milkshake
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Date shake
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Palm Springs, California
&
Coachella Valley
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A milkshake made with dates; the local climate is ideal for growing
date palm
trees.
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Dr. Enuf
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Dr. Enuf
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Tennessee
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Dr. Enuf is a vitamin-enriched lemon-lime soft drink that is widely available in the Tri-Cities of Northeast Tennessee.
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Dr. Nut
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Dr. Nut
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New Orleans
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No longer in production, Dr. Nut was a New Orleans soft drink with a distinct almond flavor, similar to
Amaretto
. It was immortalized in John Kennedy O'Toole's novel
A Confederacy of Dunces
as Ignatius J. Reilly's favorite beverage.
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Egg Cream
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Egg cream
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New York City
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Made with neither eggs nor cream, this fountain beverage was invented in
Brooklyn
and is usually made with chocolate syrup, seltzer and milk.
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Faygo
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Faygo
[13]
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Michigan
,
Midwestern United States
,
Mid-Atlantic (United States)
and
South Central United States
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A soft drink manufactured in
Detroit
that has been mentioned in several rap songs, most notably by
Insane Clown Posse
.
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Grapico
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Alabama
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Grapico is a
caffeine-free
,
artificially flavored
carbonated
soft drink
with a purple color and a grape taste sold in the
Southeastern United States
since 1916?but it's particularly associated with its home state of
Alabama
. Grapico is mentioned in
Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe
,
1987 best selling
novel
by
Fannie Flagg
.
[14]
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Green Chile Lemonade
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New Mexico
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Green chile
is an integral component of
New Mexico's cuisine
?so much so that you can even find lemonade with green chile in it.
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Green River
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Illinois
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Green River is frequently marketed as a nostalgia item, and its sales increase in March due to the association of the color green with
St. Patrick's Day
[15]
(when the Chicago River turns into a literal
green river
.) While not widely commercially available, it can be purchased at some
Chicago area
restaurants and retailers.
[16]
According to
Creedence Clearwater Revival
frontman
John Fogerty
, this drink was the inspiration for the song
Green River
.
[17]
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Ironport
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Ironport
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Intermountain West
states including
Utah
,
Idaho
,
Montana
,
Wyoming
, and
Nevada
.
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Described as somewhat of a cross between root beer and Caribbean spices, or root beer and cream soda, ironport (or iron port) is a style of beverage created in the early 20th century and still available at soda fountains in the Western United States.
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Kona Coffee
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Kona Coffee
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Hawaii
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Kona coffee is the market name for coffee (Coffea arabica) cultivated on the slopes of Hualalai and Mauna Loa in the North and South Kona Districts of the Big Island of Hawaii. It is one of the most expensive coffees in the world. According to Hawaiian law, only coffee from the Kona Districts can be described as "Kona." Because of the rarity and price of Kona coffee, some retailers sell "Kona Blends"?which are often the minimum required 10% Kona coffee and 90% cheaper imported beans. Some retailers use terms such as "Kona Roast" or "Kona Style," but to be considered authentic Kona coffee, the state of Hawaii's labeling laws require the prominent display of the words "100% Kona Coffee".
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Manhattan Special
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Manhattan Special
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New York City
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Manhattan Special
, made with espresso beans, seltzer water and sugar, has adorned New York City store shelves for over a century. Created in 1895 by Italian immigrant Michael Garavuso, the company's petite glass bottles were once carried to market from their
Manhattan Avenue, Brooklyn
bottling plant by horse and buggy.
[18]
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Byrne Dairy
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Mint Milk
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New York State
(around
Syracuse
)
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You can find mint milk in central New York grocery stores every spring. The green, mint-flavored milk,
[19]
produced by Byrne Dairy, is a Saint Patrick's Day-themed treat.
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Moxie
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Moxie
[20]
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Maine
,
New England
and
Houston
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One of the first mass-produced soft drinks in the United States, this carbonated
Gentian-root extract
beverage is the official soft drink of
Maine
.
[21]
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Pinon coffee
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New Mexico
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Pine nut
coffee, known as
pinon
(
Spanish
for pine nut), is a specialty found in the southwest United States, especially
New Mexico
, and is typically a dark roast coffee having a deep, nutty flavor; roasted and lightly salted pine nuts can often be found sold on the side of the road in cities across New Mexico to be used for this purpose, as well as a snack.
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POG
(Passion Orange Guava)
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Hawaii
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POG juice is a tropical beverage from the Hawaiian islands made with equal parts
passion fruit
,
orange
, and
guava
juices (hence the name POG). POG was created in 1971 by a food product consultant named Mary Soon, who worked for Haleakala Dairy in Maui. Haleakala Dairy's flat cardboard bottle caps became the inspiration for the popular 1990s game
POG
.
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Ski soda bottles
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Ski
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Although the origins to Ski have no known connection to the city of
Evansville, Indiana
, the product is very popular there, and has become a significant part of the local culture.
[22]
[23]
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A citrus soda made using orange and lemon juice
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Sweet tea
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Sweet tea
[24]
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Southern United States
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A sugary Southern variant of
iced tea
.
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Switchel
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Switchel
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New England
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Switchel?made with apple cider vinegar, ginger, water, and a sweetener like molasses or maple syrup?has been enjoyed by New Englanders for hundreds of years. Colonial-era farm workers, seeking refreshment on hot harvest days, drank switchel out of stone jugs that they kept in the shade. Switchel can be either non-alcoholic or mixed with spirits. In recent years there has been renewed interest in the beverage.
[25]
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Vernors ginger ale
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Vernors
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For most of its history, Vernors was a regional product available throughout Michigan and in major regional cities such as
Toledo
,
Cleveland
, and
Buffalo
. It is also popular in Canada, having been sold at Ontario soda fountains from the 1920s onward, and with bottling facilities, soda fountains and outlets located in Southwestern Ontario.
[26]
It was not mass distributed nationally in the U.S. until the 2000s.
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Ginger soda
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