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Ginger Ale

Soft Drinks, Juices and Non-Alcoholic Refreshments

Ginger ale is a carbonated soft drink flavored with ginger, produced in two broad styles. Golden or amber ginger ale, the older style, is more strongly flavored and closer in character to ginger beer, while dry or pale ginger ale, developed later in Canada and popularized worldwide by brands such as Canada Dry, is lighter, less sweet and more subtly gingered. Ginger ale is widely used as a mixer in cocktails and is also commonly consumed on its own or recommended as a mild home remedy for nausea and upset stomach, a use tied to gingers longstanding reputation as a digestive aid across several culinary traditions.

Facts
Origin Period, From (Year)
1850 to 1859 1Tradition: golden-style
Origin Period, From (Year)
1904 1Tradition: dry-style
Origin Region
Canada 1Tradition: dry-style
Origin Region
Ireland 1Tradition: golden-style
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Ginger, Ingredients
Sources
1. Ginger ale - Wikipedia
  • History section, golden style origin
    Thomas Joseph Cantrell, an Irish apothecary and surgeon, manufactured the first ginger ale in Belfast, Ireland, in the 1850s.
  • History section, golden style, decade start (1850s)
    Thomas Joseph Cantrell, an Irish apothecary and surgeon, manufactured the first ginger ale in Belfast, Ireland, in the 1850s.
  • History section, golden style, decade end (1850s)
    Thomas Joseph Cantrell, an Irish apothecary and surgeon, manufactured the first ginger ale in Belfast, Ireland, in the 1850s.
  • History section, dry style origin
    Dry ginger ale was created by Canadian John J. McLaughlin, a chemist and pharmacist.
  • History section, dry style, 1904 introduction (from)
    Having established a soda water bottling plant in 1890, McLaughlin began developing flavour extracts to add to the water in 1904. That year, he introduced 'Pale Dry' Ginger Ale, the bubbly drink that would be patented in 1907 as Canada Dry Ginger Ale.
  • History section, dry style, 1904 introduction (to)
    Having established a soda water bottling plant in 1890, McLaughlin began developing flavour extracts to add to the water in 1904. That year, he introduced 'Pale Dry' Ginger Ale, the bubbly drink that would be patented in 1907 as Canada Dry Ginger Ale.
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