the.com/ginger ale
the soda that pretends to be medicine and somehow keeps the promise.
means A sweet, carbonated soft drink flavored with ginger, often pale gold and mild, drunk for refreshment or pressed into service to settle a queasy stomach.
from A compound of plain English parts: "ginger," the pungent rhizome whose name travels back through Old English and Latin to Greek "ziggiberis," itself borrowed from a South Asian source (compare Sanskrit "shrngavera," loosely "horn-root," for the antler-like shape of the root). "Ale" is the old Germanic word for fermented malt drink, here borrowed metaphorically — the early ginger ales were brewed and sometimes lightly fermented before the modern sweetened, carbonated version took over. The drink itself emerged in the 19th century, with the paler "dry" style popularized in Canada, but the precise inventors and dates are murkier than the bottle, so we'll leave them unclaimed.
- Faux ginger
- Most brands use little to no real ginger
- Nausea myth
- Comfort is mostly placebo and cold fizz
- Prohibition hero
- Canada Dry boomed mixing illegal liquor's harsh edges
- Sky favorite
- Cabin pressure dulls taste, ale survives best
- Pharmacy birth
- Born as a 1800s medicinal tonic drink
canada dry — founded 1866, still the world's best-selling ginger ale brand
fevertree ginger ale — premium british brand launched 2005, now in 50+ countries
vernors — american ginger ale made since 1866 in detroit, claims to be the oldest