Containing 23 fruit flavors, this beverage was created in 1885 at Morrison’s Old Corner Drug store in Waco, Texas.
- Daiquiri
- Dr Pepper
- Sangria
- Sprite
Dr Pepper. (The period was officially dropped in the 1950’s.) Pharmacist Charles Alderton created the drink. The owner of the drug store named the beverage but the reason he chose the name Dr Pepper is lost to history although stories abound as to its origin.
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