Ginger ale

Ginger ale
Vernors golden ginger ale
TypeSoft drink
OriginIreland and Canada, Northern Ireland and Southern Ontario, Canada
Introduced1851 (golden)
1904 (dry)
ColourGolden
FlavourGinger
VariantsGolden and dry

Ginger ale is a carbonated soft drink (not an ale) flavoured with ginger. It is consumed on its own or used as a mixer, often with spirit-based drinks. There are two main types of ginger ale. The golden style is credited to the Irish doctor Thomas Joseph Cantrell. The dry style (also called the pale style), a paler drink with a much milder ginger flavour, was created by Canadian John McLaughlin.