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The End of Canada Dry?

AH, GINGER ALE, one of the finer things in life if you ask me, and of course the finest ginger ale of all is good old Canada Dry. I was disturbed therefore when I recently saw a bottle of the “champagne of ginger ales” defaced with the name of Schweppes. (Schweppes ginger ale is tangier and much less enjoyable than Canada Dry). It turns out that the Cadbury Schweppes corporation now owns Canada Dry, which would not necessarily be a bad thing were it for the fact that I immediately suspected the ginger ale was Schweppes but the packaging was Canada Dry.

This would be a true abomination, the equivalent of selling some modern “pop art” and advertising it as the work of an old master. At the time I believed it actually was Schweppes, but my tastebuds having returned as my illness retreated, I’m not quite sure anymore. If the Cadbury Schweppes corporation has destroyed our favourite ginger ale, then let them be anathema!

Published at 7:51 am on Monday 1 May 2006. Categories: General.
Comments

Canada Dry has the better logo as well as flavour.

— Mrs. Peperium 1 May 2006 12:32 pm

Canada Dry has not disapeared. I promise. Maybe you just have to come visit us in Canada to get the real stuff though. ;-)

— Dilexitprior 9 May 2006 2:26 am

comon? I grew up on the stuff in Buffalo New York… where we have a huge canadian influence as evident by our hockey team!

— Nick 19 May 2006 2:43 am

I hate the fact that are brade we canadian’s made is now british(schweppes) eh?

— mathew 8 Jun 2006 5:55 pm

FYI, the components of the very tasty Rye & Ginger, a popular drink in Canada, is, despite the impression one would form from the label of its ingredients (best made with Canada Dry Ginger Ale and Canadian Club rye whiskey – yes, we spell “whiskey” with an “e”) are in fact entirely British owned.

— Scott Tindle 11 Jun 2006 11:37 pm

Um im from canada and ive never had that problem…. our is still called ginger ale here .. and it tastes the same :)

— sam 1 May 2007 8:47 pm

Andrew, my I put forth that I believe that Verner’s is quite possibly the best ginger ale I’ve ever tasted. Please give it a try!

— William 24 Sep 2007 8:14 pm

anyone know where i can buy a print of this poster?

— Matthew P 9 Aug 2009 2:38 am
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