The Post Quiz: Summer Drinks, and Where They Came From

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The Post Quiz: Summer Drinks, and Where They Came From

Unscramble the letters to identify these summer drinks.

  1. Originally, it contained drugs, but no alcohol. CCCO OAAL
  2. This was invented to keep alcohol out of church services. SCARCE WEIGH JULEP
  3. The taste treat invented in Nazi Germany. AFTAN
  4. Its name means 'moonshine': it was invented in Tennessee – as a drinks 'mixer'. AMOUNT WINED
  5. It has sassafras in it. BORER TOE
  6. Made popular at the 1904 St Louis World's Fair, because it was way hot that summer. ACE TIDE
  7. You can make a Moscow Mule with this beverage, known in the UK since the 18th Century. GREBE REIGN
  8. An ancient drink: this tangy beverage is first recorded in Egypt. DAEMONEL
  9. This drink was first named in print in 1885 – but it had whiskey in it. KHAKISELM
  10. This beverage was first called 'Brad's Drink'. In 1898, the name was 'improved' with a derivation from the word for 'stomach ache'. ESCALOP PI

Easy as a breeze, right? Click the picture if you want answers.

An old advertisement for Cocawine.
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