Arnold Palmer (drink)
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An Arnold Palmer is a beverage consisting of half unsweetened iced tea and half lemonade named for golfer Arnold Palmer.[1]. Using half sweetened iced tea and half lemonade is considered a "Winnie Palmer".
The history of Arnold Palmer as related by Arnold Palmer and Chris Byrd, founding partner of Arnold Palmer Tee: Mr. Palmer had been privately brewing a mixture of lemonade and iced tea in his home for many years. In the late 1960s, in a bar in Palm Springs California, Mr. Palmer ordered a mixture of lemonade and iced tea and a woman seated next to him overheard his order and said, "I'll have that Palmer drink." The drink then spread across the golfing world and became known as an "Arnold Palmer." Innovative Flavors from Orlando, Florida now licenses the drink to beverage companies such as the Arizona Beverage Company.
Lemonade iced tea is also sold under a private label by regional convenience store Wawa.
An "Arnold Palmer" is also an alcoholic mixed drink, consisting of half lemonade and half "Jeremiah Weed" or "Firefly". Jeremiah Weed and Firefly are both brand names of a tea flavored liquor; usually iced tea flavored vodka, but there are many varieties. A popular variation is to add a spalsh of orange juice into the drink.
Another mixed drink called a, "Michael Phelps" or "Weed and Water" consists of half Jeremiah Weed and half water. This drink is named after Michael Phelps because of his extraordinary Olympic gold medal winning swimming ability and getting caught smoking weed, after a now famous photo of Michael Phelps hitting a bong was leaked on the internet.
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