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| Origin | United States |
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| Ingredients | Iced tea,lemonade |
TheArnold Palmer, also known as thehalf and half, is a non-alcoholic beverage that combinesiced tea andlemonade. The name refers to the professional American golferArnold Palmer, who was known to often request and drink this beverage combination; some attribute the invention of the beverage to the golfer.[1][2][3]
There are two alcoholic cocktail versions, one is theJohn Daly which hasvodka and the other is theLee Trevino which hastequila.[4][5]MillerCoors began marketing and distributing a commercially available malt-based version of the beverage under the Arnold Palmer Spiked name in early 2018.[6]
In 2012, an ESPN30 for 30 Shorts documentary was produced on the drink, featuring Palmer, beverage experts, a group ofPGA golfers and comedianWill Arnett discussing the drink's history and popularity.[7] In the film, Palmer attributes the spreading of the drink's name to an incident in which a woman copied his ordering the drink at lunch after a long day of designing a golf course inPalm Springs, California during the late 1960s, saying "I'll have that Arnold Palmer drink, too."[8] Palmer preferred three parts unsweetened tea, to one part lemonade, but when mixed equal parts tea and lemonade, the drink is sometimes called aHalf & Half.[9][10]
According to a waitress atAugusta National Golf Club, Palmer ordered his namesake beverage by saying, "I'll have a Mr. Palmer."[11] When Palmer visited theLatrobe Country Club in his hometown, the staff at the snack shack served the beverage to him or his wife, Kit, without prompting. "Mr. Palmer should never have to order the drink named after him," wrote a former snack shack employee about the club's rules.[12]
The first mention of the beverage nationally was in theRolling Stone 1997 "Hot Issue". ScreenwriterScott Alexander said it was the new "hot drink" and called it the "Half-and-Half." Alexander wrote, "It's half-iced tea and half-lemonade. At any Hollywood lunch, everyone orders it."[13]
The drink has been sold under the Arnold Palmer trademark via a licensing arrangement with Innovative Flavors since 2001.Arizona Beverage Company began marketing and selling the beverage with Palmer's picture and signature on the bottle in 2002 and has handled distribution ever since.[14] The line has expanded to include various flavors including Green Tea, Southern Style Sweet Tea and Pink Lemonade, Zero Calorie, Strawberry, Peach, Mango and Natural Energy. Lemonade combined with iced tea is also sold without the Arnold Palmer trademark by other companies, such asNestea,[15]Lipton Brisk,Honest Tea (as Half and Half),Nantucket Nectars (as Half and Half),Country Time,[16]Sweet Leaf,[17] XINGtea,[18]Snapple,[19] andPeace Iced Tea (as Caddyshack). It has 23 mg of caffeine per 23 oz drink.[20] In 2021, Chick-fil-A began selling its own version marketed as "Sunjoy."[21]
The drink has many variations, with and without alcohol. Non-alcoholic variations include the Winnie Palmer[22] (made with sweet tea and lemonade), the Jennie Wong (made with lemonade and Coke)[23], and the Green Tea Arnold Palmer[24] (made with frozen lemonade concentrate).
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