Nation's Beverage

Beverages have to be created. And they're created by looking at what trend is in, say, the fashion industry - what color's hot right now.

~ Howard Schultz

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I think it's hard to predict what is going to be popular. It is particularly hard to predict what will be popular and stand the test of time. Cherry Smash did not become the nation's beverage. At one time, it was a syrup that soda jerks used to make drinks. Today a cherry smash is bitters, whiskey, vermouth, syrup, and lemon juice with cherries and ice.

It doesn't matter. I'm not having that drink either way. Especially if it uses maraschino cherries. I hate those things. 

Plus, the national beverage should probably include eagle juice.