Ting is a favorite in the Caribbean, it's a lightly carbonated citrus drink made from Grapefruit. Ting has a simple green and yellow labeland is considered by many as the greatest non-alcoholic summer beverage, full stop. Sure there are cheap imitations, but they are just that. Ting is unstoppable on ice and goes nice with the hard stuff.
Ting is a carbonated beverage popular in the Caribbean. It is flavored with Jamaican grapefruit juice (from concentrate), and is both tart and sweet. It comes in a green and yellow can or green glass bottle. The beverage contains a small amount of sediment consisting of grapefruit juice pulp. Ting is produced under license by Cott Beverages. Ting also now makes Pink Ting Soda, Diet Ting Soda, and Ginger Beer.
Ting was first produced in late November 1976 by Guinness Jamaica following tests conducted by Tim Sheehan, an Irishman who worked for the Company as Technical Director, to see if it were possible to develop a fruit drink from locally grown grapefruit. It quickly proved a popular drink with Jamaicans, both as a non alcoholic refreshment and an alcoholic mixer. Ting won 4 Gold Medals for the best non alcoholic beverage in the World. The rights to Ting were acquired from Guinness by D&G Sodas of Kingston, Jamaica. It is produced and bottled by Pepsi-Cola Jamaica in Kingston, Jamaica, and distributed throughout the Caribbean and the United States. Outside these regions, it is not commonly available, although it is also produced in the UK, using Jamaican grapefruits. In 1999 the Ting brand was acquired by PepsiAmericas.
Ting has also been known to be mixed with citrus vodka to create Ving, an alcoholic version of the drink. The drink consists of approximately 1 part Smirnoff Citrus Vodka and 2 parts Ting, able to be mixed in any amounts. Though Ting and vodka mixes have been around for years, the name Ving originated in Medford, Massachusetts at Tufts University.
There are a few varieties of drinks that can be made by mixing Ting and other alcohol, here at Skeeterz, we serve them up as TINGerz!
Ring : A mix of Bacardi Limón rum and Ting
Ging : A mix of Gin and Ting
Jing : (pronounced Ying): A mix of Jägermeister and Ting
Ming : A mix of Ting and Midori
Wing : Whiskey and Ting
Ving : Vodka and Ting
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