Ting (soft drink)

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Ting grapefruit soda, bottled
Ting grapefruit soda, bottled
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Ting is a carbonated beverage popular in the Caribbean. It is flavored with St. Kitt's or Jamaican grapefruit juice (from concentrate), and is both tart and sweet. It comes in a green glass bottle, or more rarely in a green and yellow can. Like Orangina, the beverage contains a small amount of sediment consisting of grapefruit juice pulp. Ting is produced under license by Cott Beverages.[citation needed] 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 a trial 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. It has now become a popular mixer in addition to its success as a non-alcoholic beverage. A Ting and a patty is a very popular Jamaican snack.

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[edit] References in popular culture

  • In the show King of Queens, the episode Apartment Complex, Doug offers Carrey some Ting, later she realizes he has been keeping a big secret from her.
  • BBC 6 Music DJ George Lamb is currently running a campaign to raise the parody that is Ting within the UK. It is proving successful, including an ironic 'on-air Ting conversion'. [What a Hero!]