Regional Drinks

[dcs]

Reading this article about Buckfast Tonic Wine reminded me of one of my favorite Washington Post articles about Allen's Coffee Flavored Brandy. Does anyone have other examples of brands/drinks that seem to dominate a localized geographic area yet remain unknown or unappreciated pretty much everywhere else?

[bittersweet]

In parts of New Jersey the bartender shot of choice is a blackberry (I think) schnapps called BlackHaus

[Joe Riley]

Reading this article about Buckfast Tonic Wine reminded me of one of my favorite Washington Post articles about Allen's Coffee Flavored Brandy. Does anyone have other examples of brands/drinks that seem to dominate a localized geographic area yet remain unknown or unappreciated pretty much everywhere else?

I remember that article about Allen's so well that I had a customer who summers in Maine obtain some for me, in the 1.75L size, naturally

That was such a lurid story, and I've shown it to people who couldn't believe that what I was telling them about it was true. The "Champagne of Maine!"

Nothing else I can think of that is a regional favorite, though I do hear that brandy, such as Christian Brothers Brandy in particular, is immensely popular in Minnesota.

[jparrott]

Brandy old-fashioneds garnished with pickled vegetables, in Wisconsin.

[Barbara]

The "Red Eye" in El Paso: beer with tomato juice.

[mtpleasanteater]

White wine, ice and chewing gum is a popular mix in parts of New Jersey.

[SeanMike]

The "Red Eye" in El Paso: beer with tomato juice.

My relatives in West Virginia drink that, too.

[DaRiv18]

My relatives in West Virginia drink that, too.

And I think Dale DeGroff says it's a Catskill Mountains favorite as well.