Pop Quiz! What was your favorite when you were a kid?

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73. Ale 8 One - 'A Late One'

Not my favorite, but it was always in the house when I visited my uncle in Mt. Sterling, KY.

"The formula for Ale-8-One was developed by soda bottler G. L. Wainscott in the 1920s.[1] According to text on the back of some Ale-8 bottles, "Wainscott was an eccentric old man; however, there was nothing odd about his creation." Wainscott, who had been in the soda business in Winchester, Kentucky since 1902, had developed Roxa-Kola, his previous flagship product, in 1906.[1] In creating the formula for Ale-8-One, Wainscott drew upon his knowledge of ginger-based recipes acquired during extensive travels in northern Europe.[1]

Wainscott began bottling his new creation in 1926.[1] To choose a name for the drink, he sponsored one of the first name-the-product contests in the United States; "A Late One" was chosen as the winning entry.[1] The "Ale-8-One" logo is a pun of the phrase suggesting that his product was "the latest thing" in soft drinks."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ale-8-One