Ving (Beverage)
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Ving is a vodka mix drink made from Ting
(a Jamaican grapefruit soda) and citrus vodka. 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 yearshttp://tingsoda.com/tingsodamixes.html, the name ving originated in Medford, Massachusetts
at Tufts University
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There are also other varieties of drinks that can be made by mixing Ting and other forms of alcohol:
Ting (soft drink)
Ting is a carbonated beverage popular in the Caribbean. It is flavored with Jamaican grapefruit juice , and is both tart and sweet. Ting 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...
(a Jamaican grapefruit soda) and citrus vodka. The drink consists of approximately 1 part Smirnoff
Smirnoff
Smirnoff is a brand of vodka owned and produced by the British company Diageo. The Smirnoff brand began with a vodka distillery founded in Moscow by Pyotr Arsenievich Smirnov , the son of illiterate Russian peasants. It is now distributed in 130 countries.Smirnoff products include vodka, flavored...
Citrus Vodka and 2 parts Ting, able to be mixed in any amounts.
Though Ting and vodka mixes have been around for yearshttp://tingsoda.com/tingsodamixes.html, the name ving originated in Medford, Massachusetts
Medford, Massachusetts
Medford is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, in the United States, on the Mystic River, five miles northwest of downtown Boston. In the 2010 U.S. Census, Medford's population was 56,173...
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Tufts University
Tufts University is a private research university located in Medford/Somerville, near Boston, Massachusetts. It is organized into ten schools, including two undergraduate programs and eight graduate divisions, on four campuses in Massachusetts and on the eastern border of France...
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There are also other varieties of drinks that can be made by mixing Ting and other forms of alcohol:
- Ring: A mix of BacardiBacardiBacardi is a family-controlled spirits company, best known as a producer of rums, including Bacardi Superior and Bacardi 151. The company sells in excess of 200 million bottles per year in nearly 100 countries...
Limón rum and Ting - Ging: A mix of Gin and Ting
- Jing : A mix of JägermeisterJägermeisterJägermeister is a German 70-proof digestif made with 56 different herbs and spices. It is the flagship product of Mast-Jägermeister SE, headquartered in Wolfenbüttel, south of Braunschweig, Lower Saxony, Germany.- History :...
and Ting - Ming: A mix of Ting and Midori
- Wing: Whiskey and Ting