Nectar Soda, Cincinnati

Atlas ObscuraDec 3, 2024

Nectar Soda

Though Cincinnati is best known for breweries, another effervescent beverage has a long history in the Queen City: the nectar soda. Home to the oldest pharmacy college in the U.S. west of the Alleghenies, the Eclectic Medical Institute (1845-1952), and Lloyd Brothers Pharmacists , Cincinnati was long on the forefront of the pharmaceutical industry. The city had a number of apothecaries with sod…

Vanilla and bitter almond flavored pink drink

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Eclectic Medical InstitutePlaceOldest pharmacy college in the U.S. west of the Alleghenies
Lloyd Brothers PharmacistsPlaceFounded in the 1870s and presently located in the northwest corner of downtown Cincinnati, Ohio, the origins of the…
Dann WoellertPlaceWhen we think of the most American dishes eaten at American backyard cookouts, four that come to mind are hot dogs,…
John MullanePlaceCreated nectar soda flavor after learning confectionery
Nectar SodaPlaceVanilla and bitter almond flavored pink drink
Aglamesis BrothersRestaurantIce cream and chocolate shop serving nectar sodas since 1908
Graeter’sIce cream shopIce cream shop serving nectar sodas since 1870
Dow Drug StoreRestaurantHad 32 soda fountains, nectar was a popular flavor
OakleyNeighborhoodHistoric neighborhood where an ice cream parlor serves nectar soda
Hyde ParkNeighborhoodHistoric neighborhood with one of Graeter's oldest locations
Mr. Gene’sRestaurantInstitution serving nectar soda and milkshakes since 1962
South CumminsvilleNeighborhoodNeighborhood where Mr. Gene's is located
UDFRestaurantChain that started in Cincinnati in 1940

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