Even diet soda drinkers can enjoy the cherry flavors of Cheerwine — Photo courtesy of Travis Seward
There’s a certain kind of North Carolina wholesomeness that was depicted in black and white episodes of “The Andy Griffith Show,” in the front porch bluegrass of the late Doc Watson and on dented tin signs politely asking us to drink Cheerwine soda.
Although you can take a Griffith-themed tour in Mount Airy – the real-life inspiration for the show’s Mayberry setting – and you can still hear Watson on public radio theme hours, they both exist in reruns and memories, left behind in a time that men in sharply-creased khakis refer to as ‘the good ol’ days.’
On all occasions, it’s good taste — Photo courtesy of Travis Seward
That’s not the case with Cheerwine. “On all occasions, it’s good taste,” those signs promised – and more than a century later, it still is. If you’re from North Carolina or have spent any time in the superior Carolina, you’re nodding your head in agreement.
The story of this extra-fizzy cherry soda began in Salisbury, North Carolina, in more or less the same place where new chapters are still being added. According to the North Carolina History Project, a businessman named Lewis D….
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