Charles Alderton
| Charles Alderton | |
|---|---|
 Charles Courtice Alderton | |
| Born |
June 21, 1857 Brooklyn, New York City, USA |
| Died |
May 29, 1941 Waco, Texas, USA |
| Occupation | Pharmacist |
| Known for | Dr Pepper |
Charles Courtice Alderton (born June 21, 1857 in Brooklyn)[1] was an American pharmacist, and the creator of the carbonated soft drink Dr Pepper.
Alderton attended Framlingham College in England, studied medicine at the University of Texas, and worked as a pharmacist in Waco, in a shop called "Morrison's Old Corner Drug Store",[2] which had a soda fountain.
Alderton noticed that customers were tiring of the traditional flavours of sarsaparilla, lemon and vanilla, and so to try and revive sales, began experimenting with new flavour combinations, eventually settling on a 23 ingredient mix combined with phosphoric acid to give it tang. It was first sold on 1 December 1885, and was ordered by asking the soda attendant to "shoot a Waco".[3]
Alderton gave the formula to Wade Morrison, who named it Dr Pepper.
References
- ↑ Charles Alderton - NNDB
- ↑ Dr Pepper FAQ. Retrieved January 3, 2010.
- ↑ Donovan, Tristan (2014). Fizz : how soda shook up the world. Chicago, Illinois: Chicago Review Press. p. 69. ISBN 978-1613747223.