Ricqlès is a peppermint spirit and a French

soft drink A soft drink (see #Terminology, § Terminology for other names) is a class of non-alcoholic drink, usually (but not necessarily) Carbonated water, carbonated, and typically including added Sweetness, sweetener. Flavors used to be Natural flav ...

. The liquor Alcool de Menthe de Ricqlès was created in 1838 by Heyman de Ricqlès in

Lyon Lyon (Franco-Provençal: ''Liyon'') is a city in France. It is located at the confluence of the rivers Rhône and Saône, to the northwest of the French Alps, southeast of Paris, north of Marseille, southwest of Geneva, Switzerland, north ...

France France, officially the French Republic, is a country located primarily in Western Europe. Overseas France, Its overseas regions and territories include French Guiana in South America, Saint Pierre and Miquelon in the Atlantic Ocean#North Atlan ...

, and was originally a medicinal mint spirit. The Ricqlès family created a company in the 1860s. In 1954 the Ricqlès company introduced the soft drink version of the beverage. This drink presents itself as being extremely refreshing, giving the French trademark advertising slogan: ''"Le glouglou qui fait glagla"''. The French meaning is a play on words featuring two familiar comical words when put together idiomatically means "Drinking it gives you the shivers". (a closer translation would be "the gulp-gulp that makes your teeth chatter")

References

External links

Soft drinks French liqueurs {{soft-drink-stub