Reports confirm the death of the most iconic iced tea brand moguls of all time: Arnold Palmer. Having passed away peacefully on September 25th at the age of 87, he was known as a “champion” and “ambassador” to that boring game that dad’s play every Sunday, but even more important was his lasting legacy on the state of iced tea in America.
“I’ll never sip from those tall cans in the same way,” quoted local teenager Andrew Gillen. “People are now drinking a dead guy’s recipe – that’s pretty deep, that he lives on through this can.”
Palmer was best known for ordering the lemonade iced at area golf clubs where he played. Patrons noted his peculiar taste and decided to try it out, and it caught on. The recipe made its way to mass production at the turn of the century, and it has been a popular convenience store beverage ever since.
“That’s a name we will never forget,” stated 7-Eleven manager Harold Schmidt. “Kids order these things every day, and now they want even more to remember him by. I have to remind myself that he’s gone, but he’s still here in sweet, tangy spirit.”
Arnold Palmer lived by the maxim, “Iced tea is deceptively simple and endlessly delicious.” May we all carry on his legacy, and drink the greatest concoction since the creation of Tang.