Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Red lemonade (Template:Langx) is a soft drink sold in Ireland and regarded as distinctively a part of the cultural identity of Irish people.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Lemonade in Ireland traditionally comes in three varieties – red, brown and white. All three are lemon-flavoured, but there is a marked difference in taste between the varieties.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Red lemonade is particularly associated with festive occasions,<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref> but can also be a folk remedy.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Red lemonade is drunk on its own and is also served as a mixer with spirits in Ireland, particularly in whiskey.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name="auto">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> Major brands of red lemonade include TK (formerly Taylor Keith), Country Spring, Finches, Nash's, Maine, and C&C.<ref name="auto"/><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> There was an urban myth that European Union authorities had banned red lemonade,<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> but in fact the authorities had simply banned a cancer-causing dye.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

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