Did you know that each and every state has a signature drink? Something that s either unique to the state or just really popular. Some states have pretty interesting and intriguing tastes. Michigan for example loves The Hummer. It s white rum, Kahlua, and two scoops of ice cream in a tall glass. Mississippi on the other hand loves plain whole milk. Honestly, the full list is a wild up and down mixture of amazing and boring. Oklahoma lands right in the middle.
Oklahoma s signature drink is, oddly enough, the Roy Rogers. Famous original film cowboy from the early days of film - AKA - talkies. I think it s odd because Roy Rogers isn t from Oklahoma. He briefly lived here while filming Home In Oklahoma and famously got married at the Flying L Ranch in Davis, but that s the extent of his Oklahoma roots. sort of. You see, Roy Rogers, while of no relation, was named after Oklahoma s Favorite Son Will Rogers. Not at birth, Roy Rogers real name was Leonard Slye. but Hollywood executives