Texas Driver wine?

[Guinastasia]

In a lot of Stephen King novels, a mention is made of a drink entitled “Texas Driver”. And yet, I can’t find neither hide nor heels of this online. What gives-is it just a name King made up?

[Guinastasia]

Anyone?

[Oslo_Ostragoth]

My google-fu is not up to the task.

[Magiver]

Sounds like a local concoction. Must be made with vodka if it has the word “driver” in it.

[aldiboronti]

Mentioned on this site.

A white rum screwdriver is a variation. A 1960s variant of this cocktail, known as an astronaut screwdriver, substituted Tang for orange juice. Another variant, known as the red screwdriver, also adds a splash of Red Bull to it. Other variations include the Napa valley screwdriver made with grape juice, the Washington screwdriver made with apple juice, and the Texas screwdriver, featuring Ruby Red grapefruit juice.

[Bricker]

@Guinastasia

In a lot of Stephen King novels, a mention is made of a drink entitled “Texas Driver”. And yet, I can’t find neither hide nor heels of this online. What gives-is it just a name King made up?

It’s made up.

The favorite drink of Buddy Repperton, Texas Driver is supposed to be a low-end fortified wine, similar to Ripple (Fred Sanford’s choice), Thunderbird, MD 20/20, Cisco, Night Train, and Wild Irish Rose.

[Bricker]

@aldiboronti

Mentioned on this site.

Different. A Texas screwdriver is a mixed drink. Texas Driver was a bottled commercial drink that was featured in King’s story Christine, among others.

[Fear_Itself]

@Bricker

The favorite drink of Buddy Repperton, Texas Driver is supposed to be a low-end fortified wine, similar to Ripple (Fred Sanford’s choice), Thunderbird, MD 20/20, Cisco, Night Train, and Wild Irish Rose.

According to the description in Christine, it is closer to a wine cooler than a fortified wine:

@Christine

“A State Police source was quoted as saying “liquor was probably a factor” --an officially opaque way of saying that the shattered remains of over half a dozen bottles of a juice-and-wine combination sold under the trade name Texas Driver had been found in the wreckage.”

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[postcards]

Given Stephen King’s obsessive penchant for inserting pop culture and brand names into his fiction, I would never have had a doubt about this.

[KneadToKnow]

@Bricker

It’s made up.

The favorite drink of Buddy Repperton, Texas Driver is supposed to be a low-end fortified wine, similar to Ripple (Fred Sanford’s choice), Thunderbird, MD 20/20, Cisco, Night Train, and Wild Irish Rose.

[Jake]
Night Train’s a mean wine.
[/Jake]

[Guinastasia]

Thanks, guys. Usually King uses actual products, as mentioned above, so I assumed this was the case. Huh.