Ting Jamaican Grapefruit Soda 330ml | Caribbean Drink Australia

Ting Jamaican Grapefruit Soda — The Taste of Jamaica in Every Sip

• Brand: D&G (Desnoes & Geddes), Jamaica
• Volume: 330ml can
• Type: Carbonated grapefruit soft drink
• Key Ingredient: Real Jamaican grapefruit juice (from concentrate)
• Flavour Profile: Tangy, refreshing, naturally grapefruit — not overly sweet
• Founded: 1976 by D&G (Jamaica’s most trusted beverage brand)
• Country of Origin: Jamaica
• Best For: Cold drinking, cocktail mixing (Wray ‘n’ Ting), summer refreshment

Jamaica’s Iconic Grapefruit Soda — Not Like Anything You’ve Had Before

There are grapefruit sodas, and then there’s Ting. Since 1976, Desnoes & Geddes (D&G) — the same Jamaican company behind Red Stripe beer — has been producing what many Caribbean people consider the perfect soft drink: crisp, genuinely grapefruit-flavoured, and unapologetically tangy in a way that mass-market sodas like Fanta or Schweppes simply can’t replicate.

The secret is real Jamaican grapefruit juice. While most international grapefruit sodas use artificial flavouring, Ting uses grapefruit juice concentrate sourced from Jamaica’s citrus-rich landscape. The result is a drink that actually tastes like grapefruit — bright, tart, slightly bitter in the best possible way, and intensely refreshing in the heat.

For Caribbean diaspora living in Australia, Ting is one of those drinks that carries the weight of memory. It’s the soda from childhood parties, from Sunday afternoons, from the shop down the road back home. A can of Ting with ice in a hot Sydney summer is ten minutes of Jamaica. For Australians discovering it for the first time, it’s a revelation — proof that grapefruit soda can be this good.

The Classic: Wray ‘n’ Ting

Ting is also Jamaica’s most beloved cocktail mixer. The “Wray ‘n’ Ting” — Wray & Nephew Overproof White Rum mixed with ice-cold Ting — is one of the simplest and most satisfying rum drinks on the planet. The grapefruit cuts through the intensity of the rum, creating something that tastes far more sophisticated than two ingredients have any right to be.

Try the recipe:

1. Fill a tall glass with ice
2. Pour 30–60ml of Wray & Nephew (or any good Jamaican rum) over the ice
3. Top with ice-cold Ting
4. Squeeze in a lime wedge, give it a gentle stir, and enjoy

Other Ting Cocktail Ideas

• Ting ‘n’ Sting: Ting + a dash of Scotch Bonnet hot sauce — sounds wrong, tastes incredible
• Ting Mojito: Ting + white rum + fresh mint + lime
• Non-alcoholic Ting: Poured straight over crushed ice with a lime wedge — no rum needed

Ships from Sydney to anywhere in Australia. Serve chilled or over ice. Your next Caribbean party starts with Ting in the esky.

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