Daly angered over cocktail bearing his name

[GolfSpy_X]

A cocktail named for John Daly that features sweet tea, lemonade and vodka apparently has been around for awhile, but now it's turning up on bar menus and Daly doesn't much appreciate it.

 

One of his followers on Twitter alerted Daly to a Minneapolis restaurant that featured a John Daly on its menu, made with Jeremiah Weed Sweet Tea Flavored Vodka "and our own muddled lemonade!"

 

A new chain of restaurants in Southern California, the Lazy Dog Cafe, offers on its drink menu the "John Daily," featuring Jeremiah Weed Sweet Tea Flavored Vodka and fresh pink lemonade, "giving this refreshing cocktail a bad boy bite," the menu states.

 

Daly responded with these Twitter posts:

 

"For all my fans out there hittin the bars & events I'm lookin for your help--ANY PRINTED MENUS, BANNERS OR ADS promoting the 'John Daly' drink--Can you please bring to my attention with a pic and/or a tweet of the bar location & brand of sweet tea! Thanks for lookin out!"

 

"when distributors are putting their Vodka Bottle Label on Point of Sale w/my name & w/out authorization in order to sell it-TradeMark Infrin"

 

-- John Strege

 

 

 

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[GolfSpy Dave]

It's as close to being Arnold Palmer as he will get

[jamo]

Just so everyone knows, if you want to name a drink after me I will not object. Ever. (But I expect a 50% cut )

[cheymike]

It's as close to being Arnold Palmer as he will get

OUCH!

[cheymike]

. (But I expect a 50% cut )

So does John Daly!

[GolfSpy Dave]

He'd be cool about it if it came in a tall can or 40oz.

[Moecat]

I guess "Fat Ass Drunken Golfer" isn't catchy enough for a drink name in the bar business

[jamo]

So does John Daly!

 

(But I won't press charges )

[GolfSpy Dave]

I guess "Fat Ass Drunken Golfer" isn't catchy enough for a drink name in the bar business

That will be how I order one at the course lounge from this point forward.

[JohnBarry]

Sorry guys, I agree with him 100%. His name is a property, and it's used to make money for himself, and anyone using it, with his endorsement it infringing upon his right, pure and simple. Like it or not, he's right and will be sueing whom ever is resonsable.

[cheymike]

Hmm... I do tend to agree, but JB... do you think Arnie gets a cut for every "Arnold Palmer" sold? Once the concotion is know, and the name gets popular, people are going to be ordering it in bars no matter WHO does or doesn't get a cut. I mean, look at poor ol' Harvey Wallbanger. He didn't get a dime!

I do agree it shouldn't be a 'brand' name without his permission though.

[GolfSpy Dave]

Agree with John getting paid if there is an official version on the beverage with his name in print on some product. My understanding of this is that it is a drink name that has just caught on at the unofficial level. If a booze company is marketing it with John's name and image w/o compensation, that is not OK.

 

If it is just a drink name, then John should just be flattered. He has joined the ranks of Roy Rodgers & Shirley Temple.

[jamo]

Hmm... I do tend to agree, but JB... do you think Arnie gets a cut for every "Arnold Palmer" sold? Once the concotion is know, and the name gets popular, people are going to be ordering it in bars no matter WHO does or doesn't get a cut. I mean, look at poor ol' Harvey Wallbanger. He didn't get a dime!

I do agree it shouldn't be a 'brand' name without his permission though.

 

They do make an official Arnold Palmer drink in a can and everything. An easy way around that would be to call it a "half and half". I see that a lot anyway.

[cheymike]

Yeah, I know about the drink in a can.. but I also see people order it in club house bars/restaraunts as an "Arnold Palmer" and its made on the spot and not out of a can.

And I still feel sorry for poor ol' Harvey. He died broke!

[BalataMan]

Yeah, I know about the drink in a can.. but I also see people order it in club house bars/restaraunts as an "Arnold Palmer" and its made on the spot and not out of a can.

And I still feel sorry for poor ol' Harvey. He died broke!

 

Yeah, but all of the wall damage he did was legendary!

[JohnBarry]

Arnie got paid and gets paid, make no mistake about that.

[Justin66]

Arnie got paid and gets paid, make no mistake about that.

 

Isn't he still in the top 50 money earners in golf still? There's a list in one of my golf magazines, but feeling a little lathargic and don't want to hunt it down. If memory serves, he had