Charles Grieg, the inventor of "7 Up», joked that he came up with a drink from the "seven kinds of hangover"

Now it is not clear where did the name "7 Up»: Grieg himself once joked that he came up with a drink as a means of "seven kinds of hangover," and one of the company claimed that the beverage maker spied the idea in a newspaper article about the history of cow's hallmarks. It is believed that the number "7" represents the amount of the basic ingredients that were previously listed on the label, while others suggest that it is the capacity of bottles (7 oz), in which the cast of "7 Up».