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As the quinine powder was so bitter people began mixing the powder with soda and sugar, and a basic tonic water was created. The first commercial tonic water was produced in 1858. [ 29 ] The mixed drink gin and tonic also originated in British colonial India , when the British population would mix their medicinal quinine tonic with gin .
Fanta (/ ˈ f æ n t ə /) is an American-owned brand of fruit-flavored carbonated soft drinks created by Coca-Cola Deutschland under the leadership of German businessman Max Keith. There are over 200 flavors worldwide.
According to writer Andrew Schloss, "soda" derives from sodium, a common mineral in natural springs, and was first used to describe carbonation in 1802. [4]Short article from the Washington Daily Star, District of Columbia, published on July 6, 1854, using the word "pop" to describe a beverage
At a certain point, syrups and flavorings were added to make soda pop—and the rest is American history. ... and it fell flat after the first couple of sips. 4. Sunkist Orange Soda.
Moxie is a brand of carbonated beverage that is among the first mass-produced soft drinks in the United States. It was created around 1876 by Augustin Thompson as a patent medicine called "Moxie Nerve Food" [2] and was produced in Lowell, Massachusetts. [3] The sweet soda is similar to root beer, but with a bitter aftertaste. [4]
Tab was created in 1963 by Coca-Cola after the successful sales and marketing of Diet Rite cola, owned by The Royal Crown Company. [6] Previously, Diet Rite had been the only sugarless soda on the market. Tab was marketed to consumers who wanted to "keep tabs" on their weight. [7] [8]
Cola is a carbonated soft drink flavored with vanilla, cinnamon, citrus oils, and other flavorings.Cola became popular worldwide after the American pharmacist John Stith Pemberton invented Coca-Cola, a trademarked brand, in 1886, which was imitated by other manufacturers.
Coca-Cola Was the First Soda Sipped in Space. Coca-Cola attempted another historic launch in 1985, sending New Coke into space aboard the Challenger. The company proudly proclaimed that it was ...