ears Mountain Dew zero I am thirsty what do Hubba Bubba and Super Mario have in common well they're
both discontinued sodas we wish would make a comeback of course Jolt Cola people are buying
Bobby McFerrin tapes Jolt Cola and Scottie Pippen sneakers that's capitalism before monster Red Bull
or any other of the slew of today's energy drinks invaded the American Market one soda
company was ahead of the curve Jolt Cola in 1985 jolt was invented as a coffee alternative for the
on-the-go business types of the go go 80s they're simple straightforward slogan was literally all
the sugar and twice the caffeine and the honesty worked we're gonna be rich the super powered soda
became well recognized around the country and in pop culture with product placement and movies like
Gremlins and Jurassic Park and a mention in the comedy classic Wayne's World 2 but jolt's success
eventually powered down they did try to keep up with the Times by rebranding their products as
jolt enter energy in 2006 with new flavors and revamped modernized packaging but by then it
was too late companies like Rockstar and five-hour energy had perfected the energy drink formula and
jolt filed for bankruptcy in 2009 fans waiting to get another jolt fix have probably fallen
asleep long ago dreaming of a miraculous comeback Pepsi holiday spice 10 a.m Santa's coming to town
Pepsi holiday spice was in stores on an eight-week limited release from November 1st of 2004 through
to December 31st the official Pepsi press release noted that the added blend of holiday spices was
an addition of ginger and cinnamon to the classic Pepsi recipe but after the initial release it
did not return the following winter as fans had expected hey lovers of Pepsi holiday spice had to
wait a full two years before they could sample the sweet and spicy soda again and just as it did the
first time the limited release ended and didn't return the next year or any year after that Pepsi
holiday spice has not made a return to supermarket shelves since 2006. dedicated fans took to making
their voices heard and more than one petition was launched demanding the company bring the beverage
back each holiday season but Pepsi has not budged in its absence customers have taken to tracking
down the original Brew But as time goes on the original unsealed Pepsi holiday spice shows up
less frequently and at higher prices each time currently one unopened bottle is listed on an eBay
auction with a Buy It Now price of two hundred dollars the Pepsi public relations team finally
stated in 2016 that Pepsi holiday spice was a limited time offer and there are currently no
no plans to bring it back so for now the soda has to stay on everyone's Christmas wish list
chewing gum bubble gum soda still has the bubbles except they're the carbonated kind instead of the
ones you blow and this particular version is still a hot ticket long after its Heyday has
passed although the famous Hubba Bubba chewing gum was invented by the Wrigley chewing company
in 1979 its soda counterpart wasn't even owned or distributed by the Wrigley company
allegedly inspired by snow cones that were made with a pink bubble gum flavored syrup
Renaissance Man Steve Roeder came up with the bubble gum soda by mixing the syrup with club
soda he had to secure the licensing rights from Wrigley to use the Hub above a name
but after the paperwork was handled his drink hit MidWest American markets in a
1988 limited release the novelty is still in demand today although the limited production
numbers make it difficult to find an unopened can of diet Hubba Bubba was once listed on the
site at over 200 big ones that's that's crazy the soda was specifically designed as a limit
production run and once it was gone the bubble officially burst for fans of Hubba Bubba new to
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Crystal Pepsi all the Great Taste of regular Pepsi but without that Troublesome opacity
here's a discontinued soda that was completely and literally transparent Crystal Pepsi released in
December of 1992 the see-through soda was just normal Pepsi without the caramel food coloring
which not only affected the look of the soda but also the flavor it was also caffeine free and
had 20 fewer calories than regular Pepsi that's interesting that's very interesting it only lasted
a year before being officially discontinued and the last of it was gone from shelves by 1994. but
in that first year Crystal Pepsi sold almost 900 million dollars worth of the stuff after adjusting
for inflation a 2013 viral video feature entering Crystal Pepsi sparked curiosity and a combination
of petitions Billboards and social media activity finally triggered a brief Revival of Crystal Pepsi
in 2016. it had another recent return in 2022 when 300 lucky winners of a Twitter contest each
received a six pack of Crystal Pepsi although none of that production run was ever available
to the public for now dedicated fans will continue to wait patiently for a full-time Crystal comeback
Super Mario Super soda if a turtle was blocking me from my coffee I'd Super Mario it on the heels
of the Video Game Craze in the 1980s and early 1990s it only made sense to Market a soda after
the kings of that craze Nintendo's Super Mario Brothers easy money right manufactured by Shasta
and released in 1993 this soda unfortunately didn't include any ingredients like fire flowers
or mushrooms the line was released pleased in eight ounce mini cans and targeted a younger
audience claiming to be a good source of vitamin C and coming in four distinct flavors the licensing
partnership with Nintendo had the bonus of hidden game and merchandise prizes inside each can but
even in the 90s targeting sugary soda to kids was looked down upon and the whole rollout was
discontinued after a year of poor sales the soda went on to be a much bigger hit in Nintendo's home
country of Japan but cans printed with original English Us labels are a rare find now you'll have
to collect a ton of Mushroom Kingdom coins if you want a full set of the four different cans that
are currently listed on eBay for four hundred dollars the Sprite remixes one Diet Sprite
remix please when the Mario Brothers didn't have success releasing multiple flavors under one brand
umbrella that didn't stop the Coca-Cola Company from attempting at nearly 10 years later with
their Sprite Division and Sprite took it to another level with six different tastes that
could be tried two different ways as with regular Sprite the remix drinks were caffeine free and
colorless but that's where the similarities ended three unique Sprite remixes were released between
2002 and 2005. Sprite tropical remix very clear remix and Aruba Jam remix those three were sold
in bottles and could be bought straight off of store shelves but Coca-Cola also wanted their
customers to be interactive with their new idea so they also released the remix flavor hits line
which were small packets of flavor crystals that customers could dump straight into a
regular bottle or can of Sprite to add their own flavor twist mama there's a kick like a mule the
whole rollout of both products lasted only three years and although the tropical remix flavor saw
two Limited re-releases in 2015 and 2016 under a different name fans of the other five flavors are
still waiting on another remix rollout Coca-Cola black cream in my coffee and rock and roll when it
comes to the Cola Wars Pepsi is not the only one that's seen its share of hits and misses the folks
at Coca-Cola have had experiments too one of their attempts was targeted towards consumers who needed
a quick pick-me-up but wanted an alternative to plain old coffee behold Coca-Cola black nowadays
Coca-Cola with coffee is a widely available product from the company but the combination
originally debuted in a different form first taste tested in coffee-centric European markets like
France the Czech Republic and Slovakia Coca-Cola black was a unique coffee and cola Fusion soda
with a caffeine kick the new drink finally landed on American Shores in April of 2006 but it didn't
stay for very long the rollout was so dismal that it only lasted 17 months as the strange
soda combination was an absolute flop in the marketplace consumers were caught in the middle of
deciding if it was more of a coffee or more like a soda and when or how they should be drinking it
I have no idea Coca-Cola black also didn't pass the taste test with critics noting that it had
a brutal and bitter aftertaste it turns out this version attempted to also cut calories and instead
of sweetening the Brew with traditional sugar a combination of potassium aspartame and high
fructose corn syrup was used in the end it was a good idea but the bad execution of Coca-Cola
black left a bad taste in everyone's mouths and hasn't been back in stores Coke with lime you're
gonna love this it's Coke and lime sticking with the coke folks they made another early Millennium
mix of tastes when they dropped a citrus and cola combination Coca-Cola with lime debuted in early
2005. one year after the company had found success when they introduced lime flavor to Diet Coke in
2004. we need the money after all it seemed to only make sense that fans would like the lime
twist with regular Coke just add as much as they did with the diet version the soda was introduced
to the U.S in a TV commercial during a March broadcast of American Idol and the company assumed
customers would soon be singing their praises but for whatever reason the sour Citrus Twist
of Coca-Cola with lime left most customers soured on the product it struggled enough to be pulled
from shelves just two years later in 2007 but dedicated fans ever since have missed its unique
taste meanwhile Diet Coke with lime continued to be sold for another 13 years before it too
was discontinued in 2018 similar but not quite the same now fans of both the diet and regular
lime versions are patiently waiting for this Coca-Cola comeback Pepsi salted caramel caramel
this Pepsi product was another addition to the limited holiday releases that wound up being
a victim of what might be the shortest soda rollout ever in the summer of 2017 a YouTube
channel posted rumors of new Mountain Dew and Pepsi holiday releases and fans waited patiently
for the rumored Pepsi salted caramel to hit the market the variant was lighter in color than
regular Pepsi with a sweet and salty twist a brief but successful October test release in Circle K
convenience stores paved the way and on November 6th of 2017 the soda had its Nationwide release
and what happens but by New Year's Eve just two months later it was gone as fast as it showed
up and Pepsi salted caramel has been missing ever since Pepsi Blue where's the blue where's the what
the blue color Pepsi Blue was directly inspired by another of the company's twists on a classic
soda flavor Mountain Dew Code Red when the cherry flavored version of Mountain Dew was released
Nationwide in May of 2001 it was an instant and massive success easy peasy code red was such a
hit that Pepsi's Mountain Dew division reported a six percent increase in sales off the back of
the new soda in the first year that it was being sold it was so popular that it was even sold as a
Slurpee flavor up until 2005. once Pepsi realized that alternative soda flavors could be a hit they
went to work on another variation an inspiration struck when they moved from the red half of their
logo to the blue one Pepsi Blue was landed on as an idea but it needed a flavor the company went
to work and spent a full nine months doing taste tests of over 100 different flavor concepts with
one coming out the winner the company described it simply as a berry flavor while critics and
customers would later liken it to blue raspberry taste or a hint of blue cotton candy Pepsi Blue
finally hit store shelves in August 2002 but after two years of sales it was the Pepsi company itself
that was feeling blue the beverage was widely regarded as a flop and sold poorly Pepsi's
marketing department pushed hard but the blue Brew just didn't catch on after just two years on the
market the Pepsi Blue experiment was officially over unfortunately after 20 years it's the fans
of Pepsi Blue who are stuck singing the blues it is what it is got a favorite you miss let us know
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