Crystal Pepsi was an experiment by the Pepsi Company to market Pepsi as a clear rather than a colored beverage. The idea was that health-conscious customers, concerned about caramel coloring or other food coloring, would appreciate the clear beverage and view it as healthier. Crystal Pepsi was sold for two years, from 1992 to 1994, … Read more
Taste of Home ran an article that is sure to delight many of us ’80s kids: Slice soda is making a comeback! The headline proclaimed “This vintage soda is making a comeback and ’80s kids are freaking out.” Another headline proclaims “This Cult 90s Soda is Officially Coming Back.” Well, if you heard about this, you … Read more
IPA beers, or India Pale Lagers, were developed to allow beers to survive the harsh, and very hot, conditions of shipping from Britain to India during the British occupation there. Basically, barrels of beer were loaded up with hops, which have a preservative quality. These resultant extremely bitter beers were probably not like the craft … Read more
So it’s a girl drink. It’s also kind of delicious. Like a mixed drink for dessert. This is one of those feminine 80s drinks that gets all the flack but which nobody with a sweet tooth actually hates. It’s like drinking an alcoholic version of a Peppermint Pattie, or one of those fancy Pepperidge farm … Read more
Just about everything you’ve heard about absinthe is probably untrue. It won’t give you hallucinations or make you go crazy. It doesn’t taste like licorice-flavored jelly-beans doused in Vicks cough syrup, although it does taste like licorice jelly beans. It doesn’t involve lighting sugar cubes on fire. And, it’s not illegal, although it once was. … Read more
The Fuzzy Navel doesn’t have a long history. It comes from a generation of drinks from the early 1980s that inspires detractors, if not outright disdain and hatred. It’s true that it seems to be a little fu-fu and designed to appeal to young drinkers. It’s all about fun. Sweet drinks are fun! Damn taste! … Read more