Why vintage Squirt soda wasn't sweet like other soft drinks, plus five '60s co*cktail recipes with Squirt - Click Americana (2024)

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Does squirt soda still exist? ›

Squirt became a popular soft drink in many parts of the country, especially the West and Southwest. In the 1950s, it became commonly used as a mixer in co*cktails. The Squirt brand has changed ownership several times, and is currently property of Keurig Dr Pepper.

CARBONATED WATER, HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP, CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF: GRAPEFRUIT JUICE CONCENTRATE, NATURAL FLAVORS, CITRIC ACID, MODIFIED CORN STARCH, ESTER GUM, SODIUM BENZOATE (PRESERVATIVE), CALCIUM DISODIUM EDTA (TO PROTECT FLAVOR).

Squirt, which was invented by Herb Bishop in Arizona in 1938, is part of Keurig Dr. Pepper, which owns dozens of beverages from Clamato to Hawaiian Punch.

Squirt has always been a grapefruit-flavored soda, but before 1938, most people knew it as Citrus Club. It got its name when Ed Mehren teamed up with Herb Bishop, who had been experimenting with Mehren's drink to create one of his own.

That means that in addition to Mango and Cherry, Fruit Punch, Green Apple, and Red Apple have been quietly discontinued. Coca-Cola could bring these flavors back — discontinued is relative in the soda world — but, for now, those flavors are no longer sold in the United States.

At 239 years of age and counting, Schweppes is not only the oldest soda brand in existence but the first bottled soft drink, period (via RFDTV). Schweppes did not introduce a flavored beverage until 1835, nearly four decades after Johann Jacob Schweppe's retirement (via Schweppes).

He created a non-alcoholic concoction that would go on to find national fame as the grapefruit-flavored Squirt soda.

Squirting (SQ) is defined as the org*smic transurethral expulsion of tenths of milliliters of a form of urine containing various concentrations of urea, creatinine, and uric acid.

Pepper and Snapple brands, their brand portfolio includes Sunkist soda, 7UP, A&W, Canada Dry, Crush, Mott's, Squirt, Hawaiian Punch, Peñafiel, Clamato, Schweppes, Venom Energy, Rose's and Mr & Mrs T.

What is the slogan for Squirt? ›

For a number of years, they tried to market the product with the catchy phrase: “Squirt … in the public eye.” But their comical attempt at attention failed to produce desired revenue and was abandoned for their long-running slogan: “Switch to Squirt … never an after-thirst.”

Starry is a lemon-lime soft drink distributed by PepsiCo. Distribution began in January 2023. The brand is aimed at competing against Sprite and 7 Up. In January 2023, Starry replaced Sierra Mist as Pepsi's lemon-lime flavored drink, in part because Sierra Mist failed to gain market share in the growing category.

It's the grapefruit flavor you know with a crisp peach taste you'll love. It's a flavor experience born of sweet and citrus blends, with no sugar, no caffeine, and no calories.

Cadbury Schweppes demerged in 2008, with its beverage unit becoming Keurig Dr Pepper, which currently produces Sun Drop.

Orbitz was marketed as a "texturally enhanced alternative beverage" but some consumers compared it to a portable lava lamp. The small balls floated due to their nearly equal density to the surrounding liquid, and remained suspended with the assistance of gellan gum.

Faygo, which is still bottled at the Gratiot Avenue facility in Detroit that Faygo Beverages purchased in 1935, has added many new flavors over the years.

The national expansion ended in 2021 with Mello Yello's availability limited to the eastern part of the United States, however it is still sold as a fountain drink at various locations including Arby's, Cracker Barrel, Hardee's, Golden Corral, and Culvers.

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