One could scarcely call a pale-green soft drink Pepsi. Nonetheless, here it is. Pepsi Ice Cucumber is an actual product, not a parody along the lines of Beef Twinkies. This bizarre beverage went on sale this week in Japan. As with many new products that experiment with flavors, it's only available for a limited time. I've savored sake with slivers of cucumber in it, but this green concoction strikes me as some sort of Zimalike mutant. While I'd love to think that Pepsi limited the supply of this new creation to boost future sales, after reading some reactions from bloggers in Japan, I'm not so sure. Japan Probe notes that the label describes the drink as a combination of cucumber and cola, but concludes that it has very little cola flavor. The blogger goes on to say that after the first few intriguing sips, the artificial cucumber renders it nasty. Japan Probe also has a post of some YouTube reactions to Pepsi Ice Cucumber. One fellow said it has a "green flavor, kind of like Satan's in my mouth." Mmm ... devil cola.
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6-14-2007 @ 3:25PM
Sharon said...
Cuka-cola. Yum.
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6-14-2007 @ 9:18PM
SiO2 said...
"this green concoction strikes me as some sort of Zimalike mutant."
I guess this is the kind of thing that happens after you drop a couple of nuclear (or in Bush-speak, nucular) bombs on people.
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6-15-2007 @ 1:13AM
Sam said...
How do I get some? Will it be distributed in the US?
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6-15-2007 @ 9:29AM
ladygoat said...
I think this could only sound worse to me if it was Pepsi Ice Pickle.
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6-15-2007 @ 12:49PM
Gail said...
I'm with Sam on this. I would like to try it just for curiosity's sake and to be able to say I did. I wonder if anyone from Japan will auction a few bottles off on ebay?
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6-15-2007 @ 1:33PM
Beth said...
Gail - check it out...
http://cgi.ebay.com/Limited-Pepsi-Ice-Cucumber-Taste-Brand-New_W0QQitemZ140128922229QQihZ004QQcategoryZ14307QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
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6-17-2007 @ 6:30PM
Gail said...
Thanks for the link, Beth, It's already up to $6.50 w/ four bids and 5 plus days to go(+s&h $8.00). So I put it in my watchlist, and if the bids aren't too high by the end of the auction, I might try to get it. But I don't know that I want to spend a small fortune for something that I'm more than likely going to spit out after the first swig. I might just get lucky and find another auction and get it cheaper.
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6-17-2007 @ 6:37PM
peggy said...
i love the vitamin water cucumber flavored water. and i always put a few slices of cuke in with the lemon in a pitcher of water, but sweet? i don't know. i'd probably try it, jsut to see, but..... ewuee!
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6-17-2007 @ 9:53PM
janlac said...
what's next? Rutabaga rootbeer? celery snapple? potato pepsi?
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7-16-2007 @ 7:51AM
John said...
Save your tastebuds folks. I came to Japan for work and bought one out of sheer curiosity.....I will be taking a couple back for the kids but the other 3/4 of the opened bottle is up for bids. Kinda looks and tastes like light mouthwash. bleeech !
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