"pepsi ice cucumber" news and stories

I've seen some pretty bizarre drinks in my time, but InventorSpot.com's Soft Drink Hell of Fame inductees may top just about anything we've shared on these virtual pages to date. Joe already pointed us in the direction of Pepsi Ice Cucumber a few days ago, and though it made this list as well, is definitely the most normal beverage of the bunch. So without further ado...

For those of you concerned about your weight, fear not! - Diet Water is now available on the shelves. You know, as opposed to the regular, calorie-laden bottles of water that we all consume daily. (Half of nothing is still nothing, right?) If plain water isn't exciting enough for you, then you could also purchase Water Salad - the brainchild of a little beverage company called Coca-Cola. Like they say at InventorSpot - is this the stuff that is left over in your salad spinner?

Next up is Coolpis and Calpis. (Yes, just sound them out.) Though the names alone are enough to keep me away, Coolpis is actually a Kimchee-flavored beverage. Now I love Kimchee - but in a drink?

For those of you hardcore gamers out there working up a sweat rolling 16-sided dice, Final Fantasy has released their own line of potions drinks so you can quench your thirst as you play along.

There are many, many more, believe it or not, including Mother's Milk (complete with a picture of a breastfeeding child on the carton) and KidsBeer - yes, KidsBeer - which you can find over at their site.

(thanks, Michelle!)
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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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