Big Red (drink)
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Big Red is a soft drink that was created by Grover C. Thomsen in Waco, Texas (1937). Originally, it was known as "Sun Tang Red Cream Soda." It is generally considered to be one of many American varieties of cream soda, and is the original "red cream soda". Until the late seventies it was marketed exclusively in Central and South Texas and around Louisville, Kentucky.[[1]] The drink is highly popular in the Southern United States and is well known for its unique taste and red color. Its taste, though often mistaken for being a mixture of strawberry and bubblegum flavorings is actually created by mixing orange and lemon oils with the traditional vanilla used in other cream sodas. It is produced and distributed by Dr Pepper/Seven Up, Inc. under license from Big Red, Ltd., based in Waco, Texas. Several other red drinks have tried to gain market but have frequently failed to gain the same popularity as Big Red.
[edit] Flavors
- Big Red
- Diet Big Red
- Caffeine Free Diet Big Red
- Big Red Vanilla Float
- Sugar Free Big Red Vanilla Float
- Big Peach
- Big Pineapple
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