Jul 17, 2026 · 26 min · 24 segments
**Extinct Sodas 3: Flat, But Not Forgotten** **S**ome sodas didn’t just disappear—they became memories. In this third installment of our Extinct Sodas series, we’re revisiting some of the most…
All right, let's get right into it.
This first soda is one of the 90s products that the first thing that comes to mind isn't even the drink.
It's the commercial.
And I'm not playing that for you because that's super copyrighted.
But it was pure early 90s energy.
New age imagery, computer generated graphics, quick cuts, all wrapped in this, the future is here kind of feeling.
I even remember trying it.
It tasted like Pepsi, a little different, but it did taste like a cola, but it didn't look like a cola.
That disconnect kind of messes with you.
I do remember it was really sweet though.
You know what I mean? Crystal Pepsi launched big though, like really big within its first year.
It captured around 1% of the entire US soft drink market, which is massive for a brand new soda.
But think about that.
A lot of that early success was basically just curiosity.
Everybody was like, wow, what is that? I'm going to try that.
We got to try that, right? So yeah, people bought it to check it out, but it didn't really become their go-to drink, which is always the goal of a soft drink.
Like we want to incorporate this into people's daily lives.
All right, let's get right into it.
This first soda is one of the 90s products that the first thing that comes to mind isn't even the drink.
It's the commercial.
And I'm not playing that for you because that's super copyrighted.
But it was pure early 90s energy.
New age imagery, computer generated graphics, quick cuts, all wrapped in this, the future is here kind of feeling.
I even remember trying it.
It tasted like Pepsi, a little different, but it did taste like a cola, but it didn't look like a cola.
That disconnect kind of messes with you.
I do remember it was really sweet though.
You know what I mean? Crystal Pepsi launched big though, like really big within its first year.
It captured around 1% of the entire US soft drink market, which is massive for a brand new soda.
But think about that.
A lot of that early success was basically just curiosity.
Everybody was like, wow, what is that? I'm going to try that.
We got to try that, right? So yeah, people bought it to check it out, but it didn't really become their go-to drink, which is always the goal of a soft drink.
Like we want to incorporate this into people's daily lives.
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