Pepsi Raw

[mwbeeler]

Anyone in the UK try this yet? I'm interested to know how it tastes; I may look for some when we fly over in March.

[Aubrey the Malformed]

What the hell is that? I've never heard of it - you say it is on sale in the UK? I guess they are trying to pretend it is a raw juice or something, but since Pepsi (and Coke) are chemical concoctions dissolved in carbonated water I have my doubts.

[mwbeeler]

Well, the odd thing is, I don’t normally account “raw” as a positive modifier. When I am raw, there is usually pain involved, however their ads appear to use more than a few naked people, so I’m thinking there is a positive European connotation? Naked, raw, animal passion? Raw purity?

Here is the ingredient list: Apple extract, plain caramel coloring, coffee leaf, tartaric acid, gum arabic, cane sugar and sparkling water.

[Aubrey the Malformed]

I think they are saying raw as in "raw vegetable" - i.e. a health, worthy thing. Which it doesn't particularly sound - maybe raw to Pepsi means it has no aspartamine in it.

[Andrew Turner]

Aubrey the Malformed wrote:

I think they are saying raw as in "raw vegetable" - i.e. a health, worthy thing. Which it doesn't particularly sound - maybe raw to Pepsi means it has no aspartamine in it.

mmm...aspartamine...urrhannngghhaangnggg

[ithuriel]

Sounds like maybe raw is supposed to mean unprocessed like raw footage, or especially in this case... raw cane sugar.

I've never heard of this one, but nonetheless found a kid in the UK with his dad doing a taste test video on youtube. Bitter, but nice the kid says. Not much like a soda, but he'd drink it. For whatever that's worth :)

When I saw the title I assumed it was another dumb marketing idea where raw was supposed to mean Extreme!! Pseudo-natural is at least more interesting.

[yellowdingo]

Raw Pepsi? no way baby I always take pasturized pepsi, that way I know that the spittle from tobacco chewers has been sterrilized before I drink it.

[Aubrey the Malformed]

ithuriel wrote:

Sounds like maybe raw is supposed to mean unprocessed like raw footage, or especially in this case... raw cane sugar.

I've never heard of this one, but nonetheless found a kid in the UK with his dad doing a taste test video on youtube. Bitter, but nice the kid says. Not much like a soda, but he'd drink it. For whatever that's worth :)

When I saw the title I assumed it was another dumb marketing idea where raw was supposed to mean Extreme!! Pseudo-natural is at least more interesting.

Pseudo-natural Pepsi - the taste of the Far Realm!

Hey, YD, where you been? We haven't had a decent flame war for ages - just 4E stuff.

[yellowdingo]

Aubrey the Malformed wrote:

ithuriel wrote:

Sounds like maybe raw is supposed to mean unprocessed like raw footage, or especially in this case... raw cane sugar.

I've never heard of this one, but nonetheless found a kid in the UK with his dad doing a taste test video on youtube. Bitter, but nice the kid says. Not much like a soda, but he'd drink it. For whatever that's worth :)

When I saw the title I assumed it was another dumb marketing idea where raw was supposed to mean Extreme!! Pseudo-natural is at least more interesting.

Pseudo-natural Pepsi - the taste of the Far Realm!

Hey, YD, where you been? We haven't had a decent flame war for ages - just 4E stuff.

I spent December and January without Internet...cold turkey as it were. and wasted my time writing 5000 words discussing the effects of 4e "points of light" on a real game.