Comments on: Coming Soon: Pepsi Ice Cucumber

By: Pepsi and Coke Compete to Make the Weirdest Drink « Gaijin Tonic

Pepsi and Coke Compete to Make the Weirdest Drink « Gaijin Tonic — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 06:02:06 +0000

[...] if they want to compete with Pepsi in the weirdness stakes. A couple of years ago, Pepsi released a cucumber-flavoured drink, which was more tasty than it sounds, and last year they came out with the surprisingly inoffensive [...]

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By: Luka

Luka — Thu, 28 May 2009 11:50:34 +0000

Belive it or not i read that Coke is coming out with a BORICILI version sad byt true.

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By: harry

harry — Sat, 25 Apr 2009 20:28:12 +0000

konichiwa people is it goin to be sold in england

and what website can i order it from

add my msn hyper07@hotmail.co.uk if you got the answer

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By: Pepsi-Harajuku Style • Blog Archive • MAX MAX MAX - TRIMAXS Feasible Blog

Mon, 13 Apr 2009 08:27:34 +0000

[...] as we know, Japanese people always do have a little different taste from others. This Pepsi Ice Cucumber released in Tokyo and only available in stores for a limited time only. In strores all around [...]

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By: Especial bebidas refrescantes | Noticias

Especial bebidas refrescantes | Noticias — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 23:26:29 +0000

[...] Pepsi sabor pepino: Como siempre, Japón es el centro de pruebas de los productos con los sabores más absurdos que [...]

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By: Mutineer Magazine

Mutineer Magazine — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 18:55:37 +0000

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By: Explain. « invisible

Explain. « invisible — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 23:46:48 +0000

[...] The pic sucks (cameraphone), but what you’re seeing is Pomegranate 7UP. Eerily, this concoction appears nowhere on the 7UP website, making me suspect that the market imported a few cases from some dodgy Cypriot bottler, but it’s apparently just a 2007 Holiday limited edition still lingering on shop shelves. What next — Cucumber Pepsi?!? [...]

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By: Honey, dot coms were so last year! It’s all about keywords! « Indeboks Weblog

Mon, 31 Mar 2008 17:42:56 +0000

[...] you are as amazed with the new Pepsi product released in Japan as I am, or how odd Angelina Jolie (she’s French) looks in the new Shiseido ad- [...]

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By: Honey, dot coms were so last year! It’s all about keywords! at TRENDWATCH DAILY

Honey, dot coms were so last year! It’s all about keywords! at TRENDWATCH DAILY — Mon, 31 Mar 2008 13:57:43 +0000

[...] you are as amazed with the new Pepsi product released in Japan as I am, or how odd Angelina Jolie (she’s French) looks in the new Shiseido [...]

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By: teaster

teaster — Sun, 03 Feb 2008 11:21:56 +0000

nice cool bottle design, but I don’t know about the taste

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By: Mathias

Mathias — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 22:31:32 +0000

During my study, I’m creating a website about soft drinks, and I’d like to try this product.

Can someone tell me how and WHERE order it ?
Please answer at : contact ATSIGN accessibilisation DOT net.

Thanks !

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By: wayne trumbo

wayne trumbo — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 21:03:21 +0000

bring it on

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By: DeadDog » Blog Archive » Ice Cucumber

DeadDog » Blog Archive » Ice Cucumber — Wed, 03 Oct 2007 10:45:39 +0000

[...] 1:03 am | by god Yes, you read the headline correctly: Pepsi is planning to release a special Ice Cucumber-flavored drink in Japan this [...]

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By: Eine Gurken-Pepsi gefällig? « PHvB - Wirtschaft im weitesten Sinne

Eine Gurken-Pepsi gefällig? « PHvB - Wirtschaft im weitesten Sinne — Mon, 27 Aug 2007 17:11:47 +0000

[...] Eine Gurken-Pepsi gefällig? Hört sich eklig an, ist mittlerweile aber wohl wirklich in Japan erhältlich. Vielleicht berichtet Alex ja demnächst mal von diesem Geschmackserlebnis. [...]

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By: Maggie Wang Kenobi » Blog Archive » Que hacer si eres rica y aburrida

Maggie Wang Kenobi » Blog Archive » Que hacer si eres rica y aburrida — Mon, 09 Jul 2007 23:07:32 +0000

[...] O puedes hacerte el creador ingenioso y sacar al mercado japonés la Pepsi Pepino. Que ya me imagino yo la reunión donde el creador ingenioso con ganas de cambiar de empresa comentó la idea pensando que por fin le iban a echar por hacer propuestas gilis y va y se lo aprueban, juasjuas. [...]

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By: Erin

Erin — Sun, 24 Jun 2007 04:46:28 +0000

I tried it this week. It’s not half bad

It doesn’t taste like cucumbers or contain cucumbers, but it does smell like them a bit?

It’s kinda fun, really

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By: Mark

Mark — Wed, 20 Jun 2007 06:22:36 +0000

Wow ! Great innovative idea. I need to get in touch with the Product Manager of pepsi ice cucumber. I am a product manager in a renown global seed company responsible for the cucumber business…and surely interested in its taste !

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By: David

David — Mon, 18 Jun 2007 20:44:39 +0000

I was in Tokyo last week and saw this in the local 7-11 store. Sadly, the day of my flight back home I went to buy a bottle to take home and… gone, like a weird episode of Twilight Zone. Like it was all a dream. When they say “limited time” you’d better believe it.

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By: PopeJewish

PopeJewish — Mon, 18 Jun 2007 15:37:06 +0000

oh man, I’m so lucky, my parents are flying out to japan today. I told ‘em to bring me back a bottle of this crazy stuff as a souvenir

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By: Delphine

Delphine — Mon, 18 Jun 2007 03:18:35 +0000

I wish someone would send me one of these! I used to live in Japan and really miss having access to these cool promotions!!

My students used to call me Pepsi woman, and the children would cry… abunai sensei, because their parents told them pepsi would kill them and they feared for my life!

Now I’m in Maine, if anyone in Japan wants to chat, kirkette AT gmail.com

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By: DerekNobuyki

DerekNobuyki — Sat, 16 Jun 2007 20:06:52 +0000

It tastes like a cross between an actual cucumber and crystal pepsi…

I really didn’t like it…
I didn’t even find it refreshing on a hot day…

now i still have 80% of a bottle left that I surely will not finish

uhh…. “Cucumber water” is a lot better that this.

“Cucumber doesn’t seem that odd considering melon soda sounds strange to many Americans. I find cucumber to be a light and crisp food, so maybe this actually will be tasty? Sort of reminds me of Crystal-Pepsi though (or Crystal Tab, Clear Coke, etc). Most likely it’ll end up with the same fate.”

I’d have to agree that cucumber isn’t odd. Melon soda is quite delicious.
I don’t think it will quite be like Crystal Pepsi in that they tried to make Crystal Pepsi their new product and put a lot of advertising money into it… whereas this is just another summer flavour in the konbini lineup… only destined for a short summer run….

kind of like last year’s pineapple fuzz canada dry gingerale.

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By: James

James — Sat, 16 Jun 2007 15:10:29 +0000

Either you 1) haven’t experienced a lot of sodas in Japan or 2) opened a bottle that had been shaken quite a bit

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By: Cutler

Cutler — Sat, 16 Jun 2007 15:04:54 +0000

Why is there so much foam? I tried pouring it into a glass, but it bubbled up like dish detergent. It even smells like dish detergent.

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By: Crystal

Crystal — Fri, 15 Jun 2007 02:05:09 +0000

People do quite frequently drink vegetables, like tomato juice and cocktails like bloody mary’s. So its not that far fetched of an idea that someone would like to try to cucumber soda.

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By: Coming Soon: Pepsi Ice Cucumber » Japan Probe at the idealogue

Coming Soon: Pepsi Ice Cucumber » Japan Probe at the idealogue — Thu, 14 Jun 2007 23:26:35 +0000

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By: Scott

Scott — Thu, 14 Jun 2007 21:54:09 +0000

I love Pickle Juice. They even bottle that now. WOW what will they think of next.

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By: Sean

Sean — Thu, 14 Jun 2007 13:54:38 +0000

I just tried one. It’s pretty tasty actually. Like a dry ginger ale but with a slight cucumbery instead of the gingery one. Really refreshing. And, ya, it would probably go really well with vodka or Pimm’s No 1.

For people who have had ramune, it tastes sorta like a cucumber ramune but without the fun marble top thing.

The cucumber flavour isn’t really strong, which is probably why I like it. I expected it to be an overpowering CUCUMBER flavour like watermelon candies are really melony. It’s really subtle, but it’s not like a cucumber tastes that strongly of cucumber.

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By: jate

jate — Wed, 13 Jun 2007 23:08:13 +0000

oh~i wan na try one!

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By: Nadine Thomas

Nadine Thomas — Wed, 13 Jun 2007 20:37:56 +0000

I’m from Jamaica and we make a cucumber drink which is very good. Also, anytime I go to restaurants I always order sliced cucumbers in my water…

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By: Tokion

Tokion — Tue, 12 Jun 2007 07:05:49 +0000

The Napoleon House No.1 Cup

As served at the Napoleon House restaurant in New Orleans, Louisiana. Fill a tall 12 oz. glass with ice and add

* 1 1/4 oz Pimm’s No. 1
* 3 oz Lemonade
* Top off with 7 Up or lemon-lime soda.
* Garnish with a Cucumber wedge, Mint leaves, and an orange slice.

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By: Pepsi Ice Cucumber: Now On Sale! » Japan Probe

Pepsi Ice Cucumber: Now On Sale! » Japan Probe — Tue, 12 Jun 2007 06:21:05 +0000

[...] Pepsi Ice Cucumber officially went on sale today, and you should be able to find it in most supermarkets and convenience stores around Japan. While the bottle clearly describes it as “combination” of cucumber and cola, there just isn’t much cola flavor to it. The drink takes on a somewhat sweet and fruity flavor, but the artificial cucumber flavor is noticeable, in my opinion. It’s interesting for a few sips, but then the artificial cucumber aftertaste kicks in, making it pretty nasty. At the supermarket I went to, there was a huge dent in the Ice Cucumber display, which probably meant a lot of people bought a few bottles because of the novelty/hype. It will be interesting to see if its popularity lasts… [...]

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By: Colin

Colin — Mon, 11 Jun 2007 08:04:01 +0000

Attention World: I have tried the aforementioned beverage and YEA, it dost not taste like cucumber! Rather, it’s a weirdly fruity cola drink that doesn’t actually taste that bad. But not cucumber. Not tasting the cucumber.

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By: janusdove

janusdove — Fri, 08 Jun 2007 05:42:21 +0000

I’d love to try this. Drinks made with soursop, jackfruit, and other “weird”-flavored things hold the highest appeal for me. If only they would bring back that wonderful Orbitz drink, I would be so happy…does anybody else remember this?

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By: TurboFool

TurboFool — Thu, 07 Jun 2007 22:54:04 +0000

Get off your high horse, cucumber drinks are NOT common. They may exist inside elite circles (sorry, but 99% of the population doesn’t frequent spas), in other countries, but I’ve never seen cucumbers used in any beverage, and I’m a bit better traveled than most, and live in LA which most people like to think is full of people eating, drinking, and wearing strange “trendy” things. This IS unusual, and it is NOT the same as lemon in water, which is served everywhere, unlike cucumbers which, again, are clearly not common enough that any of us have seen them used this way.

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By: Cucumber-flavored Pepsi All Set To Slake Off Japan’s Thirst For Good Things : SKIRMISHER

Thu, 07 Jun 2007 04:36:07 +0000

[...] Pepsi knows very well what consumers want, especially Japanese consumers known for their discriminating taste, that it’s releasing a special Ice Cucumber-flavored drink in Japan this summer. If you can read in Japanese, here’s the official press release, which basically says the Pepsi Ice Cucumber will appear on June 12, and will probably disappear before summer’s over like the whole thing never actually happened. Share This Post:These icons link to social bookmarking sites where readers can share and discover new web pages. [...]

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By: Bilal

Bilal — Sun, 03 Jun 2007 17:10:47 +0000

sounds disgusting

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By: A Refreshing Ice Cucumber? at Mike’s Planet

A Refreshing Ice Cucumber? at Mike’s Planet — Sat, 02 Jun 2007 00:37:48 +0000

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By: Animérida.com » Noticias Rapidísimas

Animérida.com » Noticias Rapidísimas — Fri, 01 Jun 2007 20:55:24 +0000

[...] Pepsi sabor pepino – Para la gente japonesa, si les gusta esta porquería nos la envían de este lado del charco. [...]

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By: fdfds

fdfds — Fri, 01 Jun 2007 11:28:49 +0000

There are no vegetable sodas in japan.
no one even drinks soda really.

and the japanese think this cucumber soda idea is weird too.

but i can’t wait to try it! i love cucumber!

btw, Dr. Brown’s has a celery flavored soda in the States. It’s F’ing delish!

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By: notsomuch

notsomuch — Thu, 31 May 2007 03:24:43 +0000

What?

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By: Cucumber Pepsi « Untrained Professional with OCD

Cucumber Pepsi « Untrained Professional with OCD — Tue, 29 May 2007 04:26:08 +0000

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By: examoon

examoon — Mon, 28 May 2007 22:35:09 +0000

yok ebenizin amı artık çıkaracak $ey bulamadınız salatalıklımı cıkarıyornuz, meyvemi kalmadı amk…

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By: CoolCucumber

CoolCucumber — Mon, 28 May 2007 22:25:00 +0000

Actually, putting cucumber slices in water is not an uncommon practice. It’s quite refreshing, and very healthy. Of course “Cucumber Flavor” in a Pepsi brand soft drink is probably not very healthy, but hey, people will buy it.

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By: James

James — Mon, 28 May 2007 06:17:53 +0000

This isn’t cucumber juice: it’s a soda. I highly doubt it will contain much, if any, real cucumber. It won’t be a healthy drink.

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By: anon.

anon. — Mon, 28 May 2007 05:51:16 +0000

It seems like some people don’t realize this…the reason it is marketed in Japan is because some of the Asian countries have their own sodas that are vegetable flavored. Why? I guess they actually like them. Major corporations know that would never sell here because we, Americans as a whole, are basically unhealthy idiots. Knowing me, I would try this drink just to spite this annoying truth.

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By: Pepsi pepino « El rincón de la tontuna

Pepsi pepino « El rincón de la tontuna — Sun, 27 May 2007 22:38:54 +0000

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By: sarah

sarah — Sun, 27 May 2007 20:45:08 +0000

eww???

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By: chris

chris — Sun, 27 May 2007 07:34:38 +0000

I want Crystal Clear Pepsi back… =(

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By: Pepsi Ice Cucumber « Learning about the Web

Pepsi Ice Cucumber « Learning about the Web — Sun, 27 May 2007 05:28:47 +0000

[...] no responses Wow…Pepsi are going in a totally new direction with this one. Ice Cucumber Pepsi sounds strange, but yet interestingly I would be tempted to try. [...]

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By: austin (america)

austin (america) — Sat, 26 May 2007 23:07:23 +0000

That would taste like … crap next time my friend goes ill ask him to bringe some back lol

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By: John - JD

John - JD — Sat, 26 May 2007 19:07:23 +0000

Who would want to taste that.

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By: Digitalz.org — Nuevo Sabor de Pepsi en Japon xD

Digitalz.org — Nuevo Sabor de Pepsi en Japon xD — Sat, 26 May 2007 16:45:01 +0000

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By: Pepsi Ice Cucumber « Bento Box

Pepsi Ice Cucumber « Bento Box — Sat, 26 May 2007 16:36:15 +0000

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By: Donnie

Donnie — Sat, 26 May 2007 14:55:33 +0000

If only! I’d try the squid version before the cucumber.

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By: Mujeres TIC » Blog Archive » ¿Por qué estas cosas no las venden en España?

Sat, 26 May 2007 08:37:02 +0000

[...] P.D. La pepsi de pepino estará a la venta en Japón por un tiempo limitado y si os pasais por Tokio a partir del 12 de Junio mandarme una por fa, que me encantaría probarla Visto en Japan Probe, Candy Addict y Wikipedia [...]

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