But what will I drink in 1994?! at John Mackey’s Blog

October 20, 2008

But what will I drink in 1994?!

I just read on the Associated Press that MillerCoors is no longer going to make Zima. You remember Zima — the lightly-carbonated alcopop beverage introduced in 1993. According to the Chief Marketing Officer of MillerCoors, “the decision was due to weakness in the malternative segment.”  Go figure.

Goodbye, Zima.

Oops — that’s Madeline Zima from The Nanny (although I thought it was Macaulay Culkin). Silly Google Image Search. Let’s try one more time.

That’s better. Farewell, Zima. You will be missed. (Well, to the extent that I had no idea it was still in production.)


6 Comments to “But what will I drink in 1994?!”  

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  1. At 12:21 pm on October 20, 2008
    Kevin Howlett Says:

    Fun fact: The Zima bottle is normal sized and the woman next to it is just hideously tiny.

    I liked Crystal Pepsi and OK Soda. Apparently I was the only person on earth to like them both.

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  2. At 1:55 pm on October 20, 2008
    Nikk Says:

    You can still chug some Bartle & Jaymes.

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  3. At 3:24 pm on October 20, 2008
    asil Says:

    are you sure it was 1993? i could’ve sworn people were drinking it our freshman year at cim…

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  4. At 5:05 pm on October 20, 2008
    Montoya Says:

    Crystal Pepsi ruled!!!!

    And dropping the Jolly Rancher into Zima… so overrated!

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  5. At 9:10 am on October 21, 2008
    Benford Says:

    I remember when the good folks who made Zima came up with Zima Gold. Now THAT was a yummy drink - it tasted like carbonated apple juice or something. I guess all the other clear drinks (Smirnoff, etc.) have now surpassed the selling abilities of Zima!
    ~C

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  6. At 6:23 am on October 22, 2008
    Will Mego Says:

    My ex-wife’s brother’s 1st baby mama (of three) would always drink Zima and Grenadine. Mmmm. Now I guess all that’s left is crack and Monster energy drinks.

    Also, I just realized I’m a real composer since I can write things like “My ex-wife’s brother’s 1st baby mama”. Clearly I’ve reached the lifestyle vantage point of greatness. Critical success must be just around the corner.

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