Has anyone had Grapette soda lately?

[lesa]

My dad mentions Grapette soda occasionally. It was his favorite. He also mentions they still sell it overseas, but not here.

I found out they’ve started selling it in this country again. I can get some, but the nearest place that has it is 70 or 80 miles away.

I’d like to surprise my dad with some, but I want to make sure it’s worth doing. So, has anyone had any Grapette soda recently? I have some questions:

1. Is it in a glass bottle, or a plastic bottle?

2. Does it taste the way it used to?

3. Do they make it with sugar or corn syrup?

Anyone?

[Arnold_Winkelried]

My uncle-in-law mentioned his nostalgia for Grapette soda when we visited him in Camden, Arkansas. If you do find out where to buy, please let me know also.

[Arnold_Winkelried]

P.S. I found this site:

The Grapette Story

The Monarch Company still owns the domestic rights to Grapette. In 1991, Grapette was released in a few areas to again compete against its old rival NuGrape. The Grapette product also made a brief reappearance, being sold by Walmart stores under the name of “Ozark Farms Sparkling Grape” and “Walmart Grape”. It has also been reported that Grapette is currently being marketed with the name “Mello Moon” by a bottler in Paragould, Arkansas. It has also been reported that Monarch itself is again marketing a drink called Grapette Grape Soda, but that it is not the formula known by true connoisseurs of the “real thing”.