that’s kinda wild. That bottle either has to be like ~5 years old or just straight up defective with a broken seal Looks like it was a screw off too and if it wasn’t budging, makes me think they didn’t seal it properly.
Seagrams change their formula right when they started push advertising the "with real ginger" but to the last comment, that's why I went to Schweppes, Canada dry is garage.
Just discovered this last month at my local Menards. When I was a kid in the 70s, my absolute favorite soda was Cherry Crush. Even after they brought it back for a year several years ago, it wasn't the same, because HFCS. This stuff is fantastic. I don't drink sugary or sweet drinks much now in middle age, but As long as this is available, I'm going to keep some around.
Out of alot of sodas I've had in my life, this one remains very high up the list beating heavy hitters like dr.pepper and 7up. It's definitely a acquired taste.