Pepsi Fire | ||
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The can design of Pepsi Fire. | ||
Description | ||
Flavor: | Cinnamon Cola | |
Color: | Red-Brown | |
Details | ||
Current Status: | Discontinued | |
Locations Available: | Asian Areas (Thailand, Southeast Asia, Guam, China, Malaysia, Singapore, Saipan, and The Philippines 🇵🇭) United States 🇺🇸 Canada 🇨🇦 | |
Year(s) Available: | Asian Areas: 2004 - 2005 United States: 2017 Canada: 2017 (Slurpee) | |
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Pepsi Fire was a Pepsi cola flavor first released alongside Pepsi Ice in most Asian areas for a limited time from 2004 to 2005. In Summer 2017, it was released in the United States for a limited time, and in Canada as only a Slurpee variant.
Description[]
Pepsi Fire, as its name suggests, was a Hot Cinnamon Cola flavor of Pepsi.
History[]
Asian Areas[]
In 2004, PepsiCo shelled out $2.3 million to promote the launch of the two new limited-edition flavors in most Asian areas. These dual-wielded release companion flavors are Pepsi Ice (Ice Mint Cola) and Pepsi Fire (Hot Cinnamon Cola), which lasted from Late 2004 to Early 2005.
United States[]
In 2017, it got released in the United States for a limited time in the summer. It also received a Slurpee variant.
Canada[]
In the same year, following the American release of Pepsi Fire, it was getting sold in Canada as only a Slurpee variant.
Trivia[]
- The idea from this dual-wielded themed release was to "choose your own adventure," approaching choosing one or the other flavor based on your mood.
- Pepsi Fire is a cinnamon-flavored variant of Pepsi that was first released in 2017.
- The flavor was initially only available on tap at select 7-Eleven stores.
- Pepsi Fire was later released in 20 oz. bottles for wider distribution.
- The release of Pepsi Fire was timed to coincide with the summer season and the popular trend of spicy foods and drinks.
- Pepsi Fire was marketed with the slogan "Get it while it's hot!".
- The cinnamon flavor of Pepsi Fire comes from a blend of natural and artificial cinnamon flavors.
- Pepsi Fire was not the first cinnamon-flavored soda released by PepsiCo, as they had previously released a holiday-themed cinnamon-flavored Pepsi called Pepsi Holiday Spice, which was only available for a limited time.
- Pepsi Fire was inspired by the popularity of Fireball Cinnamon Whisky among millennials.