Squirt
Squirt was created by Herb Bishop in 1938, after experimenting with a similar citrus drink, Citrus Club. He created a new, carbonated drink which required both less fruit juice and less sugar. Bishop declared that it was the "freshest, most exciting taste in the marketplace". The product received its name because the drink was claimed to "squirt" into one's mouth like a freshly squeezed grapefruit.
Squirt is naturally flavored but contains less than 1% grapefruit juice. Like many other soda pops, the packaging of squirt has had notable variation over the years.
- In 1983 Diet Squirt, the first soft drink in the United States to be sweetened with aspartame, was introduced.
- In the later, a vitamin-C-enriched Diet Squirt Plus was briefly marketed.
- Ruby-Red Squirt and Diet Ruby Red Squirt have also been introduced. Unlike normal Squirt, Ruby Red Squirt contains caffeine.
- In 2008, a new offering called Squirt Citrus Power was introduced. Unlike regular Squirt, Squirt Citrus Power is caffeinated, lacks concentrated grapefruit juice, and contains tangerine and other ingredients similar to an energy drink.
Squirt is naturally flavored but contains less than 1% grapefruit juice. Like many other soda pops, the packaging of squirt has had notable variation over the years.
- In 1983 Diet Squirt, the first soft drink in the United States to be sweetened with aspartame, was introduced.
- In the later, a vitamin-C-enriched Diet Squirt Plus was briefly marketed.
- Ruby-Red Squirt and Diet Ruby Red Squirt have also been introduced. Unlike normal Squirt, Ruby Red Squirt contains caffeine.
- In 2008, a new offering called Squirt Citrus Power was introduced. Unlike regular Squirt, Squirt Citrus Power is caffeinated, lacks concentrated grapefruit juice, and contains tangerine and other ingredients similar to an energy drink.
1972
Straight steel, pull top
Straight steel, pull top
Extruded steel, pull top
Ball can
Crown can