Bacchus-D
Bacchus-D ( 박카스 디 , also Bacchus · D ) is an energy drink from the South Korean company Dong-A Socio Group . Bacchus-D does not contain carbon dioxide . The drink was launched in 1963 as Bacchus-F .
history
The drink Bacchus comes from Kang Shinho . He studied medicine in Germany in the 1950s . He named the drink after the Roman god Bacchus , god of wine and harvest, after seeing the Bacchus statue in Hamburg's town hall .
Bacchus came onto the market in 1961 as a tablet ( 박카스 - 정 ), before Kang converted it into the drink Bacchus in 1963. Taurine and inositol are the main ingredients of Bacchus-D. The energy drink is very popular in South Korea. Initially, Bacchus was sold in pharmacies as a remedy for colds and hangovers .
Much like Red Bull , Bacchus is often mixed with alcoholic beverages like vodka . The most popular variant is the Bacchus Bomb . With this, a complete bottle of Bacchus is poured into a glass and a shot glass with vodka is sunk into it. It is drunk on ex.
Web links
- Official website
- Bacchus-D on the Dong-A Pharm website.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d e f Wi Tack-whan & Paik Hyun: Bacchus, a constant bestseller with cult character. In: Korea.net. November 10, 2014, accessed February 27, 2017 .
- ↑ 약국 서 만나는 '국민 드링크'. In: Asia Economics. April 23, 2010. Retrieved February 27, 2017 (Korean).
- ↑ 막소 사주 를 아시나요… 폭탄주 세대 교체. In: Nocutnews. June 18, 2009. Retrieved February 27, 2017 (Korean).