Spezi (drink)
| Speci | |
|---|---|
| Owner / user | Brewery Riegele |
| Introductory year | 1972 |
| Products | Soft drinks |
| Markets | Germany |
| Website | www.spezi.com |
Spezi is the brand name of a caffeinated soft drink , a mixed drink made from cola and orange lemonade . The term “Spezi” is often used as a generic term for this. The brand was registered in 1956 by the Riegele brewery in Augsburg and initially referred to a beer . In the 1970s, the Riegele brewery was no longer able to meet the demand and founded a branded drinks association in which small breweries could buy a license to produce Spezi for their region. The Paulaner brewery in Munich also produces its own mixed cola drink under the name Spezi.
Manufacturer
Licensed bottling is carried out by a total of eight breweries belonging to the Spezi Markengetränkeverband Deutschland e. V. based in Augsburg.
- Hofbräuhaus Traunstein , Josef Sailer, Traunstein
- Landshuter Brewery , Koller Fleischmann AG, Landshut
- Müllerbräu GmbH & Co. KG, Pfaffenhofen an der Ilm
- Nordbräu Ingolstadt GmbH & Co. KG, Ingolstadt
- S. Riegele Brewery , Riegele KG, Augsburg
- Privatbrauerei Schweiger GmbH & Co KG, Markt Schwaben (also sells Silenca Quelle )
- Hochstiftliches Brauhaus in Bayern & Co. KG , Motten
- Wildbräu Grafing GmbH, Grafing near Munich
In addition, a drink called Spezi is licensed by the Paulaner brewery. Paulaner acquired a license to use the name through a one-off payment before the association was founded. However, the recipe and appearance differ significantly from the original.
Former bottlers
- Glossner Bräu , Neumarkt in the Upper Palatinate
ingredients
Earlier ingredients of speci were water , sugar , carbonic acid , orange juice (2.3%), lemon juice (0.8%), dye ( caramel ), acidifying agent ( phosphoric acid ), cold-pressed mandarin oil , orange flower extract , caffeine and natural flavors and locust bean gum ( Stabilizer ).
The recipe has been changed several times so that now Spezi contains neither mandarin oil nor orange blossom extract. The main ingredient is glucose-fructose syrup ( high fructose corn syrup ).
As of December 2015, Spezi der Brauerei Riegele contains the following ingredients: water , glucose-fructose syrup , sugar , orange juice from orange juice concentrate (2.3%), lemon juice from lemon juice concentrate (0.8%), carbonic acid , color E150d , acidifier phosphoric acid and Citric acid , natural flavor , caffeine flavor , citrus extract , locust bean gum ( stabilizer ). All ingredients except water and sugar are produced as a concentrate by the Riegele brewery and delivered to the respective licensees.
More Spezi products
In addition to Spezi Original ColaOrange, there are Spezi zero , Spezi Caffeine-free and Spezi energy (an energy drink ).
Similar cola mixed drinks
Drinks from various breweries, mostly called Cola-Mix , as well as Schwip Schwap from Pepsi- Cola GmbH and mezzo mix from Coca-Cola came onto the market later. The latter are now more profitable than the original.
Mixed drinks like Spezi are only present in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. In other countries such as B. the USA they are hardly known.
Other meanings
In some regions of Germany, such as B. the Emsland, a mixed drink made of cola and corn brandy is understood under Spezi . The same mixture is also called Coko (for cola grain ) and in parts of the Emsland also Varo-Libre , based on the long drink Cuba Libre . In Bamberg, the term “ Spezi” is often used to refer to the smoked beer from the Spezial brewery . In Switzerland, beer according to the Pilsner brewing style is sold under the name Spezli ( belittling of special ) .
Other names
Drinks made from cola with orange lemonade are regionally also called gwasch , cola mix , Mexi or Mexicans , cold coffee , moor water , thin whistle or diesel , although these terms are sometimes also used for mixed drinks made from cola and beer or wine (see also regional kitchen terms ). The name Cola mix is used by various discounters .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Trademark register
- ↑ Philipp Vetter: Spezi: The bizarre triumph of the German shower . In: THE WORLD . April 8, 2016 ( welt.de [accessed September 2, 2018]).
- ↑ Branded Drinks Association
- ↑ Speci-Partner | Speci the original. Retrieved May 14, 2017 .
- ↑ Competitor calls it a "very sad chapter": That is why Paulaner is allowed to call its cola mix drink "Spezi" . In: https://www.merkur.de . June 10, 2018 ( merkur.de [accessed September 2, 2018]).