Chapter 191 Lemon
"Woo..." The sound of the steamship's whistle spread throughout the dock.
The ocean-going ship was ready to depart. Ernst was at the dock, bidding farewell to his old father. Constantine also stood on the ship and waved to Ernst.
Although the dock was bustling with people, a feeling of loneliness arose from the bottom of his heart. Ernst waited until the Peace completely disappeared from his sight before he came to his senses.
This was probably the first time that the father and son were so far apart. In the past, Prince Constantine would go on business trips to Berlin or travel around Europe on his own, but he had never felt such a sense of distance as this time.
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Berlin.
"Are you sure this thing is safe and reliable? You didn't add anything weird in it?" Ernst asked.
"Boss, these are all made from pure natural ingredients. We have also conducted repeated experiments. The first sip is taken by researchers, then they are tested on mice, and finally they are tested on large doses by experimenters. Safety is absolutely guaranteed." Richter said.
To reassure Ernst, Richter took a large jar of liquid in front of him, poured a cup from the tap into a cup, and drank it all in one gulp.
"How do you think it tastes?" Ernst asked.
"There is absolutely no problem with the taste. Compared to the carbonated sugar water on the market, it is definitely delicious and interesting, 'burp'." Richter said with a burp.
Ernst also took a cup, pressed the tap, the large glass jar lowered a little, and soon the cup was full.
The unknown drink in the cup was transparent and filled with many small bubbles, especially when it was just taken out, which kept churning to the surface and gradually stabilized.
Ernst took a sip, and a familiar yet unfamiliar taste rushed straight to his head. Although it was not summer yet, he still felt a feeling that penetrated his heart.
"It tastes good!" commented Ernst.
It felt like Sprite from his previous life, but as soon as he took a sip, Ernst knew it was not Sprite. This unique taste was also the first time he had tried it in his two lifetimes.
In Ernst's previous life, there might be drinks with the same taste on the market, but he had only tasted a few of the most common ones.
"It's lemon, carbonated water, sugar, and what else?" Ernst asked Richter.
"Salt, various spices, honey and a lot of other things, basically all natural things," Richter replied.
“What’s the cost?”
"If it's the cup in your hand, the cost is bound to be considerable, as it uses the best ingredients on the market. If it's a civilian version, the cost can be compressed to an extremely low level. At least compared with existing beverages on the market, the price is in the middle and lower levels, ensuring that many civilians can afford it." Richter replied.
Many, there must be a question mark. In this era, many people are still hovering around the poverty line, but there are also many people in Europe who have surplus wealth, so the scale of the beverage market is still relatively considerable.
"Commoner version? So what I have is the 'noble' version." Ernst said.
"Boss, after all, nobles must drink real things. The difference in experience between different consumption levels must also be in this. In fact, there is no difference in taste between the civilian version and the drinks exclusively for the nobles." Richter replied.
"Hasn't this sweet drink been named yet?" Ernst noticed that Richter also used the word "beverage".
"Not yet. Why don't you name it, boss?" Richter suggested.
"Well, let me think about it." Ernst pondered.
To be honest, Ernst really wanted to steal the name Sprite directly, but Ernst felt that although this carbonated drink was very similar to the Sprite in his previous life, they were definitely not the same thing.
After all, this thing was developed by his employees with great effort. Simply using the name Sprite would feel a bit disrespectful to their work results.
So Ernst asked, “Do you have any ideas of your own?”
"If I were asked to name it, I would definitely use a person's name, after all, many drinks are named that way," Richter replied.
"Richter brand!" asked Ernst?
"Of course, I'll use your name, boss!" Richter answered self-awarely, although the Richter brand sounded good.
"Forget it. People's names always seem weird to me." Ernst shook his head.
No matter whose name is used, Ernst feels it is a bit shocking. Influenced by his past life, Ernst is not used to naming products after people, although it is very common in this era, both in China and the West.
Suddenly, Ernst had an idea and suggested: "Since lemon is used in this drink, why not name it 'lime' sparkling water."
"Boss, this name seems a bit ordinary!" Richter said.
"Why?" Ernst asked.
"Our product is a lemonade drink in the first place! Naming it 'lime' feels a bit blunt. But adding sparkling water is quite interesting and feels very childlike," Richter said.
“Being straightforward has its advantages. Our beverage is positioned as a popular beverage. Using ‘lime’ as its name can also leave consumers with an impression that it is a plant-based beverage like beer, tea, coffee, etc.
I plan to have someone design a lemon logo on the glass bottle. In the hot summer, lemons can make people want to drink a sip. Ernst thought of the sour taste of plums, which can naturally stimulate people's taste buds.
Lemon has a very important position in European history. Especially after it was introduced from the East during the Age of Discovery, it has been widely cultivated, especially along the Mediterranean coast.
In the 17th century, the Black Death broke out again in Europe. France was an important stop in this great plague in Europe. The death toll in Europe exceeded 30,000. No major city in France was spared except Paris. Some people believed that it was the soft drink lemonade that was popular in Paris at that time that saved the Parisians from disaster.
In the 18th century, the British first discovered that lemonade was effective in treating scurvy, and lemonade became an important companion for sailors.
From this point of view, just as a lemon drink, compared with cola which was sold as medicine in the early days, "lime" has a larger market than cola.
After all, lemonade has been used as a medicine on a large scale in Europe, and Europeans are easily accepting it.
Speaking of Coke, Ernst actually thought about making a drink similar to Coke, but his brain was not very good and he could not remember the main raw materials of Coke.
When I made the request to the experimenters, they couldn't remember what Ernst was talking about after describing it for a long time. They only remembered a caramel color.
The word 'lime' was indeed brought up, after all, there was such a big lemon on the Sprite bottle, and Ernst remembered it very clearly, and added sweetness, bubbles and other requirements.
'Lime' was developed by the R&D personnel, but its taste is definitely different from Sprite. However, Ernst felt very satisfied after tasting it. This is a soda that is not inferior to Sprite in taste. As long as it is marketed well, future sales should not be bad.
"Okay, I'm very satisfied with your results this time. You continue to study and think of ways to continue to reduce costs. Once my beverage factory in Austria is built, it can be put into production. You will definitely benefit from it then." Ernst said to Richter and others.
(End of this chapter)
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