Cream soda on December 8, 1885, and a Canadian patent on July 5, 1886, for "ice-cream soda". Black's ice-cream soda, which contained whipped egg whites, sugar, lime juice, lemons, citric acid, flavoring, and bicarbonate of soda, was a concentrated syrup that could be reconstituted into an effervescent beverage by adding ordinary ice water. In the United States, cream soda is often vanilla-flavored and is either clear or colored a light golden brown in appearance; but red, pink, orange, and blue are also relatively common color variants. In addition, in some places in the U.S. where the drink is made on location, especially
Wests (drink) today produces soft drinks and cordials in a range of flavours, many of them unique to the brand. These include Chocolade (chocolate-flavoured lemonade), RedZenergy (Energy drink), Cola and Raspberry, and the famous Pineapple and Pear. Wests also produce Milkshake and slushy syrups as well as Postmix concentrates and Soda Syrup refills in a large variety of flavours. Many of Wests regular Soft Drink flavours are also offered in Sugar Free varieties which has led to the company offering New Zealands largest range of Sugar Free Softdrinks. Perfectly suitable for diabetics, Diet Milkshake as well as Soda Syrup flavours have recently