Buffalo Rock Southern Spice Ginger Ale NEW FULL 12oz Birmingham Alabama (2022)

Description: NEW, FULL 12 Ounce/355 Milliliter Pepsi's Buffalo Rock Southern Spice Ginger Ale (USA - 2022). NOTE: This offering is for ONE collectible can. It is NOT for a six-pack. NOT for a 12 pack. NOT for a truckload. It is for ONE collectible can, as stated. FAQ: Why So Expensive? DETAIL: Traveling internationally as part of my occupation, I continually have friends and customers ask me to bring back to the USA Pepsi and Coca-Cola cans and bottles from elsewhere in the world. Surprisingly, I have had many friends and customers outside of the USA ask me to secure for them collectible cans of Coca-Cola and Pepsi. Here’s one such offering, a new, full can of Pepsi’s Buffalo Rock Southern Spice Ginger Ale. Buffalo Rock Ginger Ale is very popular in Alabama and Mississippi, and can be found in most any grocery store within those two states. It has a very strong regional following. Buffalo Rock Southern Spice Ginger Ale is produced by the Buffalo Rock Pepsi Distributor in Alabama. Buffalo Rock is a ginger ale that is defined by superlatives: darker, bubblier, stronger. Compared to today’s intensely sweet sodas, this Alabama favorite packs a sinus-clearing spiciness. Sidney Lee, a grocer at the Alabama Grocery Company in Birmingham, created Buffalo Rock in 1901. His approach was consistent with the technique of the time: add bubbles and sugar to a medicinal tonic, then sell it as soda. The tonic itself had been originally invented by a local Selma, Alabama, pharmacist Ashby Coleman to soothe upset stomachs. But it was Lee’s addition of carbonation to the tonic’s sweet spice that soon made it popular as a zesty refresher in the sweltering heat of an Alabama summer. Buffalo Rock quickly became a household name in Birmingham, Alabama. The beverage received a boost after the United States enacted Prohibition in 1920. Buffalo Rock was not only a refreshing drink, it also packed a punch reminiscent of alcohol. Those who lived above the law found that using the soda as a mixer made bootlegged hooch much more drinkable. By 1922, the company’s headquarters had a four-story neon sign that read, “Drink Buffalo Rock.” Lee’s company shifted into ginger ale production exclusively in 1927, and the product survived the Great Depression in the form of five-cent bottles. When sugar rationing struck during World War II, James Lee Sr. (Sidney’s son) went to Mexico City to replenish sugar supplies. In 1966, Buffalo Rock moved to a new, larger bottling plant. Movie star Joan Crawford attended the grand opening celebration. Though the aggressively spicy brew has since been eclipsed by less intense soda brands, it remains a niche, regional fan favorite. Today, the soda lives on in low supply and high demand. Currently Buffalo Rock is distributed in the southeast. Many consumers feel that its sharp, tangy ginger taste helps to relieve minor stomach illnesses, such as motion sickness. However, most people drink Buffalo Rock Ginger Ale simply for its refreshingly different taste and caffeine-free formulation! Buffalo Rock also makes a delicious float when poured over vanilla ice cream or orange sherbet. In the words of one food and beverage critic, "(it) pours out deep amber and very bubbly. Much darker than any ginger ale I've had before. Like Vernor's, it's a golden-style ginger ale. An old fashioned beverage with a darker color and stronger flavor than more modern (and popular) dry-style ginger ales, which feature only a mildly gingery flavor. And in the words of another, "(it provides) a shock of spice that goes straight up the sinuses. I thought being a Vernor's (giner ale) fan had prepared me for the kick in this beast. But man that Michigan soda (Vernor's) has nothing on this beast from Birmingham. Buffalo Rock is the soft drink from the school of hard knocks. It starts off deceptively mild, almost like a Canada Dry, but it finishes with a shock of spice that goes straight up the sinuses and leaves you feeling like you've just stepped out of the matrix and are smelling the real world for the first time. If you’re in the USA, this might not at first blush seem a “collectible”. But then in Eastern Europe or Central Asia for instance, a can of Coca-Cola printed in their alphabet might not seem very unusual or collectible. But to an American, that same can is quite collectible. Likewise in Europe or Asia, American cans, especial those of limited production, are likewise quite collectible. So for all of my friends in Europe and Asia, here’s a genuine, new, full, unopened can of Pepsi’s "Buffalo Rock Southern Spice Ginger Ale" (USA 2022). SHIPPING & RETURNS/REFUNDS: Domestic shipping is $12.99 for Priority Mail. Domestic rates include USPS Delivery Confirmation. Canadian shipments are $28.99 for Air Mail or $36.99 for Global Priority Mail. All other International shipments are $44.99 for Air Mail, $53.99 for Global Priority Mail. Your purchase will ordinarily be shipped within 48 hours of payment. We package as well as anyone in the business, with lots of protective padding and containers. All of our shipments are fully insured against loss, and our shipping rates include the cost of this coverage (through stamps.com, Shipsaver.com, the USPS, UPS, or Fed-Ex). International tracking is provided free by the USPS for certain countries, other countries are at additional cost. Please note for international purchasers we will do everything we can to minimize your liability for VAT and/or duties. But we cannot assume any responsibility or liability for whatever taxes or duties may be levied on your purchase by the country of your residence. If you don’t like the tax and duty schemes your government imposes, please complain to them. We have no ability to influence or moderate your country’s tax/duty schemes. ADDITIONAL PURCHASES do receive a VERY LARGE discount so as to reward you for the economies of combined shipping/insurance costs (postal costs for additional cans from the third onward typically only cost $1 each for domestic shipping – in some cases, even for international shipping). So as to maximize your discount, please ask for a rate quotation and instructions BEFORE checking out. We do offer U.S. Postal Service Priority Mail, Registered Mail, and Express Mail for both international and domestic shipments, as well United Parcel Service (UPS) and Federal Express (Fed-Ex). If upon receipt of the item you are disappointed for any reason whatever, I offer a no questions asked 30-day return policy. Send it back, I will give you a complete refund of the purchase price; 1) less our original shipping/insurance costs, 2) less any non-refundable fees imposed by eBay. Please note that though they generally do, eBay may not always refund payment processing fees on returns beyond a 30-day purchase window. So except for shipping costs and any payment processing fees not refunded by eBay, we will refund all proceeds from the sale of a return item. Obviously we have no ability to influence, modify or waive eBay policies. PLEASE NOTE: Despite extremely heavy and competent packaging on our end, soda cans are VERY susceptible to being damaged by the USPS – principally if they explode because they were transported in unheated, unpressurized aircraft cargo holds; or left in a mail box in very cold weather. If this happens, don’t “weird out”…just contact us. We insure every parcel…we simply need photos of the damage to submit a claim. ABOUT US: Prior to our retirement we used to travel to Eastern Europe and Central Asia several times a year seeking antique gemstones and jewelry from the globe’s most prolific gemstone producing and cutting centers. Most of the items we offer came from acquisitions we made in Eastern Europe, India, and from the Levant (Eastern Mediterranean/Near East) during these years from various institutions and dealers. Much of what we generate on Etsy, Amazon and Ebay goes to support worthy institutions in Europe and Asia connected with Anthropology and Archaeology. Though we have a collection of ancient coins numbering in the tens of thousands, our primary interests are ancient/antique jewelry and gemstones, a reflection of our academic backgrounds. Though perhaps difficult to find in the USA, in Eastern Europe and Central Asia antique gemstones are commonly dismounted from old, broken settings – the gold reused – the gemstones recut and reset. Before these gorgeous antique gemstones are recut, we try to acquire the best of them in their original, antique, hand-finished state – most of them originally crafted a century or more ago. We believe that the work created by these long-gone master artisans is worth protecting and preserving rather than destroying this heritage of antique gemstones by recutting the original work out of existence. That by preserving their work, in a sense, we are preserving their lives and the legacy they left for modern times. Far better to appreciate their craft than to destroy it with modern cutting. Not everyone agrees – fully 95% or more of the antique gemstones which come into these marketplaces are recut, and the heritage of the past lost. But if you agree with us that the past is worth protecting, and that past lives and the produce of those lives still matters today, consider buying an antique, hand cut, natural gemstone rather than one of the mass-produced machine cut (often synthetic or “lab produced”) gemstones which dominate the market today. We can set most any antique gemstone you purchase from us in your choice of styles and metals ranging from rings to pendants to earrings and bracelets; in sterling silver, 14kt solid gold, and 14kt gold fill. When you purchase from us, you can count on quick shipping and careful, secure packaging. We would be happy to provide you with a certificate/guarantee of authenticity for any item you purchase from us. There is a $3 fee for mailing under separate cover. I will always respond to every inquiry whether via email or eBay message, so please feel free to write. How did we get "into" soda pop cans? Pepsi and Coca-Cola are probably the most instantly recognizable cultural icons anywhere on the globe. And for that reason, somehow, Cultural Anthropologists, Sociologists, Archaeologists, etc., and other enthusiasts of these social sciences are irresistibly drawn to them. Our studies and travels have taken us from the frozen tundra of Siberia to the deserts of India and the Middle East, to communist countries, democracies, and dictatorships. And bizarrely, you can always find machines or shops vending Coca-Cola and Pepsi (and Marlboro, Pall Mall, Viceroy, Lucky Strike, and Camel cigarettes). When we used to travel every year to Eastern Europe and Central Asia, friends and colleagues would ask us to bring back Coca-Cola or Pepsi cans. Christmas issues from various countries were always frequent requests (like Europe's Grandfather Frost and his Elves). We would put extras on our eBay store. Before long colleagues in Europe asked for cans from the USA. Not just iconic Pepsi and Coke cans. But especially limited edition Mountain Dew and Dr. Pepper cans. We accommodated them too. And the extras went onto our eBay store. And suddenly, over 20 years, it grew to 500 offerings. They’re a complete money loser. It’s probably an obsession only a cultural anthropologist (or psychiatrist!) would understand. But we have thousands of followers around the globe, and we can’t let them down.

Price: 9.99 USD

Location: Lummi Island, Washington

End Time: 2024-12-01T12:55:50.000Z

Shipping Cost: 12.99 USD