Bacchus is a non-carbonated Korean

South Korea

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 energy drink

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, first launched in 1963. It has been called Bacchus-F since a change in formula in the 1990s, before which it was known as Bacchus-D. It is manufactured by Dong-A Pharmaceutical Co., part of the Dong-A Corporation; and is also distributed in the United States under the Dong-A America Corporation in a 3.3 oz glass bottle (approximately 1/3 the size of a Red Bull

Red Bull

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Bacchus has been popular in South Korea for many years. Originally it was sold in pharmacies as a 'herbal medicine' to prevent colds and cure hangovers, rather than as an energy drink.

It has recently risen to prominence in North American culture alongside other popular energy drinks consumed in combination with alcohol, such as Vodka-Red Bull. The most common form of consumption is the "Bacchus Bomb", which is produced by pouring a full 3.3 oz bottle of Bacchus into a cup and subsequently dropping a shot glass filled with vodka into the cup, with the resulting mixture being consumed as rapidly as possible.

The drink's similarity to the older Japanese drink Lipovitan

Lipovitan

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, both in taste and design, has invited some controversy especially in the Japanese community.

Ingredients

Bacchus contains the following ingredients:

• water
• high fructose corn syrup
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• sugar
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• taurine
• inositol
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• guaraná
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   extract
• royal jelly
  Royal jelly
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• nicotinamide
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• pyridoxine
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   hcl
• riboflavin sodium phosphate
• thiamine
• nitrate preserved with sodium benzoate
• ethanol
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• citric acid
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   anhydrous
• sorbitol
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• apple juice
• sodium chloride
• natural essences(orange pineapple strawberry)
• artificial flavors