Bludwine

Bludwine
Created byHenry C. Anderson
Invented1906

Bludwine, later Budwine, was a brand of cherry-flavored soft drink and flavored syrups that was originally produced in the United States by the Bludwine Company and Bludwine Bottling Company.[1][2][3][4] The Bludwine Company was founded by Henry C. Anderson in spring, 1906. Bludwine Company produced the master elixir in Athens, Georgia, and various Bludwine Bottling Company locations processed the elixir into syrup and bottled soft drinks prepared from the syrup. The syrups were also shipped to and used at soda fountains as an ingredient to add flavor to various beverages.[3][5] In 1911 Bludwine was marketed as having health benefits, such as aiding in digestion, and some physicians in Athens, Georgia and other areas of the state prescribed it to their patients. The brand's name was changed from Bludwine to Budwine in 1921. Production of Budwine stopped in the mid 1990s.

  1. ^ Report - Georgia. Dept. of Commerce and Labor. Georgia. Dept. of Commerce and Labor. 1919. p. 61.
  2. ^ Treasury Decisions Under Customs and Other Laws - United States. Dept. of the Treasury. pp. 514-515.
  3. ^ a b Southern Pharmaceutical Journal. February, 1915. p. 31.
  4. ^ United States. Bureau of the Census; Hartley, Eugene Fuller (1923). Abstract of the census of manufactures, 1919. Govt.Print.Off.
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference Thomas was invoked but never defined (see the help page).