Mountain Dew, was a lemon-lime drink used as a mixer with whiskey. And Mountain Dew was supposed to give the feeling that the person drinking the product was drinking illegal moonshine. In fact, Mountain Dew is a term used for moonshine.
The name Mountain Dew was first invented by two brothers, Barney and Ally Hartman, who ran a bottling plant in Knoxville Tennesseee. The brothers originated the lime green beverage as a mixer in the late 1940s. That mixer was redeveloped in 1954 as a soda called Mountain Dew. the Hartman brothers later sold the original formula and the Mountain Dew to Bill Jones.Then Bill Jones made the Moutain Dew mascot Willy The Hillbilly And his pet the Pig. By 1961 Bill Jones had all rights to the producs and made a new Mountain Dew .Mountain Dew was acquired by the Pepsi Cola in 1964. It has been introduced globally at various stages but the USA remains its Main sales place.
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