 Comparison of the ten ounce bottle (left) and the twelve ounce bottle (right) | |
| Type | Flavored soft drink |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer | Double Cola Company |
| Country of origin | Chattanooga, TN |
| Introduced | 1956 |
| Related products | Sun Drop,Squirt,Vault,Mountain Dew,Mello Yello,Surge |
| Website | myskisoda |
SKI is a citrus soda made fromorange andlemon juice. It is manufactured by theDouble Cola Company.
SKI Citrus Soda was formulated in Chattanooga, Tennessee at The Double Cola Company headquarters. The formula was perfected on August 10, 1956. SKI was registered two years later in May of 1958. The product was launched to the public that summer. When coming up for the name, management asked the staff to submit their best ideas. Then employee, Dot Myers, submitted the names SKI and SKEE after being inspired from a weekend Skiing trip on the Chickamauga lake. Management loved the name SKI.[1]
Mentioned in The Kentucky Headhunter's 1989 song Dumas Walker. "We'll get a slaw-burger, friesAnd a bottle of Ski. Bring it on out to my baby and me"
In 1999, the SKI can and logo was redesigned with the phrase "Taste the Wake."[2]
In 2009, the SKI can and logo were redesigned, an online vote was posted on the official SKI website to vote on a selected logo. Along with the redesigned cans, Cherry SKI was re-branded as "SKI InfraRED".
In 2009 the selected can design hits markets with the phrase "Real Lemon, Real Orange, Real Good!"
SKI is bottled in several facilities across the United States and distributed in Alabama, Alaska, California, Georgia, Indiana, Illinois, Kentucky, Missouri, North Carolina, Ohio, Tennessee, Utah, Virginia, and West Virginia.
Ski has been a supporter ofNASCARCamping World Truck Series teamMB Motorsports with drivers such asJustin Jennings[3] andKyle Donahue.[4]