Brisk (beverage)
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Lipton Brisk is an iced tea-like soft drink, produced by Lipton
in conjunction with PepsiCo
. Brisk is available in a number of flavors such as artificial lemon, artificial raspberry, artificial mint, artificial peach, as well as aspartame
. Brisk uses instant tea, along with artificial flavors.
The drink is best known for its series of television commercials featuring claymation
versions of famous celebrities such as Bruce Lee
, Danny DeVito
, Bruce Willis
, Ozzy Osbourne
, Sylvester Stallone
, Danny Trejo
and Eminem
- all of which use the slogan "That's Brisk, baby!".
In an effort to compete with the Arizona Beverage Company
's line of 99-cent iced tea cans, Lipton Brisk expanded its line of products in 2010 and lowered the price of its one-liter bottles to 99 cents. Whereas lemon was by far the most widespread variant of Brisk prior to the expansion, Lipton currently offers artificial lemon, artificial raspberry, sweet tea
, artificial peach green tea
, iced tea-lemonade mix
, lemonade (both regular and pink), artificial strawberry melon soft drink, fruit punch, and a limited edition green artificial mango-dragonfruit flavor released in conjunction with the movie The Green Lantern.
Lipton
Lipton is a brand of tea currently owned by Unilever.-History of Lipton Tea:Lipton was created at the end of the 19th century by a grocer, Sir Thomas Lipton, in Glasgow, Scotland. In 1893, he established the Thomas J. Lipton Co., a tea packing company with its headquarters and factory in Hobo ken,...
in conjunction with PepsiCo
PepsiCo
PepsiCo Inc. is an American multinational corporation headquartered in Purchase, New York, United States, with interests in the manufacturing, marketing and distribution of grain-based snack foods, beverages, and other products. PepsiCo was formed in 1965 with the merger of the Pepsi-Cola Company...
. Brisk is available in a number of flavors such as artificial lemon, artificial raspberry, artificial mint, artificial peach, as well as aspartame
Aspartame
Aspartame is an artificial, non-saccharide sweetener used as a sugar substitute in some foods and beverages. In the European Union, it is codified as E951. Aspartame is a methyl ester of the aspartic acid/phenylalanine dipeptide. It was first sold under the brand name NutraSweet; since 2009 it...
. Brisk uses instant tea, along with artificial flavors.
The drink is best known for its series of television commercials featuring claymation
Clay animation
Clay animation or claymation is one of many forms of stop motion animation. Each animated piece, either character or background, is "deformable"—made of a malleable substance, usually Plasticine clay....
versions of famous celebrities such as Bruce Lee
Bruce Lee
Bruce Lee was a Chinese American, Hong Kong actor, martial arts instructor, philosopher, film director, film producer, screenwriter, and founder of the Jeet Kune Do martial arts movement...
, Danny DeVito
Danny DeVito
Daniel Michael DeVito, Jr. , better known as Danny DeVito, is an American actor, comedian, director and producer. He first gained prominence for his portrayal of Louie De Palma on the ABC and NBC television series Taxi , for which he won a Golden Globe and an Emmy.DeVito and his wife, Rhea Perlman,...
, Bruce Willis
Bruce Willis
Walter Bruce Willis , better known as Bruce Willis, is an American actor, producer, and musician. His career began in television in the 1980s and has continued both in television and film since, including comedic, dramatic, and action roles...
, Ozzy Osbourne
Ozzy Osbourne
John Michael "Ozzy" Osbourne is an English vocalist, whose musical career has spanned over 40 years. Osbourne rose to prominence as lead singer of the pioneering English heavy metal band Black Sabbath, whose radically different, intentionally dark, harder sound helped spawn the heavy metal...
, Sylvester Stallone
Sylvester Stallone
Michael Sylvester Gardenzio Stallone , commonly known as Sylvester Stallone, and nicknamed Sly Stallone, is an American actor, filmmaker, screenwriter, film director and occasional painter. Stallone is known for his machismo and Hollywood action roles. Two of the notable characters he has portrayed...
, Danny Trejo
Danny Trejo
Dan "Danny" Trejo is an American actor who has appeared in numerous Hollywood films, most notably in roles as an antagonist, or anti-hero.-Early life:...
and Eminem
Eminem
Marshall Bruce Mathers III , better known by his stage name Eminem or his alter ego Slim Shady, is an American rapper, record producer, songwriter and actor. Eminem's popularity brought his group project, D12, to mainstream recognition...
- all of which use the slogan "That's Brisk, baby!".
In an effort to compete with the Arizona Beverage Company
AriZona Beverage Company
AriZona Beverages USA is a producer of various flavors of iced tea, juice cocktails and energy drinks from the United States, based in Woodbury, New York....
's line of 99-cent iced tea cans, Lipton Brisk expanded its line of products in 2010 and lowered the price of its one-liter bottles to 99 cents. Whereas lemon was by far the most widespread variant of Brisk prior to the expansion, Lipton currently offers artificial lemon, artificial raspberry, sweet tea
Sweet tea
Sweet tea is a style of iced tea commonly consumed in the Southern United States. Sweet tea is made by adding sugar to bags of black tea brewing in hot water while the mixture is still hot, which allows for supersaturation of the solution, enabling the tea to hold more dissolved sweetener than...
, artificial peach green tea
Green tea
Green tea is made solely from the leaves of Camellia sinensis that have undergone minimal oxidation during processing. Green tea originates from China and has become associated with many cultures throughout Asia. It has recently become more widespread in the West, where black tea is traditionally...
, iced tea-lemonade mix
Arnold Palmer (drink)
An Arnold Palmer is a beverage consisting of 1/2 iced tea and 1/2 lemonade named for golfer Arnold Palmer. It is often called a half and half.- Variations :...
, lemonade (both regular and pink), artificial strawberry melon soft drink, fruit punch, and a limited edition green artificial mango-dragonfruit flavor released in conjunction with the movie The Green Lantern.