When you think of hot winter beverages, hot chocolate and mulled wine may come to mind.
But what about the hot Dr. Pepper?
According to trendsetting TikTokers, soda – usually served over ice – has become the hottest drink of this festive season.
Hot soda has become a viral sensation on social media. Content creators are trying Drink out.
One user, who goes by Morgan Chomps, posted a tutorial showing users how to make a hot Dr. Pepper by emptying a two-liter bottle of the pop into her crockpot and adding sliced lemons.
“This is soda on a whole ‘nother level,” she declared. Video Posted last month.
He recommends heating the Dr. Pepper first with the fresh lemon slices so that it is slightly simmering but not boiling. In a separate clip he revealed “lazy” way To make a hot Dr. Pepper: Microwave a mug full of the stuff and sprinkle in crystallized lemon.
While critics said in the comments that the drink “sounds disgusting”, Morgan insisted that it is actually “delicious”.
“Dr. Pepper’s spices work really well as a hot drink,” she explained while sipping the holiday drink, which sizzles when heated. “And the lemon brings it all home.”
But while the beverage may be in style, it’s not necessarily a new phenomenon.
“I always remember Mom putting Dr. Pepper on the stove in ‘Blast from the Past.’ This must have been in the 60s,” one user commented.
“Been drinking this since the 70s,” said another.
Advertisements published in the 60s also promoted the hot drink.
An advertisement posted in 1964 Instagram The hot soda is promoted as “the idea of happy holidays” that is “devilishly different”. It also suggests adding “a splash of rum” to try “something special.”
In another advertisement posted on redditThe drink is said to be “delicious even served hot.”
One Redditor commented, “I knew a guy in college who had a hot pot for making this in his dorm room.” “All these years I thought he was distinctly strange!”
“I quite like it myself. “It seems that heating it makes it taste more like the almond-amaretto-spicy side instead of just being sweet and fizzy,” another described.
Meanwhile, Dr Pepper fanatics have also used “”.Dr Pepper Egg Nog“—a stomach-churning combination of spicy-sweet soda and traditional egg nog—that resembles viral”dirty soda” and the “protein soda” trend surged in popularity earlier this year.
