For what it's worth, chains like Swig and FiiZ Drinks offer no alternative lemon-lime soda options, and Sprite even landed first on a Mashed ranking of 18 lemon-lime soda brands.

Over at Coke, Sprite brand manager Darryl “DC” Cobbin knew well before the official launch of Sierra Mist that Pepsi would be coming hard with a new lemon-lime competitor.

5. Olipop (Lemon Lime) Score: 19. This popular brand was confusing to some — they were supposed to be tasting lemon-lime sodas, right? One found “no citrus notes,” while another lamented ...