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> A funny thing, sometimes a shitmix has it's own unique taste.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mezzo_Mix Mix of Cola and Fanta, and I'd say it's more popular than just Fanta in Germany.

Assuming you mean the Indian soft drink, IIRC it's actually "Thums Up" (no "b").

That's correct, and the "weird taste" relative to other sodas was (is? Been a while since I've been to India, and I noticed it was losing market share badly last time I was there...) cardamom. Cardamom is put to good use throughout Indian cuisine (chai, sag dishes, etc.), making Thums Up really much more complementary than traditional western sodas.

There was a way to use a coke soda fountain to make something that tasted shockingly like Baja Blast. It involved Sprit and Blue Poweraid from what I remember. There may have been one more ingredient.