A Rainbow of Flavors
What made Nehi special wasn’t just the taste — it was the variety.
By the 1930s and 40s, Nehi offered more flavors than almost any other soda company. Some of the most iconic were:
🍇 Grape Nehi – sweet, fizzy, and unforgettable
🍑 Peach Nehi – a Southern favorite, bursting with fruity flavor
🍊 Orange Nehi – bright, bold, and refreshing
🍓 Strawberry Nehi – a rare treat that felt like summer in a bottle
Each flavor came in glass bottles with bold labels that stood out in any store cooler. For kids, spotting a bottle of Nehi was like spotting treasure.
Nehi in Pop Culture
Nehi wasn’t just a drink — it made its way into American pop culture.
In the hit TV show MAS*H, Radar O’Reilly (the lovable company clerk) was often seen sipping a Grape Nehi instead of a beer. It became his signature.
Old radio and magazine ads for Nehi promised “The Drink of the Nation” — making it feel like more than a soda, but a part of American life.
In the South, Nehi became almost legendary, especially peach flavor, which you’d still find in diners and country stores decades later.
Ask anyone from Georgia, Alabama, or Mississippi who grew up in the 40s or 50s, and chances are they’ll tell you about gulping down an ice-cold Nehi on a hot summer day.
