413570 Wed Jun 20 21:34:17 -0700 2007 11 27 General Chowhounding Topics 0 2679741 My MIL today bought me a gift for helping her run errands, a 10 pack of the Korean tonic Bacchus-D. I did a double take, yes it was Bacchus-D not the F that has been the only type of Bacchus available for the past 7 years. Bacchus-D, The original wonder tonic made from red ginseng. I made a special trip to the Korean store and bought them out, twenty ten packs at $7.99 each. Wed Jun 20 21:34:17 -0700 2007 93805 hannaone 1 2679818 ooh! Wed Jun 20 22:15:41 -0700 2007 2679741 17463 PseudoNerd 1 2680230 There was a Bacchus-F? I'm Korean-American and have lived in the states most of my life (yikes--over 30) and have always seen Bacchus-D in the asian markets. Is it really made from red ginseng? I remember my brother saying that it's good for a hangover b/c of the large amounts of b-vitamins. I love the taste---so artificial it's awesome! Thu Jun 21 06:29:34 -0700 2007 2679741 27873 gyp7318 2 2680313 For at least the past 7 years only the totally artificial F version has been available in Eastern WA and Seattle areas. And yes the -D version is a great "morning after" tonic. Thu Jun 21 07:00:34 -0700 2007 2680230 93805 hannaone 3 2680453 Makes me wonder if they've been shipping the old out of date stuff to the US (at least the South)??? :) What are the main differences between the -D and the -F versions??? I'm used to the artificial appley flavored -D version. Thu Jun 21 07:38:30 -0700 2007 2680313 27873 gyp7318 4 2680498 The -F version has no natural ingredients and has a pineaplly/citrus(lemon?) flavor. Thu Jun 21 07:53:00 -0700 2007 2680453 93805 hannaone 4 3030275 Basically, the F stands for FORTE and the D stands for DOUBLE, which means it has 2000 mg of Taurine or twice as much as Bacchus-F.Also, D has 40 calories , where as F contains 60 and the Sodium is higher in D than in F. Great tasting and punch filled drink. Fri Oct 12 16:41:56 -0700 2007 2680453 134293 gamalielm 5 3032580 Thanks for the info. Very interesting! Sat Oct 13 20:33:00 -0700 2007 3030275 27873 gyp7318 1 2680521 It can be bought on line too, from Koamart.com - http://tinyurl.com/2gne7c It looked good until I read that the second ingredient was HFCS. I'm just sayin'. Thu Jun 21 08:01:32 -0700 2007 2679741 75332 Gio 2 2680628 It's interesting that the merchant calls it Bacchus D but the bottle says Bacchus F. Is F the "new and improved" version? I"m really curious and am going to have to go to my korean market today and buy some! Thu Jun 21 08:25:02 -0700 2007 2680521 27873 gyp7318 1 3032640 whoa, I haven't had bacchus anything since I was a wee lass. I remember my grandmother used to drink it whenever she wasn't feeling well.......I bet it made her feel worse in the process. I remember when red bull first came out and I tried it. I was like "this crap tastes exactly like bacchus, what a rip off" I can't believe you spent that much money on energy drinks ): You should've spent it on korean goodies to mail to me (: Sat Oct 13 21:18:48 -0700 2007 2679741 24546 bitsubeats 2 3032722 LoL! It's a carry over from my military days. Bacchus-D was the best hangover remedy ever. Sat Oct 13 22:52:33 -0700 2007 3032640 93805 hannaone