Anyone else remember Ocean Spray's Mauna Lai?

[thursday]

I ADORED this pink juice as a child...and then when I got a little older, I loved it in cocktails, too...but it's been out of stores for quite a long while. I know it was guava and passion fruit, but does anyone know in what proportions or what other juice was in there? I'm thinking of trying to make it myself because I miss it so...

[racer x]

I used to love that stuff. Island Guava.
But it was kind of expensive, and the percentage of actual juice that it contained typically low.

Nowadays, I usually make my own juice drink using frozen fruit pulp (lulo or passion fruit), water, and sugar.
Or, rarely, go with one of Welch's mixed-juice drinks, like passion fruit or guava-pineapple.

[Idioglosia]

Try the guava juice made by Ceres-you can buy it at whole foods-it is pretty close, better for you and super delicious!

[baseballfan]

My 20 year old son still pines for this. He keeps holding out hope that he will find a stash at a grocery store somewhere. I wish they would bring it back or that I could find some somewhere. Does anyone know if maybe it is available outside the U.S.?

[Damcgreg]

So lately I've also had the craving for Muana La'i. Ahh, such a pleasant part of my childhood breakfasts. Having no luck at mutiple stores, I took my search to the internet and found the following. It looks as if Muana La'i has been spun off into a brand and sold to Motts. They now offer 4 juices, with one called Paradise Passion described as a tempting mixture of Hawaiian Guava and Passion Fruit Juice Drink. Sounds like Muana La'i is still around,somewhere, just bottled under a different name. The search continues.....

http://www.maunalai.com/products.html

[baseballfan]

Good job! I will check it out and report back.

[thursday]

Nicely sleuthed! Except I think Island Guava might be closer to the one I remember, since it's the bright pink I recall... Now to find out where they sell it...

[KristieB]

OMG I had forgotten about this juice. I LOVED it!!

[SaltyRaisins]

I remember it too- served from the big glass jug after a night listening to Thriller and accompanied by Grillers and mom's scalded scrambled eggs. Recall finding it a bit too sweet for me, even as a six-year-old, though. That shade of pink I'll never forget.

[alkapal]

yes, i loved mauna la'i. made a good drink with vodka, too.

find the "looza" brand juices -- they have a good guava, and maybe they've not discontinued their passionfruit in all areas.

edit:
nantucket nectars is part of the former cadbury schweppes empire, like mauna la'i, and offers a pineapple orange guava juice drink. also an orange mango drink. http://www.drpeppersnapplegroup.com/b...

[DiningDiva]

POG...Bolthouse makes a POG that's pretty decent, but I don't think it's the same thing as Muana Lai

[spellweaver16]

Oh mygod, I remember that stuff! And on a related note, I used to looooooove the papaya punch I could get in a glass bottle with a styrofoam label at the gas station. I think the brand was Very Fine? I can't remember :(

[Sean]

I remember the commercial very well...

[dagwood]

Wow! I had totally forgotten about that drink. I was not a big juice drinker as a kid, but I LOVED this stuff! I didn't even realize it wasn't around anymore.

[pellegrino31]

I remember this! We had it in the house when I was growing up. It made me feel like we were really exotic.

[ccrow]

Ooh, I remember that!! My kids loved it. They called it 'Mauna La', though.

[Vetter]

I remember it being heavy on the guava. I promise if they bring it back I won't be buying your share-- tastes like Capri Sun to me-- but it was a pretty color!

[thursday]

Yeah, I have such fond memories of it that I'm afraid if they did bring it back, it would be ruined for me by my grown-up palate. =)

[adamshoe]

OO-oh, I liked it too! I think it was called "Mauna Lani", though... adam

[babette feasts]

I remember it the same as the OP, Mauna Lai. To be precise, googling shows that it was Mauna La'i.