Originally Posted by
Scott in LA
Apple tea soda is the one I wish I could find. The one time I've been to Japan, I ended up the trip with a couple days at Tokyo Disney Resort, and really enjoyed this particular drink there. Figured I live in southern California, there are tons of Japanese markets here--will be no problem to find it back home. No dice--if anyone's heard of it, they're sure it's not exported. Ah, well...
MrLapLap said he's had it a couple of times, once a least was from one of those vending machines that sell you a cup of drink with ice in it.
According to this website Liptons make it and it was available last November:
http://plaza.rakuten.co.jp/yorchie/diary/?ctgy=2 - the guy was stocking up as he said it was already disappearing from stores then.
The same flavour drink can be released by different companies during different years. Was it Liptons you had?
Non sparkling apple tea is a pretty common drink - so you should eventually find one kind or another.