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I thought I had previously cited this Economist article of 24 Mar 2001:

""Something strange has been happening in Little Rock. Women from around the South have been descending on Arkansas's state capital and making their way to the Wycoff Coffee House. The reason is Niagara blue fizzy Swedish tonic, for which the Wycoff's owner, Lari Williams, is the sole American distributor. After two weeks without a shipment, 1,000 bottles of the potion arrived in Little Rock on Monday morning. By noon, fewer than 500 remained. By Tuesday lunchtime, it had all gone.

It is not unusual for Mrs Williams to find a line of frenzied Southern belles lined up outside the glass door of the Wycoff to buy the herbal drink. But demand has spread well beyond modern-day Scarlett O'Haras. Women from all over America have jammed the coffee house’s phone lines begging for the six-ounce bottles of blue. ...
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Niagara, which is made by Nordic Drinks in Stockholm, has not been particularly successful in Europe. ...

Just as religious types never say hello to each other in liquor shops, some Arkansans like to avoid eye contact as they pick up their Niagara. One Little Rock socialite orders a cappuccino, whilst giving Mrs Williams a discreet wink. Two bottles of the love potion are put down at her table in a plain brown shopping bag.""