Dr. Pepper is by far my favorite drink. So delicious! You like it?
I love Dr Pepper which is marketed as a soft drink with a unique flavor.
I heard the flavor came from mixing a bunch of other kinds together. Do you know if that's true?
There are variants which have high fructose corn syrup and other additional flavors. These flavors were introduced in the 2000s.
Hm.. okay interesting. Do you know when the drink was first released? 
A pharmacist named Charles Alderton from Texas created the drink and it was first released in 1885.
What? A pharmacist? That's crazy. People are drinking medicine or something. Do you ever use it to mix alcoholic drinks?
I have never used Dr Pepper in my alcoholic drink mixes but that's a good idea! lol The pharmacist formulated the drink in Morrison's Old Corner Drug Store in Texas.
So strange. I guess he was really thirsty one day and just decided to start mixing things together. It reminds me of the "flaming homer" Simpsons episode.
at Morrison's soda fountain soon learned of Alderton's new drink and began ordering a "Waco". Alderton gave the formula to Morrison, who named it Dr. Pepper (later stylized as "Dr Pepper").
As with Coca-Cola, the formula for Dr Pepper is a trade secret, and allegedly the recipe is kept as two halves in safe deposit boxes in two separate Dallas banks. A persistent rumor since the 1930s is that the drink contains prune juice, but the official Dr Pepper FAQ refutes this
States and is well known for its unique taste and red color. Its flavor, though often thought to be bubble gum, is created by mixing orange and lemon oils with the traditional vanilla used in other cream sodas. Big Red is produced and distributed by various independent soft drink bottlers including Keurig Dr Pepper, CCE, and Pepsi Bottling Group under license from Big Red, Inc., based in Austin, Texas.
Big Red was the sixth-highest selling soft drink company in the United States from 2002–2004, after Coca