Bottle Caps

What it is

Tangy pressed candies shaped like soda bottle caps: grape, cola, orange, root beer and cherry.

The story

• 1972: first made by Breaker Confections.

Fun facts

• Cherry replaced lemon-lime at some point.
• The early version fizzed, but that ingredient was later dropped.
• The pieces got much smaller in early 2009.

Are Bottle Caps still made?

Yes. Bottle Caps are still made, by Ferrara Candy Company (Ferrero). Look for it at candy shops that stock old-fashioned candy, or search for Bottle Caps on Amazon.

If you like Bottle Caps

• Everlasting Gobstopper (1976): A hard jawbreaker made of layers that change color and flavor as you suck on it.
• Zotz (1968): A hard candy with a fizzy, sour powder center that foams when you bite in.
• Lemonhead (1962): Round lemon candy with a sweet coating, a sour layer and a hard center.
• Nerds (1982): Tiny, crunchy, tangy pebbles of candy, usually two flavors in one box with two lids.

See every candy from the 1970s or all hard and tangy candy.