Step 1 : Introduction to the question "Which product was originally marketed as an "Esteemed Brain Tonic & Intellectual Beverage"?"
Coca Cola was originally marketed as an "Esteemed Brain Tonic and Intellectual Beverage" when it first appeared on the market in 1886. It was promoted it as an “intellectual beverage” and a “brain and nerve tonic”, one that “could cure headaches, relieve exhaustion and deliver you with exhilarating and invigorating joy”. It was particularly beneficial for “ladies, and all those whose sedentary employment causes nervous prostration”. Initially it was available through the drug store and soon found its way to the soda fountain.