Coca-Cola axes Lilt after nearly 50 years and replaces it with new Fanta

Soft drink Lilt has been axed from UK shelves after 48 years and will be replaced by a new type of Fanta (Alamy/PA)

Soft drink Lilt has been pulled from Irish shelves after 48 years and will be replaced by a new type of Fanta.

The tangy drink began in 1975 with the strapline “The Totally Tropical Taste” and was only sold in Ireland, the UK, Gibraltar and the Seychelles.