In the philippines, sarsi is a brand name for a sarsaparilla drink originally manufactured by cosmos bottling corporation, a local company that is now a subsidiary of coca-cola beverages philippines, inc. cosmos bottling corporation was established in 1918 as manila aerated water company. sarsi was originally branded as cosmos sarsaparilla until the 1970s. the unique taste that separates the current version of sarsi from other sarsaparilla-based soft drinks is attributed to the sugar substitute saccharin, even though its regular formula contains high fructose corn syrup or cane sugar.