(CNN) For the first time in the company's history, Coca-Cola will sell an alcoholic beverage. Just don't count on it hitting US shelves anytime soon.

The company will officially launch the Lemon-do alcoholic soft drink in Japan in October, Coca-Cola spokesperson Scott Leith told CNN on Tuesday.

The lemon-flavored drink debuted in May 2018 in Kyushu , Japan's southernmost island, in three varieties ranging from 3% to 7% alcohol, Leith said.

It's modeled after Japanese "chu-hi," a popular canned drink made with a distilled alcohol called shochu, carbonated water and flavoring, Coca-Cola Japan business unit president Jorge Garduño said in February 2018

Lemon-do is the company's first stab at hard seltzer, and it may be the only product of its kind for some time. Garduño said since the drink was created for a "specific slice" of Coca-Cola's market, it'll likely stay a Japanese exclusive.

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