Dr Pepper from the bottling plant in Dublin, TX uses pure cane sugar. Unfortunately they're supposed to limit their distribution to a relatively small area, but every once in a while you can find it further away. Wikipedia has a short blurb on the history of it.

Except that generally "I have no clue how long it will take" gets the response of "I need to tell so and so when it will be done" so then you end up getting your 9 weeks answer anyway.

But a sinking aircraft carrier! ...or maybe one with a bit of water on the deck.