Posted in Carbonated Soft Drinks, Guest Reviews, Imported, Reviews, Sprite, The Coca-Cola Company on Jun 20th, 2010 4 Comments »
This guest review explores Sprite – Botella Edicion Limitada, a natural sugar Sprite from Mexico.
Posted in Carbonated Soft Drinks, Coke, Coming Soon, Imported, News, Pepsi, PepsiCo, The Coca-Cola Company on Jun 5th, 2009 6 Comments »
Japan is slated for some new, interesting flavors from Coke and Pepsi. Coca-Cola Plus Catechin will have a green tea influence, while Pepsi Shiso sports a basil-inspired taste. These fit in line with other recent oddities from the Land of the Rising Sun, including Pepsi Ice Cucumber, Pepsi Blue Hawaii, and Pepsi White.
Posted in Carbonated Soft Drinks, Guest Reviews, Imported, Reviews on Dec 8th, 2008 8 Comments »
If you could bottle the Christmas spirit, carbonate it, and sell it, it might taste like Julmust Christmas Soda. A deep cola, mild dark cherry, a hint of ginger, perhaps a bit of cacao. It's what I imagine Vikings would have consumed from an oak barrel during the Norman Conquest of 1066!
Posted in Cadbury Schweppes, Canada Dry, Carbonated Soft Drinks, Ginger Ale, Imported, Reviews, Tea on Oct 27th, 2008 39 Comments »
Canada Dry Green Tea Ginger Ale is a refreshing change of pace, bringing two light flavors together with a blend that rewards your sense of adventure, while providing just a darn good drink to experience.
Posted in Carbonated Soft Drinks, Fanta, Imported, Reviews, The Coca-Cola Company on Oct 19th, 2008 2 Comments »
Fanta Wildberry is a pretty nasty drink. It has a flavor profile that I most similarly associate with Crystal Light's Raspberry Ice flavor… but with carbonation and a not-nice aftertaste. It's very syrupy and in no way represents any berry flavor I've ever experienced. A very fake-tasting soda.
Posted in Carbonated Soft Drinks, Coming Soon, Imported, Pepsi, PepsiCo on Feb 15th, 2008 11 Comments »
Coming soon to Mexico: Pepsi Retro, a cane sugar-sweetened beverage that utilizes "natural ingredients", including cola nut extract. Available exclusively south of the border, the drink is another that does away with the use of high fructose corn syrup.
Posted in Carbonated Soft Drinks, Coming Soon, Imported, News, Pepsi, PepsiCo on Feb 13th, 2008 10 Comments »
Hopping on the cane sugar bandwagon, Pepsi has announced a more "natural" version of their flagship cola beverage: Pepsi Raw. "Made from natural ingredients and containing no artificial preservatives, colors, flavorings or sweeteners," it sounds great. Except that it's debuting in the United Kingdom.
Posted in Boing!, Fruit Drinks, Imported, Mango, Pascual, Reviews on Feb 5th, 2008 1 Comment »
Looking for a refreshing fruit drink with a smooth taste? You'll have to travel over the border to Mexico and grab a bottle of Pascual Boing! Mango. Our beverage review takes a look at this fine quality drink, while also focusing on the interesting history of the organization that made it, which includes an odd footnote that involves The Walt Disney Company.
Posted in Apple, Carbonated Soft Drinks, Imported, Reviews on Jan 23rd, 2008 3 Comments »
Sidral Mundet is an apple soda from Mexico… and is highly recommended. Its lightly carbonated flavor, influenced by actual apple juice, is very clean. It can probably best be described as tasting like an apple juice version of sparkling grape juice. And yes, it's sweetened with real sugar. Yum!
Posted in Carbonated Soft Drinks, Imported, News, Pepsi, PepsiCo on Sep 25th, 2007 No Comments »
Pepsi does something crazy in China and changes their can color from blue to red… coincidentally the same color as rival Coke. One beverage maker is a sponsor for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. The other is not. Can you tell the difference?
