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Mexican Pepsi Review (Soda Tasting #162)

Mexican Pepsi Review (Soda Tasting #162)

Mexican Pepsi is sugar sweetened Pepsi made in Mexico. Thank you to Kevin Saju for the request. Are you a fan of Mexican Pepsi? Please let me know in the comments. Thank you for watching.

Sidral Aga Review (Soda Tasting #161)

Sidral Aga Review (Soda Tasting #161)

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Sidral Aga is an apple soda from Mexico. Are you a fan of Sidral Aga? Please let me know in the comments. Thank you for watching.

Buffalo Rock Ginger Ale Review (Soda Tasting #159)

Buffalo Rock Ginger Ale Review (Soda Tasting #159)

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Buffalo Rock is a golden ginger ale distributed mostly in the Southeastern United States. From their website: “Formulated in 1901 as an experiment with ginger to relieve stomach ailments, Sid Lee’s ginger tonic was found refreshing in the sweltering summer heat. With the addition of carbonation, this new soda became a household name in Birmingham, Alabama. “… It’s sharp, tangy ginger taste is insisted on by many who feel that the effects of the ginger ale help to relieve minor […]

Nehi Grape Review (Soda Tasting #158)

Nehi Grape Review (Soda Tasting #158)

Grape was among the original Nehi flavors introduced by the Chero-Cola. The brand became popular and the company renamed itself to the Nehi Corporation. They reformulated Cherro-Cola into Royal Crown Cola and the company changed it’s name again, to Royal Crown Cola. Cadbury Schweppes bought the company in 2000 and sold the international unit to Cott in 2001. The U.S. business remains with Dr Pepper Snapple Group, which was the U.S. beverage unit of Cadbury Schweppes, before it was spun […]

Chevalier Carbonated Drink Litchi Flavor Ramuné Review (Soda Tasting #157)

Chevalier Carbonated Drink Litchi Flavor Ramuné Review (Soda Tasting #157)

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On episode #135 of Soda Tasting, I reviewed the Lemonade Flavor Ramuné from this brand and I wasn’t sure what to call it. I have decided to call it Chevalier Carbonated Drink Litchi Flavor Ramuné. The lychee is a fruit tree native to southern China, Taiwan and Southeast Asia and cultivated in numerous parts of the world, according to Wikipedia. Thank you to Jonathan Bailey and Crystal Ramey for sending me this soda. Have you had this soda? Please let […]

Mountain Dew (with Sugar) Review (Soda Tasting #153)

Mountain Dew (with Sugar) Review (Soda Tasting #153)

On this episode of Soda Tasting, we’re taking a look at a sugar sweetened version of Mountain Dew produced in the United States. It’s not Mountain Dew Throwback, just an unassuming grass bottle of the popular soda. The name Mountain Dew comes from the moonshine that was produced in Appalachian stills in Tennessee, according to a Bloomberg report. It was created in the 1940s by brothers Ally and Barney Hartman and early bottles featured a depiction of an armed hillbilly […]

Pepsi Blind Tasting (HFCS and Sugar vs. Sugar vs. Mexican) (Soda Tasting #151)

Pepsi Blind Tasting (HFCS and Sugar vs. Sugar vs. Mexican) (Soda Tasting #151)

On this episode of Soda Tasting, I am going to compare three versions of Pepsi: The mainstream version we have in the U.S., which is sweetened with high fructose corn syrup and sugar, the sugar sweetened glass bottle version produced in the U.S., and Mexican Pepsi, which is also sweetened with sugar. Have you seen the U.S. sugar only, glass bottle version I talked about? Please let me know in the comments. Here is a run down of the sodas […]

Manzanita Sol Review (Soda Tasting #150)

Manzanita Sol Review (Soda Tasting #150)

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Manzanita Sol is an apple soda, produced in Mexico by PepsiCo. Thank you to hhx1 (Eduardo) and Mikeflamingo for the request. Are you Manzanita Sol? Please let me know in the comments. Thank you for watching.

RootJack Orange Flavored Root Beer Review (Soda Tasting #148)

RootJack Orange Flavored Root Beer Review (Soda Tasting #148)

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RootJack Orange Flavored Root Beer is a “pirate energy drink” that promises to fight scurvy. What’s your favorite flavored root beer? Please let me know in the comments. Thank you for watching.

Ginger Ale Blind Tasting (Soda Tasting #147)

Ginger Ale Blind Tasting (Soda Tasting #147)

Ginger ale was invented in the mid-1800s. Typically, there are two two types of ginger ale: Golden and dry. When I was doing research for this episode, I found different people describing them in different ways. But, generally speaking, golden ginger ale is described as having a stronger ginger flavor, a darker, more gold color and sometimes as being sweeter. Meanwhile, dry ginger ale has a more muted ginger flavor and is paler in color. That tends to be the […]