DD - $2 COLD BREW

The first thing I noticed after ordering two Cold Brew Chocolate Cherry for Cristina and myself was that C got 3 Squirts of Syrup and I only received two, the difference being mine had Sugar and hers did not. Guess the Syrup is Sweet enough on its own must be the logic.

A very tasty number, now let us suspend disbelief in the fact that this is Coffee (even though it is), This is a different beast, the Flavored Iced Coffee. I sympathize with the purists point of view that the only way to go is Hot, Black, No Sugar but will be open to the fact that this is just plain a Coffee based beverage to have fun with, thats right FUN.

A pleasant blend of Chocolate Cherry but a tad higher on the Chocolatey side to my palate, still Delicious and there is even Coffee in it as a base. Ordered with "not too much ice" otherwise you could wind up with Coffee Water.

I sampled both and prefer the serving without sugar, the Syrup does indeed have the right amount of Flavor and even though I am new to Iced Coffee (thats a whole other story) I find Sugar to be slightly distracting unless in a Hot Cup of Joe.

Two Bucks apiece for a Medium size, quite the bargain by DD standards.

THE GRAPES OF WRATH - GRAPE JUICE WARS

All 100% Grape Juice is from Grape Juice concentrate.

Bombay Select - A little Tart A little Sweet.

Something tells me this War shall be a draw but we shall see.

And we can look at the nice Grapey pictures

Welch's Concord Grape - Upon opening the bottle a familiar scent from childhood wafts through the air, the scent of a vineyard and the Welch's we had in our youth. Curious if others will have this effect, had forgotten about this.

Wonder if Welch's still makes their Grapeade.

A bit Dry and Vineyardy in Flavor.

This one is a Grape Juice "Beverage" but we will let it slide since Tropicana has the Juice market in a bit of a stranglehold.

On the Sugary side for a strict Juice wether it be from concentrate or not. If you blindfolded me of course I would call it clearly a Grape but not quite a Juice, more a Grapeade which is why Snapple is not making this list.

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Hang on a minute here.

O.K. Who is the jerk that decided to make a "Wine" flavored Soft Drink.

I would normally give a non-biased review here but this stuff tastes like doo-doo.

More complaining from me but this HUGE bottle was a chore to get through, kind of watery and lacking in any personality. If I want a full serving of Vitamin C I will steer clear next time.

This achieves attention on its name alone.

Very Tasty and proper like most Snapple products (I am still not a fan of their Fruit Punch) and adhering a tribute to "The Boss" in name alone of course I had to try it. Tastes kind of like Peach and Mango.

Most Delicious, This became my Beverage of choice for some time akin to Schweppes Raspberry Ginger Ale a few years back in frequency of purchase. 

I continue to seek Cherry 7-Up in Cans but so far no luck in NYC.

With a slight mediciney taste but after all that is Ginger.

Quite excited to try this upon fear of its resolution of production within a short period but try I did. Oddly not as Crisp as the average Ginger Ale but no complaints here.

Purchased to add to my Orange Juice making it a Pineapple Orange Juice.

While at La Bella - I passed this in the aisle, forgot about it (for 10 seconds) then double backed. 

Lightly Effervescent Sweet Grapefruit Soda.

This tasted as it should. Kinda like Strawberry Lemonade.

Carbonated Ginger Ale but also Carbonated Lemonade as it was not a watered down Beverage.

The first time I tried this was a year or two ago. It is now 2019 and I found another bottle which hopefully has not been sitting on the shelf from a year or two ago.

Enjoyed this serving moreso. Sweeter and richer in Black Cherry Flavor.

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SANPELLEGRINO

Pompelmo (Grapefruit) - OK, I have been waiting for this moment "This Magic Moment", hope it works out that way.

Absolutely Delicious, a light Sugar Taste, Yes. Very Refreshing and Grapefruity. My investment in a six pack of this will not be lost. Really Good. I already Love their Orange Soda's but shall pontificate further soon.

PUNCH UP THE FLAVOR - FRUIT PUNCH WARS

The Welch's label and color did strike me and started this entire post. Not to be competed with thus far, enjoyable and quite tasty, pretty much what Fruit Punch should be.

Honorable mention goes to the Grape Juice Cocktail which probably the same exact formula they used in Welch's Grapeade when it was called that.

I Love Snapple products but was never a fan of their Fruit Punch, heavy on the Cherry which is no real complaint but a bit mild and watery, you can even tell from looking at it.

Isn't Juicy Juice the Best name ever, yes it is. But this is about the Flavor. 

Cherry and Apple overtones, I preferred this to Snapple.

Is Hawaiian Punch.

Peach resounds and a bit of Appleness.

Yellow colored so not the normal Red. How Racist.

But it does sport the see through clear-bottom pouch.

The "Simply" Juice company of Florida makes what I consider to be a very high quality product but I have yet to try their Fruit Punch, well here goes.

I knew I was going to like this, like a slightly Juicier and thicker Hawaiian Punch, in other words a Juice Blend.

Another one of the non-Red Punches and Hi-C is pretty much the Punch people to me. It was OK but not the Flavorasma I expected.

Kinda Peachy.

Sometimes you expect less and get more, this was the case with Sunny D. A quite Flavorful Punch which ranks right up there. Who Knew.

Sometimes you expect more and get less.

SIMPLY is a great company boasting more Fruit than most and make a killer Limeade but this fell way short of the mark, kind of like Snapple Fruit Punch and basically I was somewhat shocked but you live and learn and YUM.

Spotted this Juicy fellow four years after this list began and grabbed a bottle.

Certainly refreshing and a bit on the Apple side of things but in my mind the winner remains the same and is a bit of a surprise.

INTERESTING SOFT DRINKS

The Soft Drink. People Worldwide indulge in them but sometimes there are unique Flavors and when there are I am always intrigued. I did perform these Taste tests with some forethought, out of the bottle Ice cold and a small serving in a cup at a less than icy temperature as the Flavor comes out a bit more much like a Cheese served at closer to room temperature.

Sidral Mundet Apple Soda tastes pretty much exactly like I thought it would,... like Apple Soda. A little on the sweeter side and not too much Fizz to distract from the Flavor like in a Ginger Ale as I perhaps expected. Better from the Bottle, quickly loses its carbonation in the cup.

12/14/15 - So far as I know a "Shirley Temple" os a non-alcoholic drink served in bars to minors and tea totallers so when I saw this bottled by the Boylan company of New York it did indeed pique my interest, this has also been sitting in my fridge for some time so time to give it a shot. I have no idea what to expect.

Almost a biting Ginger Ale flavor which I did not expect, this looks in color as a syrupy Sweet Drink. Quite unlike anything I've had, almost medicine but not in a bad way.

Very Different.

I was quite excited fro see this, Canada Dry makes my favorite Ginger Ale and this appears to be a Peach Soda, no mention of Ginger Ale on the bottle. 

Nice Scent and interesting Flavor but there is something here, hmmm ???

I think its the Peach Skin flavor, Different.

The Lipton's Green Citrus Tea is just plain Delicious and I would have told you the same years ago when I first had it and I will tell you again. Mild Green Tea Flavor with a Citrus overtone, I was also impressed that I could see little flakes of Tea floating around in the mix, either that or I was hallucinating. A True Winner.

10/3/14 - Not ten minutes before did I mention I was looking for Lipton Citrus Green Tea and there I was with Nestea Green Tea right in front of me, lets have a Taste.

Oh Boy, Not the same stuff at all like Lipton's. Overbearing Citrus and plastic Flavor, no way am I going to like this as much as Lipton's. OK now that I know what to expect let me try again. Nope, I tell you theres a plastic taste, the sad part is thats probably the Green Tea.

Its about an hour later and I had a few more sips of it, This is so not so good that I am wondering if it has gone bad ? I'm going to the fridge to check the date. The bottle did not appear tampered with as there was air pressure, well you know what I mean, going to check the date. I can't read it, the month is completely smudged off, it does say 2014 though, ugh.

21 HOURS LATER

OK, I found another bottle of Nestea Citricos Iced Green Tea, Lets see what happens,..... While this is still no match for Lipton's version this is quite good and whatever I purchased last night was indeed spoiled.

11/11/14 - Just a Really Good Lemonade, Heavier on the Raspberry side.

11/19/15 - Salvavidas Lime Soda sets out to achieve what it purports to be.

It's a Lime Soda.

And served in a particularly heavy glass bottle.

It is interesting to note that there a quite a few Mexican Lime Soda's but no American one that I know of. Sprite doesn't count, thats Lemon/Lime.

11/19/15 - Mountain Dew with a classy old timey look.

More of a 7-Up flavor and not nearly as Sweet as Mountain Dew, I can almost guarantee this is off the market already. Not Bad, Not Great.

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11/22/15 - Crush Orange Soda made with Sugar. 

less Super Sweet than Sunkist and a welcome that is.

12/14/15 - My roommate is from Michigan and he spied this bottle in my fridge and was rather surprised but he did confirm my suspicion that it is a Grapefruit Citrus based Soft Drink and I have indeed been on a Grapefruit kick. Made with Sugar.

The lightness of a 7-Up or Sprite but with a bit of a Grapefruit zing, very tasty.

12/17/15 - Just a quality Strawberry Soda, not the most common Flavor yet not extremely common either. All Jarrito's Soda's are quite good in my opinion. Made with Sugar.

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VITAMIN WATER

I have always been a fan of Vitamin Water and have recently decided to try all the Flavors I could get my hands on, these are not Syrupy Sweet like Soda hence the Water in the products name and there are Vitamins in the drink. Below is a list of the Names and Flavors and my personal opinions, I will not be listing the Vitamin content but they all include "Electrolyte Sources" and are produced using "Reverse Osmosis Water". Pretty cool, one of my favorite bands has always been the Electrolyte Orchestra.

XXX - acai-blueberry-pomegranate - So far this is my favorite, I do recall really enjoying the "Sparks" one as well but not sure if that is still being produced but I digress. mmm, Very Blueberry

Power-C - dragonfruit - Also Very good, citrus overtones abound.

(ZERO) Power-C - dragonfruit - OK, right away do I taste an artificial sweetener, I dare wonder what it may be with a product like this that seemingly has at least a pretend good reputation. Hmmmm, I don't see anything within my grasp, there is something called Erythritol, wonder if that is it. Anyways I do not like it, No more ZERO for me.

Defense - raspberry-apple - Quite Appley with a Raspberry tang or zip to it, not as tart as I would like but remember the key Ingredient here is Water, none of these should or are Bursting with Flavor, it is a mild experience as it should be.

Essential - orange-orange - Spying Orange twice on the Flavor label I am expecting a very plain tasting item, lets see. Tastes like an Orangeade Vitamin Water with a slight Orange Juice overtone, not a favorite, nothing wrong with it but its just okay.

Revive - fruit punch - Mild Fruit Punch Flavor, Cherry Overtones. Good

Focus - kiwi-strawberry - A Tasty little number, a little heavier on the Kiwi side. Maybe a little too Sweet, not on the tongue but on the yearning for more afterwards, I kept getting out of bed for another slug. Leaves the Tang in the back of your throat like all Kiwi-Strawberry Drinks do.

Energy - tropical citrus - Very good, I think I am Tasting some Peach in there. There will be no problem finishing this one.

Refresh - tropical mango - Excellent and Tangy with a zip. One of the better ones and a new addition to the Vitamin Water family.

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