Thursday, August 13, 2015

Ito-en Oolong-cha(Oolong Tea Drink)

About
Ito-en's Oolong Tea was first born in 1980, and sold soon after in March 1981 as a canned Oolong Tea drink. It was claimed by Ito-en to be the world's first Oolong tea drink. In 1986, the PET bottle version of the drink was sold, also a world first.

Taste
The taste is surprisingly good and makes for a good refreshment.

Tuesday, August 11, 2015

Kirin Tropicana Coconut Water

 
About
Kirin Tropicana Coconut Water is a non-carbonated sweetened drink that contains 15% coconut juice. This "renewed" version was first sold on April 21st of 2015, after the previous version was sold on July of 2014.
Kirin Tropicana is a joint venture between Kirin, a famous Japanese brewer and the famous PepsiCo of the United States.

Taste
The taste is smooth and velvety, just like what you would expect from coconut juice. It is a bit sour, compared to regular coconut juice, perhaps due to the citric acid.
Since I've tasted real, 100% coconut juice, I must say that this drink is a bit watery and sour in comparison. However, if you look at it as "coconut water", the wateriness can be justified.

Monday, August 3, 2015

Kirin Tropicana Squeeze - Valencia Orange

About
Tropicana Squeeze Valencia Orange is a carbonated soft drink sold by Kirin-Tropicana, a joint venture between Pepsico, Inc. and Kirin Holdings Company, Limited.
The drink contains 12% Valencia orange juice and uses only sugar as a sweetener.

Taste
The drink is not very sweet and the taste of the orange is not so strong either. It seems that the juice is a bit diluted by the carbonated water. However, this may be good on a hot summer's day where you would want to quench your thirst with something more watery than plain juice.
The carbonation is sufficient and not too strong or weak.

Overall, I would describe it as "orange-flavored carbonated water"; it's just short of being called "carbonated orange juice". See also : Tropicana Squeeze Key Lime.