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  1. Today, another Orca 'retro' soda: Nichol Kola! The original was produced in the '30s by H.R. Nicholson, a fruit and vegetable cannery. Apparently it was a big enough hit that Coca-Cola bought the production rights in the '50s and killed it. I have heard this version allegedly still uses kola nuts as a flavoring, although the ingredient listing ('natural flavorings') is too vague to confirm.

    It's a good cola, spicy, without the chemically aftertaste of mainstream colas.

    #soda #food

  2. Today, another Orca 'retro' soda: Nichol Kola! The original was produced in the '30s by H.R. Nicholson, a fruit and vegetable cannery. Apparently it was a big enough hit that Coca-Cola bought the production rights in the '50s and killed it. I have heard this version allegedly still uses kola nuts as a flavoring, although the ingredient listing ('natural flavorings') is too vague to confirm.

    It's a good cola, spicy, without the chemically aftertaste of mainstream colas.

    #soda #food

  3. Dr Pepper Creamy Coconut
    Flavor: Coconut
    Color: Brown      
    Years available: 2024
    Dr Pepper Creamy Coconut was a limited-edition flavor of Dr Pepper. It came out during the summer of 2024. There was also a Zero Sugar Version. The extra 24th flavor being Coconut.

    https://the-soda.fandom.com/wiki/Dr_Pepper_Creamy_…
    #drinks #drink #soda #flavor #color #discontinued #history #softdrink #softdrinks #retro #nostalgia
  4. Here's AR's 新鮮 ブルーベリー or literally translated Fresh Blueberry.

    Despite the strong Japan-vibe, it's actually European product.

    It's also not just blueberry, but also blackcurrant, which I had guessed before even looking at the list of ingredients. On the positive sides, it tastes pretty decent, has no bullshit artificial sweeteners in it and the taste comes from actual berries.

    It comes in one of these transparent cans and you can see the soda itself is blue and not just the can. The color again is pretty, like someone had put a Smurf in a blender.

    #soda

  5. Here's AR's 新鮮 ブルーベリー or literally translated Fresh Blueberry.

    Despite the strong Japan-vibe, it's actually European product.

    It's also not just blueberry, but also blackcurrant, which I had guessed before even looking at the list of ingredients. On the positive sides, it tastes pretty decent, has no bullshit artificial sweeteners in it and the taste comes from actual berries.

    It comes in one of these transparent cans and you can see the soda itself is blue and not just the can. The color again is pretty, like someone had put a Smurf in a blender.

    #soda

  6. The international market in Fairfield also has a really solid domestic glass-bottle soda section. There used to be a good place closer to home, but now I have to make a point to grab my favorites when we're there. Here's one of them: MacFuddy Pepper Elixir!

    I normally don't think much of the Orca Beverages 'retro' sodas, but this one is actually really good - it's like a Dr Pepper, but moreso, and with a *strong* black peppery burn.

    #soda #food

  7. The international market in Fairfield also has a really solid domestic glass-bottle soda section. There used to be a good place closer to home, but now I have to make a point to grab my favorites when we're there. Here's one of them: MacFuddy Pepper Elixir!

    I normally don't think much of the Orca Beverages 'retro' sodas, but this one is actually really good - it's like a Dr Pepper, but moreso, and with a *strong* black peppery burn.

    #soda #food

  8. Pepsi Salted Caramel
    Flavor: Salted Caramel Cola
    Color: Brown      
    Years available: United States: November 2017 - December 2017Vietnam: December 2018 - March 2019China: March 2019 - Mid-2019
    Pepsi Salted Caramel was a Pepsi cola flavor that was officially released in stores on November 6th, 2017 until the discontinuation of December 31st, 2017, in the United States as a limited edition cola flavor for the holiday season of 2017. It was later released in Vietnam in December 2018 and then discontinued in March 2019.

    https://the-soda.fandom.com/wiki/Pepsi_Salted_Cara…
    #drinks #drink #soda #flavor #color #discontinued #history #softdrink #softdrinks #retro #nostalgia
  9. Now for something a little bit different from the usual beer theme—soda pop! Earlier this spring I received samples of four flavors of Stiller’s Soda, a relatively new line of classic sodas co-founded by actor and comedian Ben Stiller. The selling point of these sodas is “classic soda made right” and highlight classic (or nostalgic) flavors made with organic ingredients and are low calorie.

    thebrewsite.com/reviewing-stil

    #Soda #Pop #SodaPop #SodaReviews

  10. Now for something a little bit different from the usual beer theme—soda pop! Earlier this spring I received samples of four flavors of Stiller’s Soda, a relatively new line of classic sodas co-founded by actor and comedian Ben Stiller. The selling point of these sodas is “classic soda made right” and highlight classic (or nostalgic) flavors made with organic ingredients and are low calorie.

    thebrewsite.com/reviewing-stil

    #Soda #Pop #SodaPop #SodaReviews

  11. Today's US import is a new one for me: Fanta Peach.

    I think this might be one of the truest Fantas to what it claims to be. It smells of peaches and tastes like them too.

    Come to think of it, after many recent disappointments, this might just be the best Fanta I've tasted, period.

    #soda

  12. Today's US import is a new one for me: Fanta Peach.

    I think this might be one of the truest Fantas to what it claims to be. It smells of peaches and tastes like them too.

    Come to think of it, after many recent disappointments, this might just be the best Fanta I've tasted, period.

    #soda

  13. In this bad soda taste test I'm watching the host hated a Bazooka bubblegum flavored one which makes me wonder why they didn't just start from a base of red cream or its Scottish cousin Irn Bru which mostly already would describe as tasting bubblegum-y.

    I love a red cream soda, I grew up on the Kroger Big K version, and the rare times I've gotten a six pack of Irn Bru online for way too much money they are delicious. They don't taste totally like bubblegum, but they're close enough you could tinker with it some to get close without being cross

    #soda #drinks #drink #pop

  14. In this bad soda taste test I'm watching the host hated a Bazooka bubblegum flavored one which makes me wonder why they didn't just start from a base of red cream or its Scottish cousin Irn Bru which mostly already would describe as tasting bubblegum-y.

    I love a red cream soda, I grew up on the Kroger Big K version, and the rare times I've gotten a six pack of Irn Bru online for way too much money they are delicious. They don't taste totally like bubblegum, but they're close enough you could tinker with it some to get close without being cross

    #soda #drinks #drink #pop

  15. For some years, my soda consumption has been almost exclusively sugar free cola of the Finnish MySoda brand.

    All of their drink mixes have now been sold out seemingly everywhere for months. They previously stopped selling them on their own website, and there's been no update about availability/production.

    I'm not resorting to buying SodaStream products, and the local brand prides itself on using real sugar for everything.

    Carbonating squash/cordial at this point. 👀

    #DrinkMix #soda #MySoda

  16. Sprite Green Apple McFloat
    Flavor: Apple
    Color: Green      
    Years available: 2012
    Sprite Green Apple McFloat was a limited edition flavor of Sprite that was released in 2012. It was part of the Sprite McFloat line which came in 4 flavors, Green Apple, Blueberry, Four Seasons, and Honey Banana.

    https://the-soda.fandom.com/wiki/Sprite_Green_Appl…
    #drinks #drink #soda #flavor #color #discontinued #history #softdrink #softdrinks #retro #nostalgia
  17. What is GLASS?

    GLASS is tough and often stands guard within a frame,

    Like as a window, or fronting a picture,

    Or focussing our gaze, when our eyes are not the same.

    And I often see through you, unless disguised by your coating,

    Put on to dull your amorphous transparent mixture,

    Of soda, silica, limestone and ‘fancier’ bits, you often say when gloating.

    And it is obsidian to say that you can’t be naturally found,

    A universal secret without human intervention.

    And your boast about rapid cooling makes my heart pound,

    For when you were made, you were just too hot to handle,

    Making parched lungs wait, for when you were of malleable intention,

    Else creating such strange objects, as if made by a mischievous vandal.

    Yet, I am overwhelmed by the stresses that you quietly hide

    Within your new shape or moulded design,

    Made whilst gooey like molten plastic, where no animal can abide.

    Which makes for great fun when a glass animal is ‘born’

    And you see its wonders in detail and colours and lines

    Made by us humans, as we’ve been doing since time’s early dawn.

    As an art, you are an object of delight in many ways,

    Mimicking nature, abstract designs and useful objects to name a few.

    Modern buildings tease out new conceptual uses for your display,

    Fish swim within your bounds, whilst plants bathe in wind-less sunshine.

    You also protect and make for easy cleaning – for us to enjoy a safer view

    From the sky, or on the water, where we can watch the world as we dine.

    Broken items can be accidental, and there is none more dangerous than glass,

    With your warped sharp edges and shards that can stick you like a pin.

    But no blame to you, as QA have given you a solid ‘pass’.

    Your character can even be changed, by material science at its best,

    To make you stronger, withstand heat and shock, and be made ultra-thin.

    But I wish that people knew you better,

    As you hide your magical form . . . when you are squeaky clean.

    (c) Stefan Nicholson

    #Abstract #amorphous #art #building #clarity #colour #construction #craft #design #diamond #display #door #Education #eyes #frame #glass #glazier #hobby #human #light #limestone #looking #magic #material #mirror #molten #mould #Nature #obsidian #picture #question #sand #science #shape #shards #shine #sight #silica #soda #stare #sun #window
  18. What is GLASS?

    GLASS is tough and often stands guard within a frame,

    Like as a window, or fronting a picture,

    Or focussing our gaze, when our eyes are not the same.

    And I often see through you, unless disguised by your coating,

    Put on to dull your amorphous transparent mixture,

    Of soda, silica, limestone and ‘fancier’ bits, you often say when gloating.

    And it is obsidian to say that you can’t be naturally found,

    A universal secret without human intervention.

    And your boast about rapid cooling makes my heart pound,

    For when you were made, you were just too hot to handle,

    Making parched lungs wait, for when you were of malleable intention,

    Else creating such strange objects, as if made by a mischievous vandal.

    Yet, I am overwhelmed by the stresses that you quietly hide

    Within your new shape or moulded design,

    Made whilst gooey like molten plastic, where no animal can abide.

    Which makes for great fun when a glass animal is ‘born’

    And you see its wonders in detail and colours and lines

    Made by us humans, as we’ve been doing since time’s early dawn.

    As an art, you are an object of delight in many ways,

    Mimicking nature, abstract designs and useful objects to name a few.

    Modern buildings tease out new conceptual uses for your display,

    Fish swim within your bounds, whilst plants bathe in wind-less sunshine.

    You also protect and make for easy cleaning – for us to enjoy a safer view

    From the sky, or on the water, where we can watch the world as we dine.

    Broken items can be accidental, and there is none more dangerous than glass,

    With your warped sharp edges and shards that can stick you like a pin.

    But no blame to you, as QA have given you a solid ‘pass’.

    Your character can even be changed, by material science at its best,

    To make you stronger, withstand heat and shock, and be made ultra-thin.

    But I wish that people knew you better,

    As you hide your magical form . . . when you are squeaky clean.

    (c) Stefan Nicholson

    #Abstract #amorphous #art #building #clarity #colour #construction #craft #design #diamond #display #door #Education #eyes #frame #glass #glazier #hobby #human #life #lifestyle #light #limestone #looking #magic #material #mirror #molten #mould #Nature #obsidian #picture #question #sand #science #shape #shards #shine #sight #silica #soda #stare #sun #travel #window #Writing
  19. What is GLASS?

    GLASS is tough and often stands guard within a frame,

    Like as a window, or fronting a picture,

    Or focussing our gaze, when our eyes are not the same.

    And I often see through you, unless disguised by your coating,

    Put on to dull your amorphous transparent mixture,

    Of soda, silica, limestone and ‘fancier’ bits, you often say when gloating.

    And it is obsidian to say that you can’t be naturally found,

    A universal secret without human intervention.

    And your boast about rapid cooling makes my heart pound,

    For when you were made, you were just too hot to handle,

    Making parched lungs wait, for when you were of malleable intention,

    Else creating such strange objects, as if made by a mischievous vandal.

    Yet, I am overwhelmed by the stresses that you quietly hide

    Within your new shape or moulded design,

    Made whilst gooey like molten plastic, where no animal can abide.

    Which makes for great fun when a glass animal is ‘born’

    And you see its wonders in detail and colours and lines

    Made by us humans, as we’ve been doing since time’s early dawn.

    As an art, you are an object of delight in many ways,

    Mimicking nature, abstract designs and useful objects to name a few.

    Modern buildings tease out new conceptual uses for your display,

    Fish swim within your bounds, whilst plants bathe in wind-less sunshine.

    You also protect and make for easy cleaning – for us to enjoy a safer view

    From the sky, or on the water, where we can watch the world as we dine.

    Broken items can be accidental, and there is none more dangerous than glass,

    With your warped sharp edges and shards that can stick you like a pin.

    But no blame to you, as QA have given you a solid ‘pass’.

    Your character can even be changed, by material science at its best,

    To make you stronger, withstand heat and shock, and be made ultra-thin.

    But I wish that people knew you better,

    As you hide your magical form . . . when you are squeaky clean.

    (c) Stefan Nicholson

    #Abstract #amorphous #art #building #clarity #colour #construction #craft #design #diamond #display #door #Education #eyes #frame #glass #glazier #hobby #human #light #limestone #looking #magic #material #mirror #molten #mould #Nature #obsidian #picture #question #sand #science #shape #shards #shine #sight #silica #soda #stare #sun #window
  20. What is GLASS?

    GLASS is tough and often stands guard within a frame,

    Like as a window, or fronting a picture,

    Or focussing our gaze, when our eyes are not the same.

    And I often see through you, unless disguised by your coating,

    Put on to dull your amorphous transparent mixture,

    Of soda, silica, limestone and ‘fancier’ bits, you often say when gloating.

    And it is obsidian to say that you can’t be naturally found,

    A universal secret without human intervention.

    And your boast about rapid cooling makes my heart pound,

    For when you were made, you were just too hot to handle,

    Making parched lungs wait, for when you were of malleable intention,

    Else creating such strange objects, as if made by a mischievous vandal.

    Yet, I am overwhelmed by the stresses that you quietly hide

    Within your new shape or moulded design,

    Made whilst gooey like molten plastic, where no animal can abide.

    Which makes for great fun when a glass animal is ‘born’

    And you see its wonders in detail and colours and lines

    Made by us humans, as we’ve been doing since time’s early dawn.

    As an art, you are an object of delight in many ways,

    Mimicking nature, abstract designs and useful objects to name a few.

    Modern buildings tease out new conceptual uses for your display,

    Fish swim within your bounds, whilst plants bathe in wind-less sunshine.

    You also protect and make for easy cleaning – for us to enjoy a safer view

    From the sky, or on the water, where we can watch the world as we dine.

    Broken items can be accidental, and there is none more dangerous than glass,

    With your warped sharp edges and shards that can stick you like a pin.

    But no blame to you, as QA have given you a solid ‘pass’.

    Your character can even be changed, by material science at its best,

    To make you stronger, withstand heat and shock, and be made ultra-thin.

    But I wish that people knew you better,

    As you hide your magical form . . . when you are squeaky clean.

    (c) Stefan Nicholson

    #Abstract #amorphous #art #building #clarity #colour #construction #craft #design #diamond #display #door #Education #eyes #frame #glass #glazier #hobby #human #light #limestone #looking #magic #material #mirror #molten #mould #Nature #obsidian #picture #question #sand #science #shape #shards #shine #sight #silica #soda #stare #sun #window
  21. What is GLASS?

    GLASS is tough and often stands guard within a frame,

    Like as a window, or fronting a picture,

    Or focussing our gaze, when our eyes are not the same.

    And I often see through you, unless disguised by your coating,

    Put on to dull your amorphous transparent mixture,

    Of soda, silica, limestone and ‘fancier’ bits, you often say when gloating.

    And it is obsidian to say that you can’t be naturally found,

    A universal secret without human intervention.

    And your boast about rapid cooling makes my heart pound,

    For when you were made, you were just too hot to handle,

    Making parched lungs wait, for when you were of malleable intention,

    Else creating such strange objects, as if made by a mischievous vandal.

    Yet, I am overwhelmed by the stresses that you quietly hide

    Within your new shape or moulded design,

    Made whilst gooey like molten plastic, where no animal can abide.

    Which makes for great fun when a glass animal is ‘born’

    And you see its wonders in detail and colours and lines

    Made by us humans, as we’ve been doing since time’s early dawn.

    As an art, you are an object of delight in many ways,

    Mimicking nature, abstract designs and useful objects to name a few.

    Modern buildings tease out new conceptual uses for your display,

    Fish swim within your bounds, whilst plants bathe in wind-less sunshine.

    You also protect and make for easy cleaning – for us to enjoy a safer view

    From the sky, or on the water, where we can watch the world as we dine.

    Broken items can be accidental, and there is none more dangerous than glass,

    With your warped sharp edges and shards that can stick you like a pin.

    But no blame to you, as QA have given you a solid ‘pass’.

    Your character can even be changed, by material science at its best,

    To make you stronger, withstand heat and shock, and be made ultra-thin.

    But I wish that people knew you better,

    As you hide your magical form . . . when you are squeaky clean.

    (c) Stefan Nicholson

    #Abstract #amorphous #art #building #clarity #colour #construction #craft #design #diamond #display #door #Education #eyes #frame #glass #glazier #hobby #human #light #limestone #looking #magic #material #mirror #molten #mould #Nature #obsidian #picture #question #sand #science #shape #shards #shine #sight #silica #soda #stare #sun #window
  22. Diet Rite Lemonade
    Flavor: Lemonade
    Color: Yellow      
    Years available: 1991 - 2002
    Diet Rite Lemonade was the Lemonade flavor of the Diet Rite brand.

    https://the-soda.fandom.com/wiki/Diet_Rite_Lemonad…
    #drinks #drink #soda #flavor #color #discontinued #history #softdrink #softdrinks #retro #nostalgia
  23. Hydrox Pale Dry Ginger Ale
    Flavor: Ginger Ale
    Color: Unknown (Possibly Clear or Gold)
    Years available: 1927 - 1937
    Not to be confused with Hydrox Ginger Ale.

    https://the-soda.fandom.com/wiki/Hydrox_Pale_Dry_G…
    #drinks #drink #soda #flavor #color #discontinued #history #softdrink #softdrinks #retro #nostalgia
  24. Hydrox Pale Dry Ginger Ale
    Flavor: Ginger Ale
    Color: Unknown (Possibly Clear or Gold)
    Years available: 1927 - 1937
    Not to be confused with Hydrox Ginger Ale.

    https://the-soda.fandom.com/wiki/Hydrox_Pale_Dry_G…
    #drinks #drink #soda #flavor #color #discontinued #history #softdrink #softdrinks #retro #nostalgia
  25. Hydrox Grape Soda
    Flavor: Grape
    Color: Purple      
    Years available: 1937 - Unknown
    Hydrox Grape Soda was the former Grape flavor of Hydrox.

    https://the-soda.fandom.com/wiki/Hydrox_Grape_Soda
    #drinks #drink #soda #flavor #color #discontinued #history #softdrink #softdrinks #retro #nostalgia
  26. Morning cake doughnut has become afternoon doughNOT. Spending this sweltering afternoon gobbling up Pepto & sipping soda in the AC. Just try walking it off, they say. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Oof.

    #random
    #Soda

  27. Morning cake doughnut has become afternoon doughNOT. Spending this sweltering afternoon gobbling up Pepto & sipping soda in the AC. Just try walking it off, they say. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Oof.

    #random
    #Soda

  28. Mist Twst Cranberry
    Flavor: Cranberry
    Color: Red            
    Years available: 2016 - 2018
    Mist Twst Cranberry was a Cranberry flavored variant of Mist Twist.

    https://the-soda.fandom.com/wiki/Mist_Twst_Cranber…
    #drinks #drink #soda #flavor #color #discontinued #history #softdrink #softdrinks #retro #nostalgia
  29. Tonight's #soda is another from the Finnish Laitilan Wirvoitusjuomatehdas: Rio Cola.

    While it's obviously a cola drink, it has this almost fruit-like extra taste in it. They make plenty of other good sodas too, this is probably my favorite.

  30. Tonight's #soda is another from the Finnish Laitilan Wirvoitusjuomatehdas: Rio Cola.

    While it's obviously a cola drink, it has this almost fruit-like extra taste in it. They make plenty of other good sodas too, this is probably my favorite.

  31. Quirst Orange
    Flavor: Lemon-Lime with Orange
    Color: Orange      
    Years available: 1978 - 1980
    Quirst Orange was an Orange flavor of Quirst soda.

    https://the-soda.fandom.com/wiki/Quirst_Orange
    #drinks #drink #soda #flavor #color #discontinued #history #softdrink #softdrinks #retro #nostalgia
  32. Quirst Orange
    Flavor: Lemon-Lime with Orange
    Color: Orange      
    Years available: 1978 - 1980
    Quirst Orange was an Orange flavor of Quirst soda.

    https://the-soda.fandom.com/wiki/Quirst_Orange
    #drinks #drink #soda #flavor #color #discontinued #history #softdrink #softdrinks #retro #nostalgia
  33. Coca-Cola Dreamworld
    Flavor: Cola
    Color: Brown      
    Years available: 2022
    Coca-Cola Dreamworld was the fourth drink in the Coca-Cola Creations line, It was originally released in 2022.

    https://the-soda.fandom.com/wiki/Coca-Cola_Dreamwo…
    #drinks #drink #soda #flavor #color #discontinued #history #softdrink #softdrinks #retro #nostalgia
  34. Sprite Green
    Flavor: Lemon-Lime
    Color: Clear            
    Years available: 2009
    Sprite Green was a healthier version of Sprite that had less calories and more natural flavors.

    https://the-soda.fandom.com/wiki/Sprite_Green
    #drinks #drink #soda #flavor #color #discontinued #history #softdrink #softdrinks #retro #nostalgia
  35. This is 雪碧 冰柠檬酷莓, or Sprite Ice Lemon Coolberry from mainland China. Now that's a mouthful.

    It's actually lemon-raspberry Sprite. I was already mentally prepared for a disappointment as with a lot of these Coca-Cola company weird flavors, but this was alright. It's kinda classic Sprite and then there's like a separate aftertaste of the raspberry. So they do know how to make weird editions that don't suck. Or maybe it's just the Asian Coca-Cola company.

    #soda

  36. This is 雪碧 冰柠檬酷莓, or Sprite Ice Lemon Coolberry from mainland China. Now that's a mouthful.

    It's actually lemon-raspberry Sprite. I was already mentally prepared for a disappointment as with a lot of these Coca-Cola company weird flavors, but this was alright. It's kinda classic Sprite and then there's like a separate aftertaste of the raspberry. So they do know how to make weird editions that don't suck. Or maybe it's just the Asian Coca-Cola company.

    #soda

  37. OK
    Flavor: Cola
    Color: Brown      
    Years available: 1993 - 1995
    OK Soda was a brand of soda that was originally released by Coca-Cola in 1993. The drinks were originally aimed at the "Generation X" age demographic, with its branding, can designs, and advertisements. The brand was only released in several test markets before it was discontinued in 1995 due to low sales.

    https://the-soda.fandom.com/wiki/OK
    #drinks #drink #soda #flavor #color #discontinued #history #softdrink #softdrinks #retro #nostalgia
  38. Today's #soda is Ting Grapefruit. It's from Jamaica.

    We have several alcoholic and non-alcoholic grapefruit drinks, but this is curiously different to the local versions. It says it's made of Caribbean grapefruits, I guess they taste different there. Which will be put to a test at some point.

  39. This is 芬达 菠萝味汽水, or Fanta Pineapple from mainland China.

    It's so close to a real deal that I'd almost want to believe this is really pineapple juice, or at least extremely close approximation of it. We have some pineapple sodas here in Finland, but all of them just have this weird artificial taste. This again reminds me of how an actual pineapple tastes and it's not even terribly sweet for a Coca-Cola company product.

    #soda #china