Summertime and the Pepsi is nasty
It continually amazes me how companies can put out pop that just doesn't taste good. I know these people test-market, right? Yet we still wind up with stuff like, well, Pepsi Summer Mix. This flavor is new enough that I can't find a link to a page for it, but wander into a grocery store and I'm sure you'll find some. It's intended as a limited edition, and the sooner it's gone the better. This is supposed to be Pepsi with tropical fruit flavors - as usual, no actual fruits are stated on the label. Whatever esters they were able to scrounge up remind me mostly of pineapple, maybe with some mango thrown in - whatever it is, the taste is unmistakeably fake, and frankly just makes me kind of ill. I got through maybe four sips before I had to stop, which is pretty bad. This may be the least drinkable spinoff flavor I've ever had - unless you count 7Up Plus - and coming from the company who made Pepsi Blue, that's a pretty hideous misstep. The flavor is so overpowering that you can't even taste the cola, and then it's not even good? Big, big problem. Avoid this stuff at all costs.
posted by Flax @ 12:13 AM
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