Soda Tasting

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Cheerwine Cream Bars Review (Soda Tasting #194)

Cheerwine Cream Bars Review (Soda Tasting #194)

Cheerwine is a cherry soda made in North Carolina. Previously, I have reviewed both the regular version and the one sweetened with sugar. Carolina Beverage, who produces the drink, partnered with Food Lion to release frozen desserts that use the Cheerwine syrup. On this episode, I’m reviewing the Cheerwine Cream Bars. What other soda infused frozen desserts exist in stores? Please let me know in the comments. Company: Carolina Beverage and Food Lion Calories (per bar): 80 Sweetener: Sugar and […]

Lemon-Lime Soda Blind Tasting (Soda Tasting #109)

Lemon-Lime Soda Blind Tasting (Soda Tasting #109)

Lemon-lime sodas represent one of the most popular categories of soda. On today’s episode, I take blind taste some of the best selling varieties, plus a couple of wild cards. Thank you to Michael Kimsal for the request. What’s your favorite lemon-lime soda? Please let me know in the comments. Here is a run down of the sodas featured in this blind tasting: 7UP Company: Dr Pepper Snapple Group and PepsiCo Calories (per 12 oz.): 140 Caffeine (per 12 oz): […]

Mountain Dew and Store Brands Blind Tasting (Soda Tasting #105)

Mountain Dew and Store Brands Blind Tasting (Soda Tasting #105)

Mountain Dew is one of the most popular sodas in the world and, as such, it is one of the most popular flavors that store brands attempt to emulate. On this episode, I’m going to blind taste 5 of them next to the original. This episode is the result of a request by Marvo at The Impulsive Buy. Marvo has been kind enough to spotlight Soda Tasting on his website multiple times and when he first featured the show, he […]

Cola Blind Tasting (Soda Tasting #41)

Cola Blind Tasting (Soda Tasting #41)

On episode #15 of Soda Tasting, we tried something new: a blind tasting. The concept is simple: I taste a bunch of sodas without knowing which is which. I talk about my favorites and try to guess the brands. In a way, I’m setting myself up to look silly. But, it is fun. That episode is currently the most viewed episode of the show so far. Thanks to the positive response and requests for more, I’ve decided to continue doing […]

Blind Tasting the Peppers (Dr Pepper, Pibb Xtra, Dr Thunder, Dr. Perky) (Soda Tasting #15)

Blind Tasting the Peppers (Dr Pepper, Pibb Xtra, Dr Thunder, Dr. Perky) (Soda Tasting #15)

This episode represents something new for Soda Tasting: our first blind tasting. What is a blind tasting? Well, basically, I set myself up to look foolish. I select an assortment of similar sodas, have someone pour them for me and, without knowing which is which and without tasting them immediately beforehand, I taste them and try to guess which is which. Inevitably, I miss the mark. For this episode, I am tasting a selection of peppers. The pepper soda genre, […]