{"id":3383,"date":"2009-03-31T21:26:53","date_gmt":"2009-04-01T05:26:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mikeindustries.com\/blog\/?p=3383"},"modified":"2016-05-25T23:34:27","modified_gmt":"2016-05-26T06:34:27","slug":"beverage-roundup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mikeindustries.com\/blog\/archive\/2009\/03\/beverage-roundup","title":{"rendered":"Beverage Roundup"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/blog\/images\/inline\/sence.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"387\" class=\"rightinline\" \/>I&#8217;m not so adventurous when it comes to tasting unfamiliar foods, but beverages are another story. As long as it&#8217;s free of <a href=\"https:\/\/mikeindustries.com\/blog\/archive\/2008\/07\/the-growing-sucralose-infestation\">sucralose<\/a>, I&#8217;ll sample just about any new bebida I can get my hands on.  This habit drives me frequently to high-end specialty markets and obscure mini-marts in search of new elixirs. Below are some of the best drinks I&#8217;ve tried in the last several months:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/zevia.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Zevia Soda<\/a>: I&#8217;ve never been into diet soda. Something about sugar substitutes just never does it for me. Zevia, however, is the first widely available (in the U.S.) soda sweetened with Stevia, a <em>100% natural<\/em> sugar substitute. The sodas don&#8217;t taste quite as sweet as sugar-sweetened drinks, but I kind of like that. The orange flavor is particularly good.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/getcreamed.com\/home.html\" target=\"_blank\">Jeff&#8217;s New York Egg Cream<\/a>: I&#8217;ve always been a huge fan of the good old-fashioned New York egg cream; the drink that paradoxically contains no eggs and no cream. They are tough to find outside of authentic New York delis, but &#8220;Jeff&#8221; bottles them up and will ship you a case for a reasonable charge. I got a little overzealous and ordered six cases so I&#8217;m slowly working my way through them, but they are great. I recommend the chocolate and vanilla flavors.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.myjones.com\/shop\/beverages\/gaba\/\" target=\"_blank\">Jones Gaba Tea-Juice<\/a>: Just tried these for the first time last week. Very, very smooth. They are like a less sweet version of Snapple Iced Tea, with plenty of amino acids and other things that are supposed to make you operate better.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sencenectar.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Sence Rose Nectar<\/a>: (Pictured above) This one is tough to describe.  Imagine a glass of slightly sweetened water with rose hips infused into it.  Pretty good stuff.  May also mix well with vodka.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hiballer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Hi Ball Soda<\/a>: I&#8217;ve mentioned this one <a href=\"https:\/\/mikeindustries.com\/blog\/archive\/2008\/07\/hi-ball-caffeinated-mineral-water-is-nice\">before<\/a>. It&#8217;s like Pellegrino with a bit of caffeine. Refreshing.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/kaboominfinite.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Kaboom<\/a>: Kaboom is an organic energy drink with much more wholesome ingredients than most energy drinks and plenty of vitamins. Tastes good too.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Red_Bull_Cola\" target=\"_blank\">Red Bull Cola<\/a>: This is the biggest shocker of the bunch. I don&#8217;t even like Red Bull, but Red Bull Cola is different. It&#8217;s not even made by Red Bull, apparently. Not only is this among the tastiest colas I&#8217;ve ever tried, but get a load of the ingredients &#8212; water, sugar, vanilla, mustard seed, lime, kola nut, cocoa, liquorice, cinnamon, lemon, ginger, coca leaf (!), orange, corn mint, pine, and clove.  Wow. Lots of good natural flavors in there&#8230; and it&#8217;s evident in the great taste.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Pinot_noir\" target=\"_blank\">Pinot Noir Wine<\/a>: Ok, Pinot Noir is hardly new or even novel, but I&#8217;ve recently gained a taste for it as my red wine of choice. As a merlot convert, I appreciate Pinot&#8217;s mildness immensely. Cheap Pinot, however, seems worse than cheap merlot or cabernet, so my wine bill may be in for a sharp increase in the coming months.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>What other novel beverages out there am I missing?  Anything new and exciting on the market?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;m not so adventurous when it comes to tasting unfamiliar foods, but beverages are another story. As long as it&#8217;s free of sucralose, I&#8217;ll sample just about any new bebida I can get my hands on. This habit drives me frequently to high-end specialty markets and obscure mini-marts in search of new elixirs. 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