Central Market Organics Italian Soda Pear Apple
Tuesday, August 24, 2010 at 12:00PM ;)
That's a long name, isn't it? Dan W recently presented me with this tall, oddly shaped bottle claiming it to be good. Well let's find out.
First off we've had a decent run with Italian soda, so that's a plus. Secondly it's not only pear, it's apple too. That has to be good. Finally, the ingredients: organic pear and apple juice from concentrate, organic sugar, natural apple flavors, natural pear flavor, etc. Nothing bad here. Even made it Italy, which works with the whole Italian soda thing.
Sadly it's missing something. What that is, I'm not sure. Maybe it's too watery, with not enough fruit flavors? Maybe the sweetening needs to be kicked up a bit? Perhaps it needs more bite? I can't tell what's wrong, but something is. It's crisp, but at the same time too heavy. But how is it heavy when it's lacking flavor?
This may sound ridiculous but I think part of it is the bottle. This is the first time I'm going to say the plastic bottle may be the culprit here, because there seems to be a kind of plastic-y thing going on with it. I could just be trying to find out what's wrong with it and grabbing at straws. Who knows? All I know is despite all it's positives, it's missing something, and that's a bummer.
Verdict: Buy a bottle!
-Mike
Reader Comments (3)
I am drinking it as I write this and I can tell you that against everything you know about plastic bottle soda, the flavor actually peaks after having had the bottle opened and re closed for 24 hours.
I am also drinking the Central Market Organics Italian Soda Blood Orange. You can truly say that the flavor is crisp and not lacking in flavor. You can sip on one and closing it back up and back in the fridge over and over. They don't lose their carbonation and still taste crisp and delicious.
I am not sure what you think is wrong with it but all i know is that I got one(1) just one from a church. I wanted more. I am trying to find out where to buy it. I really like the taste. I don't care what type of bottle it's in. I LIKE IT!!!!!!!!!!!