Tannerman
06-05-2009, 12:08 PM
As you've probably read/heard on the news today, two new flavors from the soft drink giants are hitting Japan:
Coca-Cola Plus Catechin
http://www.bevreview.com/wp-content/image_coca-colapluscatechin1.jpg (http://www.bevreview.com/2009/06/05/coming-soon-coca-cola-plus-catechin-green-tea-pepsi-shiso-basil-japan/)
Reported by the AP (http://www.google.com/hostednews/canadianpress/article/ALeqM5gSan4EKW_-uC-3gjrx9mz5usNEpw) to have a green tea flavor, plus "antioxidants called catechins, leaves a slight green tea aftertaste and is mainly targeted at health-conscious women in their 20s and 30s"
Pepsi Shiso
http://www.bevreview.com/wp-content/image_pepsishiso1.jpg (http://www.bevreview.com/2009/06/05/coming-soon-coca-cola-plus-catechin-green-tea-pepsi-shiso-basil-japan/)
Continues Pepsi's odd string of yearly flavors in Japan, this one seems to have a hint of basil ([url=http://www.google.com/hostednews/canadianpress/article/ALeqM5gSan4EKW_-uC-3gjrx9mz5usNEpw) or mint leaf.
Coca-Cola Plus Catechin
http://www.bevreview.com/wp-content/image_coca-colapluscatechin1.jpg (http://www.bevreview.com/2009/06/05/coming-soon-coca-cola-plus-catechin-green-tea-pepsi-shiso-basil-japan/)
Reported by the AP (http://www.google.com/hostednews/canadianpress/article/ALeqM5gSan4EKW_-uC-3gjrx9mz5usNEpw) to have a green tea flavor, plus "antioxidants called catechins, leaves a slight green tea aftertaste and is mainly targeted at health-conscious women in their 20s and 30s"
Pepsi Shiso
http://www.bevreview.com/wp-content/image_pepsishiso1.jpg (http://www.bevreview.com/2009/06/05/coming-soon-coca-cola-plus-catechin-green-tea-pepsi-shiso-basil-japan/)
Continues Pepsi's odd string of yearly flavors in Japan, this one seems to have a hint of basil ([url=http://www.google.com/hostednews/canadianpress/article/ALeqM5gSan4EKW_-uC-3gjrx9mz5usNEpw) or mint leaf.