Bitter Bubble is a line of zero calorie sparkling beverages that are designed to emulate the classic combination of soda water and bitters. The product line, which launched in summer 2021, features three unsweetened flavors including Rhubarb & Hibiscus, Blood Orange & Chamomile and Sour Cherry & Chicory.
Motto is a sparkling matcha beverage that was originally launched almost a decade ago and was the winner of the New Beverage Showdown 5 in 2013.
Courtside is a new line of sparkling hydration beverages that were designed for daily use rather than to help athletic performance. The product line uses coconut water as its base ingredient (and source of electrolytes) and contains no added sugar.
Sarilla is a line of RTD sparkling teas that are made with tea grown in Rwanda. The product line, which is packaged in 12 ounce slim cans, features four flavors including Lemon Black Tea, Apple Black Tea, Hibiscus Green Tea and Ginger White Tea.
Functional tea maker Teaonic has been producing functional tea tonics for several years, but just recently announced an expansion into sparkling beverages with the release of Fresh Pop, a low-calorie, zero-added-sugar soft drink enhanced with plant-based ingredients.
Brooklyn Cannery’s Prebiotic Sodas is a new line of low calorie carbonated soft drinks enhanced with prebiotics. The products have no added sugar and several varieties contain added fruit juice. The product line is packaged in 12 ounce cans and there are currently five SKUs.
Leelanau Tea is a line of RTD teas and lemonades that are made with a base of tart cherry juice from cherries grown in Michigan’s Leelanau peninsula. The product line, which launched in 2020 and rebranded in 2021, features five SKUs packaged in 16 ounce glass bottles.
When it was acquired by Peet’s Coffee in 2018, Revive was focused on making refrigerated kombucha in glass bottles. But after releasing a shelf-stable line in 12 oz cans in 2019, the brand has discontinued kombucha altogether. Under its new brand identity of Revive Drinks, the company is looking to reintroduce itself with its debut product: sparkling probiotic sodas, available in Cherry Cola and Root Beer flavors.
Phreshly is a two-SKU line of premium RTD cocktails that are marketed as being made with “no BS ingredients.” The products are 6% ABV and the company behind it is proudly black-owned.
Leisure Project is a new line of non-carbonated beverages that are enhanced with electrolytes, adaptogens and nootropics. Marketed as a “mind-boosting hydration” beverage, Leisure Project contains only 30 calories per 16 ounce can.
Frescos Naturales is a new line of sparkling aguas frescas that are made with real ingredients. The product line presently features six flavors, including Rosa de Jamaica, Tamarindo, Piña (pineapple), Maracuya (passion fruit), Guayaba (guava) and Mango.
Chatty Matcha is a new ready to drink nitro matcha beverage packaged in a 7.5 ounce can. While there’s only a single flavor today, the brand plans to launch additional…
Parch is a new line of sparkling non-alcoholic cocktails that are infused with desert botanicals and adaptogens. The drinks are made with the company’s own non-alcoholic agave spirit, which they say is inspired by the Sonoran Desert.
Tepache Gold is a new RTD take on tepache, (a traditional Mexican sparkling fermented beverage made with pineapple, that comes packaged in 12 ounce cans. The line comes in three flavors – Wellness Blend, Spicy Mango and Traditional. For this review, we sampled Wellness Blend and Spicy Mango.
