Talking Rain Sparkling Ice

Product Type:Water: Enhanced; Container: 17 oz PET
BevNET Review: The latest addition to the Sparkling Ice lineup is a lemonade flavor. The sparkling lemonade contains three percent juice and is sweetened with sucralose. While the lemonade flavor is very familiar, the bite from the carbonated water combined with the aftertaste of the sucralose overpowers it The lemonade contains 50 mg of green tea extract as well as B-vitamins. The drink comes packaged in a very tall and slender 17 oz. PET bottle. While the tall bottle lines are appealing the package does appear to be a bit top-heavy. The clear label is wrapped around the entire bottle. The white text is difficult to read (partly due to the dishwater color of the liquid inside) and the image of the lemon in an ice cube seems like an overly obvious graphical element. Overall the lemonade flavor is pretty straightforward, especially for a zero-calorie beverage, however the label is a bit hard to read and could benefit from a little polishing.

Product Type:Water: Enhanced; Container: 17 oz PET
BevNET Review: The second addition to the Sparkling Ice lineup is the coconut pineapple flavor. This zero-calorie, Splenda-sweetened product combines a nice blend of pineapple and coconut flavors. The pina colada-esque taste profile is very familiar tasting and provides a nice balance to the Splenda sweetener. In addition this product contains 50mg of green tea extract as well as a host of B-vitamins. On the packaging from the 17 oz. PET bottle is sleek and slender but feels a bit awkwardly top-heavy. Due to the color of the liquid, the white text on the label is much clearer and more readable. However the image of the pineapple and coconut inside an ice cube feels a little too obvious. Overall this is a nice addition to the Sparkling Ice lineup with our only suggestion to play up the “vitamin-enhanced” angle more.