Zota Green Tea Soda: Wekiwa

Wekiwa

Last Updated: 4/26/2005 5:51 PM

Product Type: Carbonated Soft Drink: Regular; Container: 12 oz. glass (335 ml)
BevNET Review: Wekiwa is, according to the Zota web site, a cross between a grapefruit and a tangelo. While we’ve never encountered this fruit at a grocery store, in its green tea soda version, it makes for a pretty snappy but not overpowering burst of citrus that’s balanced by sweet sugar and a nice grapefruit aroma. From there, some mild carbonation keeps it dancing until a slightly saccharine aftertaste becomes an unwelcome guest at the party. For better or worse, the green tea flavor is a no-show. In terms of appearances, this stuff looks like fresh pink grapefruit juice, which is appealing, but comes in the trademarked Zota bottle complete with its amoebic green label, which isn’t. But it’s definitely worth a try as it does pass for a premium citrus soda.

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Awesome - Best of the Zotas I've Tasted
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Clean and refreshing grapefruit/citrus flavor with just the barest hint of a bitter finish, this is easily the best of the Zotas. Green tea taste is almost completely absent in this drink. Low carbonation in the bottles I've tried, trending more toward "sparkling" than "carbonated."

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