You Big Softy! - Your Favourite Soft Drinks

[Wally_Hood]

The younger Hoods will drink my tonic as tho' it were a soda pop. Mrs. Hood will drink one of my club sodas from time to time.

 

[texasgirl]

Schweppes Limited Edition

These are pretty cool

http://www.theurbangrocer.com/2010/01/18/schweppes-limited-edition/

 

[Ethan Bentley]

These are pretty cool

http://www.theurbangrocer.com/2010/01/18/schweppes-limited-edition/

These are very nice.
The only person I know that drinks tonic water on a regular basis is my Dad. Although I've been known to finish off the remains of a bottle.

I think the best Tonic Water to drink on its own is Fentiman's although it is tricky ground for this thread as it has a residual 0.5%ABV strength from manufacture.

 

[Bruce Wayne]

These are pretty cool

http://www.theurbangrocer.com/2010/01/18/schweppes-limited-edition/

That got me thinking (and that is never a good thing). Is there a difference between tonic water & soda water? If so, what is it?

Thanx!!!
Charlie

 

[John in Covina]

That got me thinking (and that is never a good thing). Is there a difference between tonic water & soda water? If so, what is it? Thanx!!! Charlie

Tonic water has quinine in it a bitter botanical that I recall comes from the treatment of malaria. It was found as an interesting mixer and from there you have gin and tonic or the vodka version. Those usually get a squeeze of lime and the wedge of lime.

Soda water aka club soda is simply that a plain carbonated water although some had a little salt in them too. It's used as a fizzy water for whiskey, brandy or to liven up some mixed drinks. The carbonation makes the water slightly acidic so it tastes sharper than plain water.

 

[Dixon Cannon]

My wife discovered 'Blue Sky Organic Ginger Ale'! Wow! That's some good stuff!!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Sky_Beverage_Company#Blue_Sky_Organic_Soda

-dixon cannon

 

[clubwitsend]

oh my god! I want those Schweppe's bottles! I wish there were a list of the bars/cafes that carry them! Maybe being in NYC I'll have some luck since we have so many yutzy cafes...

 

[HosManHatter]

I developed a taste for RIVELLA (blue-diet) soft drink when I spent the Summer of 1984 working for the company in Rothrist,Switzerland.

Hard to describe this beverage.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rivella

HMH

 

[Nick D]

I remember the first time I had a particular brand of ginger ale it was so fizzy that I couldn't take a sip without sneezing - very strange.

Sounds like Vernors. It's not common outside Michigan and a few other areas, it's one of the things I drink too much of when I visit home.

Besides Vernors, I love a Coke. I really try to limit how much pop I drink nowadays, though, to help lose weight.

 

[rumblefish]

I saw Fentiman's soft drinks yesterday. $10.00 for a 4-pack, is this what it goes for? Geez, the softies are starting to catch up to beer.

 

[John in Covina]

Travel costs can be high, it's costly to truck beverages long distances.

 

[BellyTank]

In local parlance Ethan that would be...

"I've just cracked open a Bundie - grouse!"

'kin' choice!


B
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[Ethan Bentley]

I would have rather fancied trying this.

 

[Zombie_61]

I love a good cream soda or root beer, but my soft drink of choice is Diet Coke. I started drinking diet soft drinks about 30 years ago in an attempt to lose some weight (which didn't work) and got so accumstomed to drinking them that "regularly sweetened" soft drinks now taste like pure sugar...blecch.

 

[Pina Bridgette]

zombie_61 - I believe what you are tasting is HFCS. Look out for the Kosher for Passover Coke/mexican coke or other cane sugar sweetened soda and you will be amazed at the difference!

 

[John in Covina]

I often take regular sodas and blend in some plain water or club soda to bring down the super sweet ones to tolerable levels.

 

[Ethan Bentley]

I often take regular sodas and blend in some plain water or club soda to bring down the super sweet ones to tolerable levels.

AH yes I know people that do that or leave it go flat then drink it. That was my Nan's cure for an upset stomach - flat lemonade.

I have recently discovered the joys of chocolate sodas

 

[LocktownDog]

One of the things I miss about NJ is the birch beer. Can't get it out here without a lot of help and expense. Nothing better than red birch beer and some greasy hot dog with extra sauerkraut. :eusa_clap

 

[Wire9Vintage]

I have to add a second to the least-heard-of soda ever: McDaid's Football Special... it's the Donegal water that makes it so yummy! :eusa_clap

It's kind of like a Big Red, but better.

But back at home, I once splurged on some Cricket's Green Tea soda. I'm saving up for more!

 

[Zombie_61]

zombie_61 - I believe what you are tasting is HFCS. Look out for the Kosher for Passover Coke/mexican coke or other cane sugar sweetened soda and you will be amazed at the difference!

Thanks for the suggestion!