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Cascade Ice - Orange

We've been getting a lot of hits lately on searches for Cascade Ice (website still says coming soon), and I have never had a reply to my emails asking for information, so I'm curious why they don't seem to be interested in getting broader exposure since their Ice Water drinks seem to be rather popular. In any case, I'll just quite my griping and do the review.

Smells like orange Otter-Pops. Tastes much better, pulpy and sweet, very orange. Doesn't quite taste completely natural, I'm wondering how they get that 'orange essence.' Still says organic, and there is absolutely no chemical aftertaste, so I will take their word that it is all natural. Loaded with vitamins, like all the others.

I say stick this in your kid's face instead of Sunny D, it tastes better and it isn't naturally infused with chemicals and HFCS. And it's refreshing, just like the bottle promises! Now if only these guys would get some serious advertising behind this product, it would fare a whole lot better against the sodas false-flavored beverages of the world.

Score: 4.5 out of 5.

-- WiseGuise

Fizz-Ed - Red Raspberry

I've been seeing this in the fruit-juice aisle of my local evil-conglomerate Wal-Mart for a while now, but haven't been able to muster up the nerve to buy it until yesterday. It was $2.50 for a 4-pack, so that makes it about 75 cents a can, not bad. I stuffed it in the fridge until I got home from gorging on Thanksgiving food and cracked one open watching the news.

I didn't expect too much when I purchased this, but it fit our guidelines quite well. Apple & Eve, a company that also produces Seneca fruit juices makes this, so it's a smaller company. Check
It contains no HFCS, CF, or any other added sugar. Check
Sold at Wal-Mart, so it's most likely available everywhere. Check
It's 70% juice and carbonated water, so I ignored the 'fizzical' jokes and tossed it in the cart.

It's not often I do a double-take when drinking something, but this one honestly got me. The smell is very much like a sparkling cider, but the taste is slightly better than that. The tangy-sweet juice hits your tongue right along with the carbonation, but it bubbles away and leaves the taste of the raspberry for you to relish, with an undertone of the black currant, lemon and acerola flavors. The sour tang of the raspberry lingers, and it isn't at all unpleasant. After I finished the first one, I immediately grabbed another. Now I see why they pack them in four. Sneaky bastards.

This is possibly my favorite soda I have reviewed as of yet. 20 g sugar a can, not bad. Carbonation, not good for you, but just the right amount. May I have another?

Score: 5 out of 5, as long as you know it's carbonated and oh, so delicious.

-- WiseGuise

**Danithius Review Rebuttal!**
Wow, I'm impressed. This is awesome - great berry flavor, reasonable sugar. I'm in total agreement with WiseGuise, I give it a five.