Ginger People Ginger Soother

Aroma: This drink proclaims that it's good hot or cold, so I tried it both ways. When cold, the drink has a pungent ginger smell, but oddly enough after it's heated up you only smell the honey. Interesting.

Taste: Let me tell you, the lemon and honey in this drink are hard pressed to keep up with the gonzo ginger juice. The cold drink had an initial honey lemonade flavor that was immediately followed by a strong, spicy ginger aftertaste. I like ginger quite a bit, but this was just a bit much for me.
Oddly enough, heating the drink seemed to unlock the ginger flavor even more. I was expecting a mellower flavor to match the mellowed honey-aroma of the warm drink, so I was caught completely off guard when the taste of ginger jumped right out and spin-kicked me in the back of the throat. It didn't even give the honey lemon flavor a chance. And this time the ginger-burn stayed with me for a while, too, like I had just eaten something spicy. I did not notice this effect with the cold version.

Price: $1.69 at Good Earth. Available nationwide and online at http://gingerpeople.com/order_soother.html

Ingredients: Filtered water, honey, ginger juice, lemon juice, natural flavor.

Other Comments: 21g of sugar per 8 oz serving. Each bottle has 19g of ginger. No kiddin'.

Overall: This is a great drink if you've got a cold. Heat that baby up and it'll plow right through your sinus cavity in no time. You'll feel the magic ginger juice make you all warm and tingly inside, to boot. It was too intense to add to my regular repertoire, but if you're just ga-ga for the flavor of fresh ginger, you'll probably love it.

Rating: 3/5 stars.

-Danithius