Cascade Ice - Dragon Fruit

This post is part of my ongoing effort to dig up information about a small company who produces a good product, but remains difficult to find anything on. I first began writing a review on another of their beverages, but became befuddled and stymied by a lack of info on Unique Beverage Company, and I know for sure is that they exist. Moving on.

This Organic drink was suggested by a close friend, who fell into a brief bacchanalial love with it, and I soon followed suit. The first breath out of the bottle is pleasant and fruity, and the quaff equally so. It is mildly sweet, only 32 grams or so in the 20 oz bottle, with plenty of vitamins to go around. It doesn't leave any unpleasant lingerings, and isn't too strong like many dragon-fruit drinks are.

This can be sipped or chugged, working equally well as a thirst-quencher and casual sipper. It can be had, as far as I can find, only at Albertson's, for about $1.29 or less. It works great for after a hearty workout at your local gym.

Ingredients: Water, organic cane sugar, citric acid, natural flavor, ascorbic acid, monopotassium phosphate, magnesium lactate, calcium lactate pentahydrate, red cabbage extract (color), Guarana Seed extract, niacin, panax ginsing root extract, d-calcium pantothenate, chromium polynicotinate, pyridoxine hydrochloride, chromium picolinate, cyanocobalamin. (don't worry, all those things you can't pronounce are vitamins)

I'll give it a 4.5 for 5, still a bit much sugar, and hard to find.

-- WiseGuise