Fizzy Lizzy Gulf Coast Tangerine

Fizzy Lizzy & 1980 Monte Carlo

Here is my review of Fizzy Lizzy flavor #2 - Gulf Coast Tangerine. As you'll see from my previous post, I think very highly of the Fizzy Lizzy company and will be rooting for them until they are big enough to be acquired by Pepsi. (Just kidding, Liz).

Refer to the link above and to their web site for additional info on the company itself.

As for this particular flavor, though, I have an issue or two. The sweetness and carbonation levels are nice and smooth, which I like, but the actual taste of the juice combination brought back one memory that I haven't been able to shake...

Do you remember drinking that old-school 'from concentrate' OJ that comes in little plastic cups with aluminum foil tops? C'mon, you know what I'm talking about - you've had it at a childhood friend's house, or perhaps in grade school. Maybe even at McDonald's years ago. It's like that, but carbonated. I'm guessing the white grape juice in this drink may be the culprit - if it was pure OJ or tangerine juice, I'd like it better.

Not even to infer that this is a bad flavor, necessarily. But when I think 'tangerine', I picture that fresh, sweet deliciousness followed by the perfect citric bite. Maybe I'm just picky. (That's my job, after all.) But when I first tried real, fresh-squeezed orange juice (or tangerine juice, for that matter), I knew I could never go back. Admittedly, I have sipped the concentrate stuff once or twice in the years since then, but now it's always tainted by the thoughts of what I know I'm missing out on. If Fizzy Lizzy can capture even a portion of that essence in a fizzy-water drink, then I will be a happy camper. Till then, though, I won't be able to give this flavor more than a 3.5.

Score: 3.5/5

-Danithius-