Fizzy Lizzy in Repose, cir. 2008Hello my fellow soft drink revolutionaries! It's good to be back in America. Before we get into our wacky Asian drink adventure, let's hit a couple little gems that we had the good fortune to come across just before my trip to the land of wind and ghosts.
Mr. Guise and I acquired four different flavors of Fizzy Lizzy, and we decided to split them up between us. You'll see the rest come in rapid succession after this post.
First off, Fizzy Lizzy really seems to have all their ducks in a row. Frankly, I'm suspicious that they based their entire company on our guidelines for drink submissions.
Miss Lizzy has no HFCS, no added sugar, and no unnecessary "gunk", as she puts it (artificial flavors, colors, sweeteners, etc.)
On top of that, they're a small outfit that refuses to do business with big-box stores, but still manages a wide distribution.
On top of that, they have eight flavors from all across the spectrum, and a recipe page for making 'Dizzy Lizzy' cocktails and 'Lucid Lizzy' virgin drinks.
And finally, they have a slightly intimidating (and yet somehow strangely arousing) cartoon spokeswoman who watches you defiantly from the front label of the bottle, daring you to "gently shake (her) hips before placing bottle to your lips". Wow. Now if that doesn't make the old schoolboy fantasies flare up again, I don't know what will. Seriously. It's like a hotter, soda-pop version of your fifth grade teacher. Or possibly Rosie the Riveter.
Excuse me, I think I need a drink...
OK, I'm back. Now on to the beverage itself. This Yakima Valley Grape flavor is nicely balanced. It's a combo of concord and white grapes, with some lemon juice concentrate thrown in. It wasn't too sweet, and it had enough flavor and panache to keep me interested till the last sip. It's a lot like homemade grape juice...if a chunk of dry ice fell into it, of course. (The carbonation level is about medium, by the way. I like my bubbles on the finer side, personally, but this drink's CO2 didn't seem intrusive.) Yakima Valley Grape had 29g of sugar in the whole 12 oz bottle, and that ain't bad, either. You can find the complete nutritional info on the drinks section of their site. I really have no reason not to give this drink a 5 star rating, so that's exactly what I'm going to do.
Score: 5/5
-Danithius-
Mr. Guise and I acquired four different flavors of Fizzy Lizzy, and we decided to split them up between us. You'll see the rest come in rapid succession after this post.
First off, Fizzy Lizzy really seems to have all their ducks in a row. Frankly, I'm suspicious that they based their entire company on our guidelines for drink submissions.
Miss Lizzy has no HFCS, no added sugar, and no unnecessary "gunk", as she puts it (artificial flavors, colors, sweeteners, etc.)
On top of that, they're a small outfit that refuses to do business with big-box stores, but still manages a wide distribution.
On top of that, they have eight flavors from all across the spectrum, and a recipe page for making 'Dizzy Lizzy' cocktails and 'Lucid Lizzy' virgin drinks.
And finally, they have a slightly intimidating (and yet somehow strangely arousing) cartoon spokeswoman who watches you defiantly from the front label of the bottle, daring you to "gently shake (her) hips before placing bottle to your lips". Wow. Now if that doesn't make the old schoolboy fantasies flare up again, I don't know what will. Seriously. It's like a hotter, soda-pop version of your fifth grade teacher. Or possibly Rosie the Riveter.
Excuse me, I think I need a drink...
OK, I'm back. Now on to the beverage itself. This Yakima Valley Grape flavor is nicely balanced. It's a combo of concord and white grapes, with some lemon juice concentrate thrown in. It wasn't too sweet, and it had enough flavor and panache to keep me interested till the last sip. It's a lot like homemade grape juice...if a chunk of dry ice fell into it, of course. (The carbonation level is about medium, by the way. I like my bubbles on the finer side, personally, but this drink's CO2 didn't seem intrusive.) Yakima Valley Grape had 29g of sugar in the whole 12 oz bottle, and that ain't bad, either. You can find the complete nutritional info on the drinks section of their site. I really have no reason not to give this drink a 5 star rating, so that's exactly what I'm going to do.
Score: 5/5
-Danithius-
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2 comments:
You're becoming quite the creepy bastard, but I do want to try that drink now, so mission accomplished I guess...?
I wanted to try that one too . . . :(
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