Super Happy Asian Drink Hour - Ramune!

Ramune on Glass Table.
(Sorry I forgot to attach the pic on the first post)

*Wise Guise and I assembled a panel of friends, all possessing varied amounts of experience with foreign drinks, and had them try seven wacky/tasty/exotic drinks from Japan! We cleansed our palates with Japanese salty snacks in-between drinks.*

The name "Ramune" comes from the English word "lemonade". It has been sold in Japan for well over 100 years. The unique bottle design has been around from the beginning - the most prominent feature is its marble stopper, which is pushed down into the bottle's neck in order to open the drink. (The plastic mouth at the top of the bottle is too small for the marble to go through, thus avoiding any unfortunate soda-related choking deaths.) It can take some practice to drink from this bottle without having the marble roll back up into the mouth and block the flow of beverage. It's the perfect sipping drink, mostly because the bottle makes it literally impossible to chug!

Ramune comes in dozens of flavors, some of which rotate on a seasonal basis.

Joe (limited experience): "Tastes more like bubble gum. Melony bubble gum I like it, though. That gets my second vote."

Wise_Guise (moderate experience): "It's more of an apple flavor than a lemon flavor. It's a little too much carbonation for me."

Danithius (advanced experience): "Classic. Tasty Summer drink."

Adam (moderate experience): "Yep, that's Ramune"

Crystal (limited experience): "I feel like [Danithius] is trying to get us drunk. I like this one, though, it tastes a lot like Sprite."

Consensus: Melon-apple fizzy bubble gum sorta-lemony old-school Japanese soda! Worth a try even just for the unique bottle experience!