Drinks

Country Time Lemonade & Crystal Light – New Flavors For SodaStream

January 9, 2012 // 12:39 am

With the proliferation of soda and carbonated beverages, from the 100 Drink Soda Bar being slowly implemented at Fast Food/Fast Casual Chains like Del Taco and Boston Market to uFlavor, the online marketplace for user-generated drinks, consumers now have hundreds…

SoBe Jumps on the Coconut Water Band Wagon

January 9, 2012 // 12:14 am

If there’s going to be an “IT” beverage this year, then it’s coconut water. There’s a growing cult of coconut drinkers that’s driven by the perception of the beverage as a “wellness” drink and a slew of celebrity endorsements. Rihanna, Madonna, and Anthony Keidis among other Hollywood…

Bacon Soda

January 6, 2012 // 1:39 pm

I know what you’re thinking; it’s yet another bacon post and you couldn’t be happier because bacon is quite possibly the greatest (and possibly the worst) thing to happen to the American diet since water. We totally get it. That’s why the world saw it fit to…

7-Eleven Launches a “Red Apple Chill” Slurpee Flavor

January 3, 2012 // 11:44 pm

To kick off the new year, 7-Eleven convenience stores will be introducing a limited time only Red Apple Chill Slurpee drink. The description the company gives on behalf of the new flavor is quite amusing:

Bite into the sweet taste of a Red Apple Chill Slurpee drink. Every…

Mountain Dew Dissolves Rodents? Apparently So.

January 3, 2012 // 4:53 pm

There’s a lot of hardcore Mountain Dew drinkers out there, and I praise them. Every time I man up to drink a can of the radioactive looking substance, I’m filled with instant regret as it rips out the lining of my stomach and sends me…

Carcinogens Found in Chinese Milk

December 30, 2011 // 4:32 am

A milk scare has hit the country of China as the China Mengniu Dairy Co. discovered carcinogens in their milk products. The company destroyed the milk products, but the scare is very real. Government safety inspectors found milk with the chemical aflatoxin in a plant in…

Whisky Blender — Blend Your Own Whisky, Like a Boss

December 28, 2011 // 2:45 pm

I’m not sure how to adequately convey just how awesome this concept is. You get to customize your very own whisky. That’s the long and short of it, but it’s your combination.

Deciding which whisky to drink can be a strenuous task. I’m sure the decision would…

Hennessy’s Thoughts On the Loss of Long Time Patron Kim Jong-IL

December 27, 2011 // 6:44 pm

Cognac is a popular drink in many Asian communities, often considered a major luxury item and status symbol. It is now being reported that Kim Jong-IL might have been one of Asia’s largest sole importer of the product. During the height of his reign in the 1990′s,…