Onli Hibiscus Pomegranate Strawberry
/Sigh… I’m worried about this review. The last two sodas from Onli that I tasted did not agree at all with my buds. To make matters worse today’s flavor includes hibiscus, something I’ve never really enjoyed. The name it’s parents call it when it’s in trouble is Onli Hibiscus Pomegranate Strawberry. It’s unsweetened and a beautiful rose color. I know it’s unsweetened because it says so in bold print at least three times on the bottle. So… here we go with the lowest expectations possible.
He's trying to see what the iguana is looking at.
The aroma is a nice, light strawberry scent that tries to seduce my mind. It’s not going to work though. Even though this smells of something I should sip on a hot summer day I know better… or at least I think I do.
Onli makes the world's most confusing beverages. I’m 100% ok with this. It’s not delicious and amazing, but I understand what their doing and approve. The two sodas I had prior to this one didn’t compute in my mind or mouth. In my opinion, and that of the people around me while reviewing, they were awful.
Onli Hibiscus Pomegranate Strawberry starts off with a bitter burst, but it transitions easily into a pomegranate/strawberry mineral water. It’s definitely a sipping beverage and not a chugging one. The fragile flavors fight with the bitters of the hibiscus and carbonation, but ultimately the sides call truce and live in harmony.
A powerful array of bubbles is ever present and adds some texture to the mouthfeel of the soda. There is not a strong aftertaste and your mouth gets no syrupy buildup sip after sip. I feel alright drinking this, no guilt at all. Then again there are maybe 3 beverages I’d have any guilt about consuming.
So that’s it then. Onli makes sodas that flit and flicker all across my taste spectrum. Thankfully my most recent memory of them will be positive. Want an unsweetened soda that you might actually enjoy, give this one a try.
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This soda was purchased at an HEB Grocer
