@Sunshine some examples from Germany are
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spezi
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Club/_Cola
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SinalcoFinland has (vappu)sima, but it is only produced and sold around 1st of May. Or you can make your own at home with white sugar, molasses, lemon and baking yeast.
Brit here.
Chinotto is goddamn awesome. Pls export more.
Norway has Solo
Like an orange flavored soda, apparently it predates Fanta by a few years
From Germany, i would recommend https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Club-Mate
This one does not spark joy.
shudders
Why not?
Well, some people like the taste of this drink.
The other hand of the spectrum mostly thinks it tastes like what you would imagine a ashtray would taste like.
I’m part of the second kind. Had seen lots of people in the office drink it. Wanting to try it out gave it a shot. Absolutely regret that.
Hackerbrausengenießer?
Litteraly translates to “Thirst extinguisher”, which is also a general german term.
Julmust/Påskmust from Sweden. Soda thats derived from malt and hops. Only availible around jul(christmas) and påsk(easter) and stands for half of the total soda consumption around that period.
Also Cedevita from Croatia. Vitamin enriched powder, originally in orange flavour. When mixed with water it’s like a soda
Would Traubisoda count as unique?
Very pleased to see must mentioned. That shit is awesome.
It’s a must
Julmust?
Yes
Japan has Pocari Sweat inspired by a doctor drinking IV fluid.
I like Estonian Kelluke, a local carbonated lemonade. Probably mostly meant for kids, but hey…
I am Swiss and Scottish, we have Rivella and Irn Bru respectively. In the UK we also have a drink called Lucozade which was interestingly designed as a medicine but was saved from liquidation (no pun intended) by the rave scene as they needed something that would keep you hydrated, not get you too drunk and helped with comedowns.
We have Irn Bru and it’s made from girders.
It also has some of the most amazing Adverts
Scotland also has Buckfast. It’s not from there (it’s from Devon I think) but only the Scottish will drink it.
Wreck the hoose juice!
There are places that serve bucky on tap.
But I wouldn’t call it a soft drink.Only the Scottish could think “caffeinated wine” is a highly desirable beverage.
It’s the OG Red Bull and Vodka.
It’s popular in some parts of Ireland too
I just spent 20 minutes watching commercials. Thanks!
Me too, but i still don’t know what it is? Definitely involves caffeine.
Looks like there’s a version of it that is a caffeine drink. But yeah, I’m pretty curious about what it tastes like. Unsweetened and originally a replacement for beer, so I’m going to guess it’s nothing like a conventional soda.
I tried it once canned, can’t remember the brand but it was Italian. It was slightly sweetened but had this bitterness that hits the back of your tongue in a very unpleasant way then fills the rest of your mouth. I would not recommend it.
And what is a girder?? “Made from girders” is no help at all, as I think of a girder as an architectural support.
Edit: looks like there’s some ginger involved, which helps the ginger commercial make slightly more sense.
Edit 2: well, they really do mean steel/iron girders. There ya go. Still no help at all.
Edit 3: people claim it tastes like orange the color but not orange the fruit.
Yeah, if you read the article linked above, it was originally marketed to steel workers as a replacement for beer when on the job. Originally Iron Brew. But the ingredients are a closely guarded trade secret. I’ll have to see if I can find some to taste.
Surprised that Club-Mate hasn’t been mentioned yet, I’m not German so I didn’t discover it till more recently but I quite like it, not as sugary as other drinks
Dandelion and Burdock, originating in the British Isles. Traditionally made from fermented dandelion, and burdock roots.
I think it tastes sort of similar to root beer.
All the fentimans stuff is tasty, tbh
Their cola is awesome! Vastly superior to Coca-Cola and Pepsi.
