Well, that's a blue bottle of Fanta. That may have been your first thought, it was definitely mine. Upon closer inspection I found it was named Shokata Fanta, and looking at the shelf label I helpfully informed me that it was blue Fanta. But the back of the bottle gave up all the info, it's lemon and elderflower flavour. Now, I'm not a massive fan of elderflower, and I already know of a perfectly good lemon Fanta, but I figured I'd give this a go.
I don't know if it's the colour of the bottle messing with my brain, but this did taste like blue. The lemon is definitely present, a nice tangy flavour that immediately comes to the front. The elderflower is pretty authentic too, a lovely sweet taste that emerges afterwards and blends together into something quite sweet, and somewhat sour. Unfortunately the flavours fight it out a little too much, and the sweet wins out slightly, making something of a flatter overall flavour than I was expecting. Still, it's a tasty drink, and one you certainly won't miss if you come across it. Pick one up if you fancy a Fanta that's a little bit different.
My rating: 4/5
Great post, your blog is always interesting!
ReplyDeleteI'm really intrigued by this. If you don't mind me asking, where did you pick this up from?
I found it in an ethnic supermarket in Kentish Town. Unfortunately I'm not sure where else you could find it.
Deletecan you be more specific where?
DeleteI saw this because I was curious of the flavour as I had bought it because I was curious. I found it at a corner shop in Dagenham.
DeleteYou can buy this on amazon.
ReplyDeletei find it in loads of corner shops in islington
ReplyDeleteYou can find it in the Paki shop opposite Island Gardens DLR.
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