@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
It’s a must
Julmust?
Yes
Litteraly translates to “Thirst extinguisher”, which is also a general german term.
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?
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
Very pleased to see must mentioned. That shit is awesome.
Would Traubisoda count as unique?
I like Estonian Kelluke, a local carbonated lemonade. Probably mostly meant for kids, but hey…
Japan has Pocari Sweat inspired by a doctor drinking IV fluid.
Uk. Dandelion and Burdock.
It’s closest equivalent would be root beer, but it’s quite distinct from that.
Sadly, almost all UK soft drinks taste like shit now because of the Sugar Tax, where they’ve been reformulated to use more artificial sweeteners to avoid being taxed more heavily.
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.
Years ago I had some imported drink called Jul Must. Haven’t seen it since. Came from somewhere Scandinavian. Weird flavor, probably an acquired taste, and I WANT MORE!
That’s Swedish. Check your local Ikea around christmas and easter.
Thank you!
A Czech friend likes Kofola, a cola created in Communist Czechoslovakia, when Coca Cola wasn’t available there. Nowadays, Coca Cola is available, but Kofola still reigns supreme — when I visited her, I discovered that the majority of pubs that I visited had Kofola as their “house cola” on the tap. Coca Cola was often available, but in comparatively expensive bottles, because it was not the default
Kofola is life! ;-)
