oogave – Mandarin-Key Lime Review
Yes, finally, the last oogave review that I’ve been putting off for a week. Christmas shopping has been wreaking havoc on my posting, among other things. Let’s get down to it, shall we? Yes, we shall. I ended up with the other citrus offering from oogave, Mandarin-Key Lime. This simple soda has only four ingredients, as long as you count ‘natural flavors’ as a single ingredient.
The freshly opened bottle tickles my nose with a citrus-y mandarin feather, but I’m having a hard time detecting the lime. With a swig, I get that first rush of sweet from the agave, then an orange tang, followed by a hint of lime. None of the flavors really overwhelm the others except for the sweetness; at least you can say that oogave knows how to play it mellow with the flavors, if you’re into that sort of thing.
I think that Esteban could really play around with the flavors a lot more, make them familiar but interesting. The sweetness always seems to take control of my taste-buds before the real flavors get a chance to take them for a ride. I really wanted to like this soda more, but the sugars are the only thing my tongue has any memory of now that I’ve finished the bottle. Although, I do feel fuller.
Score: 3 out of 5. The understated flavors disappear under the agave sweetness.
– WiseGuise
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