Zevia – Natural Cola Review
Time for the next entry in our Zevia-spree! Today’s contender is the Natural Cola flavor, which I’ve been told has gotten a #1 sales ranking in the “Natural Cola” category, as per a firm called “SPINS“. From what I can tell, SPINS seems legit, but I do wish they had more publicly searchable information on their web site so I could get some confirmation.
I crack open the blue-and-red can, and am met with a spot-on Coca-Cola scent. As I take a drink, I taste an immediate, bold cola nut flavor with some nice citrus-y overtones. Wow. I cannot even detect a trace of the stevia or erythritol sweeteners, they blend flawlessly into the cola flavor. This does not taste like a diet drink.
Some quick background info – I tried the previous version of Zevia’s Cola flavor, and I even wrote the first draft of a review on it, but I never got around to publishing it. It’s a good thing – this new reformulated flavor is a night and day comparison. In my draft, I wrote that the last version had “an OK flavor, but it wouldn’t be enough to wean Coke-addicts off the sugar-bottle”. I was going to give it a 3-star rating. Not so anymore! Now Coke is going to have a serious run for its money. You nailed this one, Zevia.
Rating: 5.0/5 – for a bold, rich cola that you’d never guess is sugar-free.
-Danithius-
**WiseGuise ReviewRebuttal!**
First off, let me mention that I abhor ‘diet’ anything, and as these are marketed as such, it tends to bias my reviews a little. I have mentioned before that I seem to have a very acute sweet-taste sense, and I can pick out anything that isn’t sugar right away. That being said, these are a leap in the right direction, away from the use of artificial sweeteners, and those already used to diet sodas could effortlessly make the switch to Zevia. No calories or lab-created sweeteners are a huge plus.
As for the cola, these were my impressions. It smells very much like Coke, but tastes more like diet Pepsi. The citrus hint is a nice addition, and the soda doesn’t have the bite that Coke does, finishing smooth without the acidic after-burn. I’ll give it a 4.
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A can of this magically appeared on my desk. I drank it directly after drinking a Pepsi Max. It seemed less sweet than the Pepsi Max, but also less abrasive. I don’t know about nuanced flavors or whatever.
Would drink again should another can magically appear.