Zevia – Natural Orange Review
For our final Zevia review, I bring you Natural Orange, Zevia’s calorie-free, all-natural answer to every other generic orange soda out there. Even the pleasant orange color is all natural, pulled from the annatto plant (where achiote comes from, for you foodies).
The scent reminds me of Sunkist, although, I’ve always been partial to Hi-C. The taste is a tad more subtle than other, uber-sweet orange drinks. The carbonation bite hits you first, and the orange is ushered in after, a tangy-sweet that is light on your tongue but lasting. I have noticed this about the Zevia drinks, the sweetness always lingers for a while, with no bitterness accompanying it. The lack of chemicals and preservatives is my top suspect in this case.
This comes off as a little weak in flavor in comparison to more well-known orange refreshers, but that isn’t necessarily a bad thing. The fake citrus taste in many of these is often too strong and sugary to enjoy, and this is where the simplicity of Zevia lifts itself above the crowd of generic, knock-off sodas as well as the top-sellers. The stevia/erythritol combination gives it a distinct taste, which rises over the carbonation and then tapers off to the lasting sweetness.
One thing that bugs me about Zevia, despite the great re-design, is that it’s damn hard to see the ingredients list on the side of the can. It blends in too well with the background. Other then that, I have had a generally positive experience with Zevia, despite my bias against diet-sodas. Kudos to Zevia for putting an all-natural, calorie-free soda out in a market saturated with chemically-sweetened drinks. Now that those who like soda but not the sugar have a better option, I hope they do well.
Score: 4.5 out of 5. Not a flavor explosion, but subtle, sweet and better for you.
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**Danithius Review Rebuttal!**
Well, it’s not so much a rebuttal, because I am in complete agreement with Wise Guise on this one. It’s true, the real orange flavor of this contender is in the aftertaste, which blends nicely with the sweeteners as they build up to a nice climax a few seconds after it hits your tongue. It’s pleasantly different from other orange sodas, and like the other Zevia flavors I don’t really get a “diet soda” vibe from it. You can tell it’s different from sugar-sweetened sodas, of course, but it’s a subtle, natural sweet that I’ve taken a liking to. I’ll drink this stuff any time.
Danithius’ score: 4.5 out of 5