Summer Cooler

I know it’s a little late to be posting about a special summer flavor, but I was lazy all summer (and on vacation in Canada),  so now’s the time. I drank this a few times this summer. It’s Canada Dry “Summer Cooler”.

Basically nice crisp ginger ale mixed with a bit of orange.

It was so refreshing while it was hot. Unfortunately it has completely disappeared. Hopefully it’ll return for next summer.

Diabolo

I got this new soda at the super market recently. It’s called “Diabolo Ginger”. Basically it tastes more like Ginger Beer, and not like Ginger Ale. The taste is sharp, and strong. Which makes it perfect for a hot summer day.

Shiso

Here’s Pepsi’s special flavor for the summer. It’s Shiso Pepsi. Shiso is a Japanese herb tat is part of the mint family. So to understand the taste, imagine a mint flavored soda. It’s just OK tasting.

Homemade Liquor

Today we made some homemade liquor. It’s pretty easy. All you need is white liquor, fruit, and rock sugar. I didn’t want to make normal old plum liquor, I wanted to make something a little different. We noticed that you could make mikan (a Japanese tangerine) or lemon flavored liquor. I thought it would be an even better idea to make a citrus mix. So we put mikan, oranges, grapefruit, and lemon.

Whether this mix will taste good or not will not be revealed for at least a month, so stay tuned for a future post on the final results.

Whiskey….Expensive Whiskey

The other day I was going to buy a cheap bottle of whiskey at the liquor store, but the wife said not to. The Father in-law has tons of whiskey so she said to ask him. So she asked for a cheap bottle of whiskey, and he returned with this.

A over 5000 yen bottle of Suntory Royal 15 year aged whiskey. You know it’s expensive when it comes in a shiny golden box, and has medallion tied on to it.

I just wonder, if this is what he thinks is cheap, what is an expensive bottle?

Spicy Black

Here’s the latest ginger ale from Canada Dry. It’s called “Spicy Black”. The flavor is kind of in between ginger ale and ginger beer. It was strong, crisp and refreshing.

The reason it’s called “spicy black” is because it has black pepper in it, as shown on the side of the bottle.

Interesting Beer

Here’s some interesting beers that the wife found at Seiyu. She’s really quite fond on the Yona Yona Ale. All of them tasted really good. A bit of a warning though, they are a little bit expensive compared to the prices of the big brewers in Japan.

Grape Everything

One of the best things about Japan is there is tons of grape flavoured stuff. Candy, Drinks, Gum, etc. It seems almost every time I go to the super market there is some kind of new grape drink to try. Being a big fan of grape this is very lucky for me. An example is this “White Sparkling” grape soda.

I feel almost upper class when I’m drinking a soda called “sparkling”, like sparkling wine or something.

Pink Ginger ale

I picked this up last week. It’s a seasonal product from Canada Dry. It’s called “Sakura Mist”. Sakura being cherry blossoms, the symbol of spring for Japan.

The flavor is like a combination of ginger ale and cherry. It’s quite delicious and very refreshing. I’m gong to try and buy a few bottles before it disappears forever.

Real Gold

Here’s one of my favorite drinks in Japan, Real Gold. I previously wrote about Read Kiaida. Unfortunately that drink was just for during the Olympics. I mourn it’s disappearance everyday. Thankfully Real Gold will always be around.

You could consider Real Gold to be the parent to the child which was Real Kiaida. It’s also a sweet and delicious energy type drink. There’s no screaming wrestlers on the label though. I like how it comes in a brown medicine looking bottle. I love it!