Thursday, December 18, 2025

Gatorade Citrus Cooler

 

Product circa: autumn 2025 

 Evidently a re-release of a vintage favorite from 1987.  I wonder if Gatorade still used glass bottles in that year... I'm too lazy to look it up.  Anyway, this is a product promoting the final season on Stranger Things.

 I can see why it was a favorite. To me, this tastes like a more subtle and natural orange flavor... it's almost as if I can taste the pulp in my mouth.  It's more like an orangeade than a orange sports drink.  I'm not sure I'm tasting any additional citrus in here... but if you told me it was part of the formula, I'd believe you.  If this flavor were available permanently, I probably would never reach for any other flavor.

Wednesday, December 3, 2025

Goldfish Peppermint Cocoa

 


Product circa: holiday season 2025

I'm not a chocolate peppermint, but these are great.  Why?  Because of the restraint with the peppermint.  These seem to be plain chocolate cookies, with a peppermint "seasoning" on them.  That's it.  And the deft touch from the food scientists ends up being very pleasant, in a way that has you keep reaching for more.