Tesco Smooth Cream Soda

Tesco Smooth Cream soda with vanilla extract

Hi Ciao readers - if you are not very busy, not rolling in money and dare to try new drinks - well non alcoholic- here is something for you. This is the last item I am going to write about this week- which I picked up from Tesco in my bargain shopping spree!

As the name suggests- it is a carbonated cream soda flavour drink with sugar and sweeteners. It is a fizzy drink and ...
...drink can be found in fizzy drink isle with other lemonades etc. It is a clear 2 litre bottle, with a blue cap and light and turquoise blue label.

As this has not been reviewed in Ciao before - I will tell you about what it contains and then go to the taste.

Contents are -
• Carbonated water
• Glucose-fructose syrup
• Flavouring
• Lactic Acid
• Sweeteners- ... more

Tesco Smooth Cream soda with vanilla extract

Hi Ciao readers - if you are not very busy, not rolling in money and dare to try new drinks - well non alcoholic- here is something for you. This is the last item I am going to write about this week- which I picked up from Tesco in my bargain shopping spree!

As the name suggests- it is a carbonated cream soda flavour drink with sugar and sweeteners. It is a fizzy drink and manufacturer has clearly indicated that the container is pressurized. The drink can be found in fizzy drink isle with other lemonades etc. It is a clear 2 litre bottle, with a blue cap and light and turquoise blue label.

As this has not been reviewed in Ciao before - I will tell you about what it contains and then go to the taste.

Contents are -
• Carbonated water
• Glucose-fructose syrup
• Flavouring
• Lactic Acid
• Sweeteners- Aspartame, Sodium Saccharin
• Preservatives- Sodium benzoate
• Vanilla Extract and Stabilizer

Allergy advice is a bit fuzzy, please make sure its ok for you to have. As it contains sweeteners- its best not to give to young children under 6 years of age. The label does not mention this.

100 ml of the drink gives you 24 kcal. Protein etc are in trace, main source of energy is sugars (5.9g). Traces of salt are also present. You should be storing the away from sunlight and drink chilled.

How does the drink look like and taste: Clear drink, when in bottle looks like water. When you pour this drink in a glass, a thick, creamy froth forms on the top layer. I would say very thick and creamy. But does not stay like that for long. There is a pleasant vanilla flavour- reasonably strong when the bottle is first opened, dies out after a couple of days. The taste is quite sweet, a few ice cubes will help to dilute it out.

It tastes really good when cold, better with a few cubes of ice. It is quite smooth tasting, not same as drinking a glass of soda. Not strongly carbonated. You will be tempted to refill your glass. If you drink a lot, it gives a vanilla 'after taste'. Depends if you are a vanilla flavour lover- may not be a negative thing for you! If you drink a lot - you may start burping with a vanilla flavour as well! No just kidding!

I am not a huge fan of cream soda- but its not a bad drink for 0.44 p for a 2 litre bottle! Cheers!
 

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