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Pink Grapefruit Paloma
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Pink Grapefruit Paloma

A zero-calorie, stevia-sweetened take on the Paloma — pink grapefruit flavour in a slim 330ml can with no sugar or alcohol.

About This Drink

Green Drinks sits within the Green Cola family, and the Pink Grapefruit Paloma is the range's more grown-up proposition. A Paloma is traditionally tequila, grapefruit soda and a squeeze of lime — here you get the grapefruit-forward fizz without any of the alcohol, sugar, or calories. It's sweetened with steviol glycosides and sucralose, which does the usual stevia trick of landing sweet without lingering heat. The pink grapefruit flavour is decent for a canned drink — there's a genuine bittersweet citrus quality and a malic acid tartness that gives it some edge. It won't be mistaken for fresh grapefruit juice, but it's more convincing than most artificially flavoured soft drinks at this price point. The carbonation is medium, and the black carrot extract gives it a soft blush colour. You're unlikely to find this at a supermarket — it circulates mainly through Amazon UK and Middle Eastern and Eastern European grocery channels. Best served cold from the can. At zero calories and zero sugar, it's a reasonable swap for anyone who wants something with a bit of character in their glass without the commitment of a proper AF cocktail.

Ingredients

Carbonated water, citric acid, malic acid, natural grapefruit flavourings, natural flavourings, black carrot (colorant), gum arabic, glycerol esters of wood rosin, steviol glycosides, sucralose

Dietary

VEGANGLUTEN-FREE

Tasting Notes

Taste

BITTERSWEET PINK GRAPEFRUIT WITH A MALIC ACID TARTNESS. MORE CONVINCING CITRUS CHARACTER THAN MOST FLAVOURED ZERO-SUGAR DRINKS. THE BITTERNESS IS DIALLED DOWN COMPARED TO REAL GRAPEFRUIT BUT IT'S PRESENT.

Aroma

LIGHT PINK GRAPEFRUIT — SYNTHETIC BUT PLEASANT. SOME FLORAL CITRUS LIFT.

Character

Appearance
PALE BLUSH PINK FROM BLACK CARROT EXTRACT
Mouthfeel
LIGHT TO MEDIUM CARBONATION. CLEAN AND THIN-BODIED.
Finish
DRY AND BRIEFLY TART. THE BITTERNESS LINGERS SLIGHTLY LONGER THAN THE SWEETNESS.
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Dietary

VEGANGLUTEN-FREE

Tasting Notes

Taste

BITTERSWEET PINK GRAPEFRUIT WITH A MALIC ACID TARTNESS. MORE CONVINCING CITRUS CHARACTER THAN MOST FLAVOURED ZERO-SUGAR DRINKS. THE BITTERNESS IS DIALLED DOWN COMPARED TO REAL GRAPEFRUIT BUT IT'S PRESENT.

Aroma

LIGHT PINK GRAPEFRUIT — SYNTHETIC BUT PLEASANT. SOME FLORAL CITRUS LIFT.

Character

Appearance
PALE BLUSH PINK FROM BLACK CARROT EXTRACT
Mouthfeel
LIGHT TO MEDIUM CARBONATION. CLEAN AND THIN-BODIED.
Finish
DRY AND BRIEFLY TART. THE BITTERNESS LINGERS SLIGHTLY LONGER THAN THE SWEETNESS.