La Semana de Gaseosas - Primer Dia: Jarritos Fruit Punch

En el primer dia de gaseosas, voy a beber Jarritos Fruit Punch. Mi hermano me dio cinco botellas para mi cumpleanos pero bebi dos antes podia revistarlos. Me gusta tratar gaseosas neuvas pero nunca pienso que hay bastante gaseosas para toda semana. Asi, esta semana es "La Semana de Gaseosas."

Having not much base of comparison for a few of these flavors (what is tamarind?) I will just provide basic reviews and opinions on flavor. I could not find a Jarritos, or Goya, cherry cola, so these flavors will be taken on a case by case basis, with the exception of any that I can compare. Fruit punch for instance, I have in both Jarritos and Goya.

Jarritos means "little jugs"

Now, to the Jarritos Fruit Punch. Jarritos is Mexico's national soft drink, according to their website and I have to say, of the first day of this Soda Week, I'm blown away. Did you click the link? Did you view their website? They have eleven flavors. Eleven. I can't get wrapped up in that right now and I just need to stick to this review, this soda, this gorgeous bottle of Jarritos Fruit Punch.

First, the bottle. Jarritos brand name and logo on the bottle in glass. The label itself is sort of plain but the bottle shape is unique. The cap was not twist off and for some reason, with this product possibly coming from Mexico, it made me confident of its freshness (I was also thinking it trapped in the Mexican goodness, whatever you want that to be, bad or good). The soda is made with 100% cane sugar and pops on the first sip. I can't tell if it's because fruit punch sodas are not the norm around here, but the sweet and bubbly first aftertaste is delicious. It's a crave-worthy soda and each sip almost hits you in that same unpredictable way. Maybe its the Mexican goodness? We'll see in an hour.

Seriously, this is a surprising soda. I liken it to a strawberry Fanta, although the taste is a definite fruit punch and not strawberry. It's not overly sweet and leaves no heavy aftertaste. I highly recommend anyone living in a heavily-latino populated area to seek out your local mercados and buy some Jarritos. I'm beyond excited now to try the other flavors.

From the company: 8 oz has 110 calories, 0g of fat, 28g of carbs, 28g de azucar y 0g protein