Other review: Bacardi Breezer Lime (4% Germany: Bacardi Limited)

The Bacardi Breezer brand is the most popular alcohol and soda mixture in the world. It is a mixture of Bacardi, originally a Cuban rum, and soda with 4.4% alcohol in Australia, 4%/5% in Canada, 4%/5% in Europe and 4.8% in India. Bacardi Limited is the world's largest privately held, family-owned spirits manufacturer in the world. The Breezer was the first brand in the ready-made alcohol/soda mixtures market and they have maintained their popularity against growing competition. Breezers are especially popular among young people who drink them mainly for inebriating purposes. Let's see what they're all about.

Taste: The Bacardi Breezer Lime is a light-bodied drink with a sweet, sugary taste. The drink tastes like your average lime soda, albeit a very sweet one, and the taste of alcohol is successfully lost under the sweetness of the drink.

Overall, the Bacardi Breezer Lime is a sweet drink with a well-thought-out flavor profile. The flavor of alcohol is faded under the sweetness of the drink and it's on the verge of being too sweet. You most certainly won't want to drink many Breezers, but as a single party starter it's an excellent choice. The flavor of it actually beats many lime sodas, although the sweetness might be too much for some. Although it doesn't offer rich aromatic experiences it does its job excellently. It's quite easy to see why the Breezers have achieved their popularity: the drink tastes good, is refreshing, easy to drink and it gets you inebriated, what more could young people and binge drinkers want?

4/5

Other review: Bacardi Breezer Orange (4% Germany: Bacardi Limited)

The Bacardi Breezer brand is the most popular alcohol and soda mixture in the world. It is a mixture of Bacardi, originally a Cuban rum, and soda with 4.4% alcohol in Australia, 4%/5% in Canada, 4%/5% in Europe and 4.8% in India. Bacardi Limited is the world's largest privately held, family-owned spirits manufacturer in the world. The Breezer was the first brand in the ready-made alcohol/soda mixtures market and they have maintained their popularity against growing competition. Breezers are especially popular among young people who drink them mainly for inebriating purposes. Let's see what they're all about.

Taste: The Bacardi Breezer Orange is a light-bodied drink with a sweet, sugary taste. The drink tastes like your average orange soda, and the taste of alcohol is successfully lost under the sweetness of the drink.

Overall, the Bacardi Breezer Orange is a sweet drink with a well-thought-out flavor profile. The flavor of alcohol is faded under the sweetness of the drink and it's on the verge of being too sweet. You most certainly won't want to drink many Breezers, but as a single party starter it's an excellent choice. The flavor of it actually beats many orange sodas, and although it doesn't offer rich aromatic experiences it does its job excellently. It's quite easy to see why the Breezers have achieved their popularity: the drink tastes good and gets you inebriated, what more could young people and binge drinkers want?

4/5

Other review: Frizzantino Spritz Aperitivo Happy Hour (8% Italy: Unknown)

The Frizzantino Spritz Aperitivo Happy Hour is a ready-made cocktail drink available in Italian supermarkets. Spritz is prepared with prosecco wine, some bitter liqueur such as Aperol, Campari, Cynar or Select. The drink is then topped off with sparkling mineral water. Since this is a ready drink mixture, one can't expect much of it but let's give it a go.

Taste: The Frizzantino Spritz Aperitivo Happy Hour is a light/medium-bodied beverage with a bitter, yet quite sweet body. The beverage also features a distinct taste of wine. It's easy to drink and reminds me of alcohol and soda mixtures such as Bacardi Breezers, the main difference being the bitterness of this drink. The drink finishes with a slightly bitter aftertaste.

Overall, the Frizzantino Spritz Aperitivo Happy Hour is an OK drink. It doesn't come anywhere near the actual cocktail, but then again the sweetness of it makes it easier to drink than the real deal. Personally I'm not a big fan of the bitter alcohols and that's why the sweetness of this drink actually counts as a good thing. If you judge this drink in the category of alcohol and soda mixtures, and you don't compare it to actual Spritz (because that would be like comparing a restaurant meal to a microwave dinner), it's actually relatively good. If you're into slightly bitter drinks and want to buy a drink straight from the supermarket, this one's your choice. Don't expect anything close to the real deal, and instead expect a sugary soda version of it and you'll be fully satisfied.

3/5