Name: Pepsi Holiday Spice
Alleged Flavor: "Pepsi-Cola with a spicy finish of ginger and cinnamon"- Pepsi press release
Actual Flavor: Pepsi with a splash of fancy, strong ginger ale
Fruit Juice Content: None
Carbonation Level: Moderate to High- fizzy on the tongue
Color: Reddish-Brown…no, Brownish-Red.
Tasting sample was from: aluminum can, poured into glass
Alleged Flavor: "Pepsi-Cola with a spicy finish of ginger and cinnamon"- Pepsi press release
Actual Flavor: Pepsi with a splash of fancy, strong ginger ale
Fruit Juice Content: None
Carbonation Level: Moderate to High- fizzy on the tongue
Color: Reddish-Brown…no, Brownish-Red.
Tasting sample was from: aluminum can, poured into glass
Following in the footsteps of many a microbrew, Pespi decides to get out the pumpkin pie seasonings and make a seasonal version of its standard product. And darnit, I actually like the stuff. Have you ever had a small bottler’s ginger ale- the kind that actually burns your mouth a little form the amount of ginger in it? Well, imagine that with a healthy splash of Pepsi- or maybe the other way around- and that’s what we have here. A nice twist on Pepsi- very similar to how the short-lived 7-Up Gold added some spice to 7-Up. It may be a bit spicy for most tastes (like the
Ginger Altoids), and I can’t say this would make my everyday soda rotation, but it’s a pretty palatable beverage that I wouldn’t mind seeing each holiday season.Overall Rating: 7.5 out of 10