Don't Pee on the Carpet

I have never once seen Pepsi with cane sugar. I know it exists, I have heard that Pepsi does a Kosher version as well but I have never seen it. When I was sale hunting at Target... there on an end cap was a big display of Pepsi Natural. Ohh, what is this? I love Pepsi! Which then means I must also love this natural version in the oh so cool bottle as well.

Pepsi Natural (which also seems to have been test marketed as Pepsi Raw in the UK) is an all natural version of Pepsi. It features sparkling water (because merely calling it carbonated is soo 2005) sugar and kola nut extract. It is also colored naturally and of course has that sweet, sweet addictive caffeine.

Blah, blah, blah PR aside what is it like?

The smell is exactly like that of gummy cola flavored candies that you can get at the old confectioneries. Just a little sugary but kind of spicy at the same time. Since I was expecting it to taste something like Pepsi and not like I was drinking bad 40's candies, I wasn't off to a good start. In terms of carbonation it is barely there. There's about the same amount of fizz as there would be if you left a normal Pepsi sitting for about six hours- I'm not a fan of flat soda, so it just wasn't there for me.

Again, I am going back to flat Pepsi, be honest in a moment of desperate thirst (or laziness) we have all taken a sip from that bottle or can that has been sitting around for who knows how long and if you have (don't lie) then you know it seems like the syrup in the drink thickens and the cola flavor both intensifies and goes stale- that's what this taste like. I guess some people would like this taste, and my boyfriend (who, will drink many things I wouldn't touch) thinks it tastes pretty good. I can't quite put my finger on it, but the after taste that I got from it kind of reminded me of a darker beer.


If you would like to try it for yourself and tell me what you think, please do. As far as I know its only in a few select Targets spotted around. But really, I'd love to have another opinion on this.