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[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 14 minutes ago
[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 38 minutes ago

It's a must

[โ€“] [email protected] 6 points 1 hour ago

Brit here.

Chinotto is goddamn awesome. Pls export more.

[โ€“] [email protected] 7 points 1 hour ago

Finland has (vappu)sima, but it is only produced and sold around 1st of May. Or you can make your own at home with white sugar, molasses, lemon and baking yeast.

[โ€“] [email protected] 6 points 2 hours ago* (last edited 2 hours ago)

Norway has Solo

https://solo.no/om-solo

Like an orange flavored soda, apparently it predates Fanta by a few years

[โ€“] [email protected] 6 points 8 hours ago

I like Estonian Kelluke, a local carbonated lemonade. Probably mostly meant for kids, but hey...

[โ€“] [email protected] 12 points 11 hours ago (2 children)
[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

This one does not spark joy.

shudders

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 1 hour ago
[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 10 hours ago

HackerbrausengenieรŸer?

[โ€“] [email protected] 11 points 11 hours ago

Litteraly translates to "Thirst extinguisher", which is also a general german term.

[โ€“] [email protected] 8 points 12 hours ago (2 children)

Julmust/Pรฅskmust from Sweden. Soda thats derived from malt and hops. Only availible around jul(christmas) and pรฅsk(easter) and stands for half of the total soda consumption around that period.

Also Cedevita from Croatia. Vitamin enriched powder, originally in orange flavour. When mixed with water it's like a soda

[โ€“] [email protected] 1 points 1 hour ago

Very pleased to see must mentioned. That shit is awesome.

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 12 hours ago

Would Traubisoda count as unique?

[โ€“] [email protected] 5 points 12 hours ago

Uk. Dandelion and Burdock.

It's closest equivalent would be root beer, but it's quite distinct from that.

Sadly, almost all UK soft drinks taste like shit now because of the Sugar Tax, where they've been reformulated to use more artificial sweeteners to avoid being taxed more heavily.

[โ€“] [email protected] 7 points 16 hours ago

Japan has Pocari Sweat inspired by a doctor drinking IV fluid.

[โ€“] [email protected] 4 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

Years ago I had some imported drink called Jul Must. Haven't seen it since. Came from somewhere Scandinavian. Weird flavor, probably an acquired taste, and I WANT MORE!

[โ€“] [email protected] 5 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

That's Swedish. Check your local Ikea around christmas and easter.

[โ€“] [email protected] 2 points 3 hours ago
[โ€“] [email protected] 6 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

A Czech friend likes Kofola, a cola created in Communist Czechoslovakia, when Coca Cola wasn't available there. Nowadays, Coca Cola is available, but Kofola still reigns supreme โ€” when I visited her, I discovered that the majority of pubs that I visited had Kofola as their "house cola" on the tap. Coca Cola was often available, but in comparatively expensive bottles, because it was not the default

[โ€“] [email protected] 4 points 11 hours ago

Kofola is life! ;-)

[โ€“] [email protected] 6 points 17 hours ago

Birch beer. It's like root beer but a bit of a different taste.

[โ€“] [email protected] 9 points 19 hours ago

Water from the tap. Healthier, cheaper, local and better for the environment(no shipping)

[โ€“] [email protected] 11 points 20 hours ago* (last edited 20 hours ago)

I am Swiss and Scottish, we have Rivella and Irn Bru respectively. In the UK we also have a drink called Lucozade which was interestingly designed as a medicine but was saved from liquidation (no pun intended) by the rave scene as they needed something that would keep you hydrated, not get you too drunk and helped with comedowns.

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