Pepsi Shiso: How is it?
Pepsi Shiso is on sale at stores across Japan, and Japan bloggers have reacted:
Positive Reviews
- Matt Alt: “Surprisingly drinkable.”
- Curzon: “I LOVE the new soft drink.”
- Iwakan – “This was rockin’ good.”
- Claytonian – “Not bad.”
- Kumaboshi – “It’s actually not bad, and does smell and taste (at least at first) like shiso.”
Negative Reviews
- Gaijin Tonic – “While it might be refreshing on a humid summer’s day, there’s no escaping the fact that it tastes like mouthwash.”
- Tokyo Five: “unappealing” & “mediocre”
- Rinkya – “Medicine taste, but makes you feel worse.”
- Hikan Ninja – “tastes like a mild mouthwash.”
- Adventures in Japanland – “Whoever decided to make SHISO into a Pepsi flavor needs to be pushed off a bridge.”
My verdict: It tastes like shiso and it is not terrible. Good to try once for the odd flavor experience, but other soft drinks are far more tasty and refreshing.
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