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3.0 out of 5 starsNot impressed to be honest.
Reviewed in Canada on February 3, 2022
I was looking for a different flavour to try in my new SodaStream machine and decided on these grapefruit drops. I love grapefruit juice but due to medications I take, I am not permitted to drink or eat the genuine article, so I figured I would give these a shot. Well, to be very honest, they really don't measure up to the real thing. I have tried many different commercial carbonated water brands with various flavours, lemon, orange, lime, etc... and have never found one that I really enjoyed. I much prefer to just add a squeeze of fresh lemon or lime juice over ice to plain soda water to any of the pre-flavoured bottled water on the market. Not having tried bubly water from the grocery store, I had no idea what to expect, but decided to give it a try.
Well, overall I found this disappointing. Very subtle flavour and not very realistic. Quite underwhelming, actually. I tried to increase the amount, going as far as double the recommended mixture, but there was no real improvement. In the future, I think I will stick with fresh lemon juice over ice with plain soda, or a squirt of Real Lemon, instead of spending money trying any other flavour.
If you enjoy the commercial flavoured bottled water brands on the market, there is a good chance you might enjoy this flavour. Personally, I will give it a pass.