For some reason, this is the time of year that many new varieties of soft drinks debut on the market. I don't see why, but I am glad to try out many of the new flavors. Not all of them, because I usually don't try ned editions of Coke unless they seem to be really new. And I don't have to buy an entire carton of the stuff. This means I won't be trying the new limited edition Rosalia inspired flavor, as I have yet to find an individual bottle or can anywhere. To be honest, I'm not too thrilled by the supposedly rosé flavored drink. First off will be the strawberries and cream variety of Dr Pepper, because I am a lifelong Dr Pepper fan. This new drink 'popped' up with very little fanfare. So little in fact that I could barely find anything online about it on the very day I buy my first bottle! Usually, there would be something, but this new flavor came out of nowhere. I tried it over ice, as that is my preferred drinking style. The first sip was overwhelmingly strawberry, not subtle at all. It was almost too much berry flavor. The creaminess of the vanilla was more pronounced in the aftertaste. This was true as I continued drinking, even after the first strawberry flavor began to wane. The vanilla continued to be dominant even in the last few drops that were mostly water from the melting ice, long after the strawberry was lost. I few days later, I tried a second bottle, because Dr Pepper. This time, the strawberry flavor wasn't as strong on the first sip, but it was still the dominant flavor, with the vanilla being stronger in the aftertaste and in the last diluted last sips. Now, years ago, Dr Pepper had two different tries at Berries and Cream flavors. The first time was raspberry dominant with the second try a more evenly mixed berry taste. I didn't like the former, and I don't remember the latter being available all that much. Dr Pepper supposedly still has a Cherry Vanilla flavor (it was one of my all-time favorites), but I haven't seen it sold locally in over a decade. Next, Pepsi brought back its Marshmallow Peep flavored drink. It was originally an online-only exclusive, but this year it is available in stores. I tried this one without ice, but mixed with a small amount of water instead. Well, I can truthfully say that it tastes like Peeps. Very, very much so. Now, I find regular Pepsi to be fairly sweet. This flavor was explosively so. However, it did mimic the flavor of Peeps perfectly. I could barely finish my sample; it was that sweet. [Before you ask, yes. I know that there is an exclusive variety of Dr Pepper flavored marshmallow Peeps. I have bought some, but I am waiting until it is closer to Easter before trying them. Stay tuned.] I do not really recommend trying it. Unless you are into extra-sweet drinks. Finally, I tried Pepsi's new citrus drink, Starry. It is replacing Pepsi's Sierra Mist, if you didn't already know. At least there was news about this new drink online, as well as the Peep flavor. I again had the drink on ice. I usually don't drink that much citrus drinks. I have the occasional 7-Up, but it is usually the cherry version. On the first sip, I immediately realized what was different with Starry. Instead of the usual lemon dominant lemon-lime drink, Starry is lime dominant. It is a subtle difference, but I could taste it. I as continued drinking, the flavor profile remained consistent. Now, I could be wrong with the lime, but I can usually taste such subtle differences, even if I am not that familiar with lime. It definitely wasn't mostly lemon. I am still undecided if I want to try it again. The drink wasn't bad; it just wasn't my main flavor choice. Give me my cherry Dr Pepper any day.
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