The Hunt for Bitter Soda

[jducoeur]

A small joy of the trip to Spain was the discovery that "bitter cola" is a thing there: vaguely Campari-flavored, bitter and only a little sweet (and accordingly fairly low-calorie), with the distinctive bright red "only drink this if you know what you're doing" color of Campari.

There are two brands that I found while here:

• Bitter Kas (which is owned by PepsiCo)
• and Royal Bliss Mare Rosso (which is, of course, owned by Coca-Cola).

Of course, neither ships to the US as far as I can find. (Sigh.) So now starts the search to see if anything similar is available at a non-insane price at home..

Comments

[metahacker]

Moxie tastes bitter to me, but ymmv; it's also really sweet.

My dad used to bemoan the lack of bitter flavors in US cuisine; there are so many used in, e.g., eastern European Jewish food...

[mermaidlady]

When I was in Atlanta, I went to World of Coca-Cola and they have a tasting room with Coke products from around the world. I tried an Italian soda which was so bitter. I was not expecting that!