Pepsi Fire

Now that I've finally got a post up on regular Pepsi, I can turn some attention to some of their interesting flavor combinations. 

Coke may have released a Coca-Cola Cinnamon flavor, but Pepsi was a little more inventive with their take on a cinnamon cola by naming theirs Pepsi Fire, invoking some of that heat that cinnamon can bring. Side note... unlike many spices and herbs used in food, cinnamon is actually the ground bark of a bushy evergreen tree grown in southeast Asia, primarily in Sri Lanka. It's a little humorous to me that these companies are now experimenting with cinnamon and cola. When I was a kid I would experiment with drink concoctions in our kitchen, often adding cinnamon. Though I do not think there is any actual cinnamon spice added to this, but probably more to do with some artificial flavors. 

It's got that sweet cinnamon scent I like. I don't actually feel any heat from this in my mouth. There's a tiny tingle well after taking a drink, but nothing like I would expect from something with Fire in its name. The more I drink of it I do get a little better sense for it and it grows a small bit. The smell and taste seem very reminiscent of an alcoholic beverage with ginger. In fact, I bet someone who enjoys a variety of cocktails or ginger beer would probably find this to be an adequate mixer.