Tying in with the recent release of the long awaited Beetlejuice sequel is this "Haunted Apple" soda from Fanta. The light shining through this bright green drink certainly gives an eerie, slime-like ick factor. Down in the bottom corner of the label it states it is a spiced apple soda.
Interestingly, upon cracking off the cap I was greeted not with a sugary apple scent but a strong cinnamon aroma, and dare I say even a hint of nutmeg? It's not like that from the potpourri in a Christmas shop, but instead has a bit of a smokiness to it. It's pungent on the tongue as well. The taste of the spices hit me right up front and then the apple comes through in the finish. The apple flavor is actually quite good, but I think they went too heavy handed on the spices. I think had they backed off on that it would have been more enjoyable. Overall, not too bad but could have been much better had the focus been on the apple and less on the "haunt".
