Colombiana Kola

Colombiana is made by Postobón, a South American beverage company headquartered in Medellín, Colombia. And although the beverage is South American, this specimen was actually bottled in New York. Postobón began back in 1904 and they were actually selling bottled water in 1917.

This is a cola flavored drink, but is a transparent orange color. The aroma is creamy.... and the taste too is closer to a cream soda or one of the many Latin American Champagne Kolas. Strange that they label this as kola flavor, I would call it a cream soda. It's rather weak flavored as well. The cream soda taste has vanished from your tongue in seconds. 

Refresco Goya Cola Champagne

This is the second Refresco Goya soda to be featured on the blog, after pineapple appeared here.

For your average American this is an unusual flavor, but this is not my first "champagne" soda. It's scent is that of a red cream soda, but it is orange like Irn-Bru. This offerring does not tastes like a cheap vanilla cream soda. It has no bite or crispness to it and is only moderately carbonated. This is a pass for me as I can think of better choices from the cream family of sodas. It's pretty to look at but that only goes so far.