It's summer and of course summer in Tokyo brings a lot of things with it. Ridiculous heat, even more ridiculous humidity and of course a new, bizarre flavor of Pepsi.
In previous years we've had Cucumber Pepsi, White Pepsi, and Azuki Pepsi to name a few. This year, the flavor hasn't strayed much from the same path as the ones above (ie. unusual). We have the flavor of the summer: Baobab.
Baobab is a kind of African tree that produces fruit. I am not sure if the flavor is supposed to be the flavor of the leaves, which are used in soups or eaten raw, or if the flavor is supposed to be of the fruit which has a variety of uses (including making cream of tartar apparently). The flavor is good though. It's kind of like a less strong version of ginger beer but with a slightly different spice set going for it. I don't know how else to explain it. It's kind of sweet yet kind of spicy.
The packaging has a kind of African motif going on. Actually the text in Japanese refers to the cola's "African Motif" as well as it's abundance of refreshing flavor.
It is actually a pretty good cola. I would normally drink this if it were always available as a "something different" alternative to ginger ale.
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