I enjoy sampling short-term and promotional soda flavors. Big soda brands always seem to be rolling out some temporary new tastes to sample. One mix that actually makes a lot of sense when you hear about it is the new 7UP Shirley Temple. A Shirley Temple as a beverage generally contains some cirtus soda mixed with grenadine and topped with a cherry, so why not give us a premade version? Knowing that it was logical to have this be a drink I figured it would either be tasty or somehow fail epically against all odds. Thankfully, the 7UP Shirley Temple is pretty darn good.
I've been avoiding drinking sugary sodas for the sake of my weight (those calories add up), but I could not find the zero sugar/diet version of the 7UP Shirley Temple anywhere. I visited and called multiple stores until one location in a local grocery chain (Dierbergs) told me they had a single 12-pack left. I had them hold it and snatched up some soda to try. Upon cracking open my 7UP Shirley Temple the first thing I noticed was how the pomegranate flavor really hits you with the 7UP. This tastes like a Shirley Temple that went hard on the grenadine, in other words. That isn't a bad thing, though, just something to note! After you notice the pomegranate making its presence felt with the 7UP there is a nice and crisp cherry aftertaste. It isn't the best version of a Shirley Temple I've ever tried, but I've had versions of the drink that were quite worse due to shoddy bartenders. I also wonder how this would blend with some Vodka if someone wanted to make a 21-and-up version of the drink as you see sometimes. I bet it would work pretty well!
In conclusion, the 7UP Shirley Temple isn't the best promo flavor ever, but it is pretty tasty. If you like the Shirley Temple beverage in general this should meet any expectations you have of a canned soda's take on the classic drink. I'd rate this a lovely 4.5 out of 5 stars.
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