Tokyololas Blog » キリンビバレッジ「世界のキッチンから」 http://blog.tokyololas.com random musings from tokyo Mon, 02 Jan 2012 03:04:19 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Kirin World's Kitchen Salty Lime http://blog.tokyololas.com/kirin-worlds-kitchen-salty-lime/ http://blog.tokyololas.com/kirin-worlds-kitchen-salty-lime/#comments Thu, 03 Jun 2010 04:12:11 +0000 Laura http://blog.tokyololas.com/?p=700 I blogged earlier about the Kirin “World’s Kitchen” series: 世界のキッチンから, so here is their latest “inspiration from Mexico” – Salty Lime:

I haven’t tried it yet, but I’m guessing it would go very nicely with some premium tequila on the rocks. I’ll let you know…

UPDATE: It’s VERY nice on ice (I’m trying it sans tequila, but it would certainly make a very good mix for a nice tequila) – a great, refreshing, summer beverage.

]]> http://blog.tokyololas.com/kirin-worlds-kitchen-salty-lime/feed/ 2 This is turning into the "weird Japanese soft drinks blog"… http://blog.tokyololas.com/this-is-turning-into-the-weird-japanese-soft-drinks-blog/ http://blog.tokyololas.com/this-is-turning-into-the-weird-japanese-soft-drinks-blog/#comments Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:57:36 +0000 Laura http://blog.tokyololas.com/?p=416 I know there are already enough blogs and websites reporting on Japanese products, but here is another drink that caught my eye in the supermarket – brace yourself for it – “Grapefruit, Vinegar, and Milk”:

(yes, the iPhone camera is crap but I couldn’t be bothered doing a professional stock shot with my real camera)

Kirin World's Kitchen Grapefruit, Vinegar, and Milk

For a while now, Kirin Beverages has been doing a series called 世界のキッチンから (which means “from the world’s kitchen”) and they feature soft drinks based on “traditional” drinks or flavours from around the world. The first one to come out was the “Diabolo Ginger from Provence” – it was very good and had a nice ginger kick to it, so, after that, I’ve always kept my eye on the brand. The only other ones I’ve liked so far are the “Mint Julep Soda” and the “Lemon Peel & Honey”.

Each bottle contains extensive information about the “inspiration” for the drink with some home-style graphics:
kirin grapefruit, vinegar, and milk

Surprisingly, as wretched as this combo sounds, it is actually very tasty (and I don’t really even like grapefruit juice)!

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