You may have tried to copy favorite commercial soda flavors, or experimented with creative recipies that gave the thrill of novelty, but which ones actually held up over time as an ultimate satisfier? I have tried mixtures to feed my coca cola addiction with only weak success. I have had heart-throbs with unusual fruit flavors, only to tire of them over time. I have failed with root beers. The one lasting spectacular success, which I require every few hours is...
1) Kumquat Rainbow! Natural kumquat syrup includes the peels with the citrus fruit and packs a mule kick of tanginess. Not a thin irritant like lemon or ginger but a deep soulful burn as if Coke were crossed with some glutinous jungle fruit. The thick mouthfeel contrasts with tingly bubbles... in fact the syrup I source from Taiwan is almost too thick to pour into my sodastream bottles when cold. So I premix in a couple of other fruit flavors which also gives multidimensions to a potentially harsh taste... thus a Rainbow.
Right now I am tripping on a delicious mixture of what jugs were on hand... natural kumquat, artificial kiwi, and natural raspberry. Sounds strange, but you kinda want something red to not only give flavor complexity but thin out the syrup to be manageable. I have found a source that pre-mixes kumquat syrup which I will try next, along with hibiscus and blueberry syrup.
1) Kumquat Rainbow! Natural kumquat syrup includes the peels with the citrus fruit and packs a mule kick of tanginess. Not a thin irritant like lemon or ginger but a deep soulful burn as if Coke were crossed with some glutinous jungle fruit. The thick mouthfeel contrasts with tingly bubbles... in fact the syrup I source from Taiwan is almost too thick to pour into my sodastream bottles when cold. So I premix in a couple of other fruit flavors which also gives multidimensions to a potentially harsh taste... thus a Rainbow.
Right now I am tripping on a delicious mixture of what jugs were on hand... natural kumquat, artificial kiwi, and natural raspberry. Sounds strange, but you kinda want something red to not only give flavor complexity but thin out the syrup to be manageable. I have found a source that pre-mixes kumquat syrup which I will try next, along with hibiscus and blueberry syrup.