Soda for Connoisseurs
I'm not a big soda drinker, but I like to have one now and then in the hot weather and it's getting harder and harder to find the good stuff. I won't drink diet sodas because they taste like medicine and may eventually prove to cause mutations, and I won't drink sodas made with high-fructose corn sweetener. I'm convinced that these cause obesity, but even if they prove that's not true, I am certain they don't taste as good as the sugar stuff. This means I drink Cokes in Europe. Or I'll drink some of the premium sodas that are still made with sugar. Tragically (to exaggerate slightly) some of the old real sugar standbys like Orangina and Pellegrino Aranciata are no longer made with cane sugar for consumption in the United States. I guess they want to save a fraction of a penny per container thinking we can't tell or won't notice the difference. Wrong! But thank God for the Mexicans. They still drink the good stuff, and you can buy many varieties at Serge Becker's fantastic La Esquina on the corner of Kenmare and Centre Streets in Manhattan. By night, of course, the basement hideaway dining room of La Esquina is filled with la crème de boheme of downtown New York Society, but 24 hours a day the deli counter upstairs churns out the best gourmet fast food in town and, to accompany it, they sell south-of-the-border soft drinks in many flavors and colors, some not found in the rainbow.
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You have to try Boylan's Sodas, all are still made with Pure Sugar Cane! Also, I know you don't like diet sodas...but their's are like none other!
Nicole428
Sep 1, 2006 10:48:51 AM
Hey Glenn, how about going for French Sparkling lemonade instead? They just started carrying Lorina at my local supermarket. Great stuff. AND they come in cool bottles with ceramic corks.
Mateo
Aug 22, 2006 5:45:05 PM
High Fructose Corn Syrup is the worst thing to happen to my generation.
Nothing beats sodas, candies and sweets made from real sugar.
Living in Southern California I have access to many Mexican Markets that feature imported sodas and beverages made from real sugar.
serafino
Aug 21, 2006 2:01:09 PM
I took all the photos on this blog with my handy Panasonic Lumix.
glenn
Aug 17, 2006 4:45:06 PM
who took the photos? they're kind of amazing...
MG238
Aug 17, 2006 3:18:00 PM
I've seen Latin-American sodas in bodegas, but LaEsquina has a particularly good selection. And yes, Boylan's is sweetened with cane sugar.
glenn
Aug 17, 2006 1:36:01 PM
I've seen Latin-American sodas in bodegas, but LaEsquina has a particularly good selection. And yes, Boylan's is sweetened with cane sugar.
glenn
Aug 17, 2006 1:35:57 PM
I've seen Latin-American sodas in bodegas, but LaEsquina has a particularly good selection. And yes, Boylan's is sweetened with cane sugar.
glenn
Aug 17, 2006 1:35:51 PM
I've seen Latin-American sodas in bodegas, but LaEsquina has a particularly good selection. And yes, Boylan's is sweetened with cane sugar.
glenn
Aug 17, 2006 1:35:26 PM
but OK, you're right, the soda selection is decent...
MG238
Aug 16, 2006 7:29:39 PM
La Esquina is overhyped and overrated
MG238
Aug 16, 2006 7:27:50 PM
Hi Glenn. Are these sodas sold exclusively at La Esquina, or other mercados latinos, too? Isn't Boylan made with cane sugar?
Mike4
Aug 16, 2006 3:21:35 PM
Hi Glenn. Are these sodas sold exclusively at La Esquina, or other mercados latinos, too? Isn't Boylan made with cane sugar?
Mike4
Aug 16, 2006 3:21:12 PM