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Instead of just proposing replacements, what are some unique soft drinks from your country? This is chinotto, an Italian soda made with a citrus similar to bitter orange called chinotto (lemmy.ca)

submitted 1 year ago by Sunshine@lemmy.ca to c/buyeuropean@feddit.uk

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[–] Horta@discuss.tchncs.de 14 points 1 year ago (1 child)

Cidona, it's basically a non-Alcholic version of one of the biggest alcoholic apple cider brands in Ireland. A gateway drug.

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[–] hitmyspot@aussie.zone 5 points 1 year ago (1 child)

I feel like red lemonade deserves a mention too.

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[–] ewo@lemmy.sdf.org 1 point 1 year ago (1 child)

Tizer?

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[–] hitmyspot@aussie.zone 3 points 1 year ago (1 child)

No, I think that's different. I think the commonest was TK but finches was the fancy one. Country spring was the giant bottle you'd expect at kids birthday parties.

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[–] ewo@lemmy.sdf.org 1 point 1 year ago

Aah mb Tizer isn't Irish! Ussd to see it a lot over there when I was younger.

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