I don’t like cherry flavoured things. There are exceptions to that statement. Rocket popsicles with the blue, white, and red sections are good, even when the red is cherry. Gummy worms and gummy bears and such candies are fine. Once in a while, I’ll do a cherry blaster. But, in most situations, I do not like cherries or cherry flavour.
That is the main reason that, until now, I have not tried the cherry variety of Bubly drinks. With nine other flavours to chose from, there was no real reason to go to the one I would likely dislike. I know I’m in the Bubly game for the carbonation more than the flavour. I’d still rather enjoy the flavour I’m drinking than not like it. Why would I want to put myself through a bad taste just to get some carbonation? That’s not really a factor right now. I’m going to drink it to write about it, so I can get the complete spectrum of flavours available to me.
The can of cherry Bubly I have is a little different than the previous ones. Because I expect to dislike it, I only got one can. I didn’t get a case. The can I ended up with was a tall can, sold by itself at Circle K. Strange things are brewing there, I tell you. Buying a single small can is tough to do, so the tall can is what I got. I’m not super excited about the thought of drinking more cherry than other flavours, but it is what it is.
Much like the other flavours, the first thing that hit was the smell. The cherry smell was strong enough to be immediately recognizable. Every time I take a sip of it, that cherry smell overwhelms my nose. I don’t love it. It reminds me of medicine from when I was a kid. Maybe that’s why I don’t like the flavour. It immediately makes me think of medicine. That’s not something that I can change just by knowing. It’s engrained in me from a young age, and it would be almost impossible to break that connection. I’ll just have to live with it.
The taste in the cherry Bubly is more apparent than in some of the other flavours. There could be a couple reasons for it. My dislike for the flavour in general could make it more noticeable for me. The size of the can could also affect the taste. I know it slightly affects the taste of some of the other flavours, making them a little more prominent. What’s to say that’s not also the case with this one? I’m sure the size of the can could change how the cherry tastes.
That’s not to say I like it. As I thought before I tried cherry Bubly, I don’t like cherry Bubly. It’s drinkable. It’s not so bad that I want to pour it out and be done with it. I just don’t like it and will never go out of my way to drink it again. It’s like Dr. Pepper. It’s a flavour I don’t like, but will drink if it’s the only option, or if it’s free. This flavour doesn’t click with me.
Of course, to finish off this look at cherry Bubly, I have to find a Michael Bublé song that fits my thoughts on the flavour. I’m going to go with a song called Sway that was packaged with his cover of the Spider-Man Theme from Spider-Man 2. There’s a remix of Sway called Ralphi’s Dark Rhumba Dub. Reading that, I thought I wouldn’t like it. Listening to it, it’s fine. It’s not my cup of tea. I wouldn’t necessarily turn it off, but I would never seek it out. That’s the same sort of feeling I had while drinking the cherry Bubly.
The ranking so far is peach at the top, then lime, then cherry at the bottom.
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