17. Aloe Vera Nata de Coco Juice
Beverage: Nha Dam Thach Dua/Aloe Vera Nata de Coco Juice
Ingredients: Water, sugar, Nata de Coco, Aloe Vera, Artificial flavour
Appearance: Another in the spooky solids range of softdrinks. All a bit Jon Ronson goes to Lapland or unshaken snow scene in a jar, but, you know, it's that pissy snow at the back of Santa's grotto to the left of the Elk's Head pub by the entrance to the beer cellar. Unlike many of the sixteen previous drinks I've suffered for this blog, the solids in this tin sink. Interesting. A first too, I think. The hot-chick-with-straw action artfully etched onto the outside of this can belies grim tidings from inside.
Aroma: Nutty, wholesome, dare I say? dare I dream? vegan. I'm getting mucho back odour. Odour of man sweat. Man sweat bled from an army of coconut tree climbers. Concentrating harder, I can trace the distinctive whiff of a Cuban cigar. It's being smoked by a man in a white linen suit. He struts the coconut plantation with something of the Gregory Pecks about him, circa Boys from Brazil. The bastard's got a whip, knuckle dusters and a big bloody dog. People are scared. I am too. Arrggghhhh...
Taste: You don't have to be Daniel Tammet to figure this one out from the ingredients list, It's syrupy. It's coconutty. It's watery. And it's not very goodie.
If this drink were one of the Mr Men it would be... Mr. Messy.
Our survey said... Actually they didn't. They left the buildling. Running. Last seen groping a Coca-Cola vending machine.
Cost: 4,500VD
man, you talk wierd!!!
i've been looking at your site since like over 2 years.
and when u write reviews for ur drinks, your lingo gets so wierd. do aussies just understand you, because it's actually all aussie-slang, or are you just speaking randomly?
man ur dedication to this place has been awesome. and your banner pic is cool. almost like u jumped in front of oncoming traffic.
Posted by: vince | January 24, 2006 at 01:41 AM
Yes, must apologise. These drink reviews are a bit of a release for something, not quite sure what...
Oh and I'm not Australian. Although I hold my antipodean cousins in the highest regard.
Posted by: pieman | January 24, 2006 at 03:59 AM