Episode 23: Pink Apple & Lemon by Polar

It’s blurry, but pictured in the background is a photograph of my grandmother crocheting. 

Flavor

Pink Apple & Lemon by Polar

The Can

Classic Polar can. The perfect leaf on that perfect apple? Chef’s kiss. This is a premium beverage so the design is stately, befitting a beverage of its ilk. It’s not quite red, it’s not quite pink, it’s not really salmon… this truly is a LIGHT RED which is a polite way to say pink.

Naturally calorie free. Naturally in my dining room.

Notes

Why are apple seltzers so rare? This is only the second apple-centric seltzer I have encountered. On the nose, you may be lead to believe that this is a very candy apple style flavor. I urge you, press on! Take that first sip. It’s juicy. It’s like taking a furtive bite of the apple some nerd gave to the teacher—seemingly forbidden, but irresistible. It is like a refreshing breeze gently blowing through an orchard on a crisp, sunlit day, with a hint of sparkle that lifts the entire experience into something bright and effervescent. You’re wearing your softest flannel and you look around and realize, this is my life. This is it. I am really doing this.

Did you open a can or did you bite into a crisp, early autumn apple picked straight from the tree? If you close your eyes, you almost can’t tell.

As the drink glides across your palate, the finish is unexpectedly elegant. The sweet honey of the apple fades into a delicate hint of citrus. Imagine drinking the quiet hum of a distant, ancient star that’s been silently burning for millennia, just waiting for you to pop the top. There’s a clean, dry finish that lingers just enough to remind you of the apples, the orchard, the flannel… it’s almost enough to make you forget you’re not at an apple orchard, you’re not wearing flannel, and you do not have time for such escapist frivolity. You sit in a cubicle. This is your indulgence for the day. After this, it’s back to the spreadsheets and the meetings and the emails. The orchard only existed in your mind.

It’s an experience that leaves you wondering if this drink was crafted by an advanced civilization—an otherworldly fusion of flavors that feel both alien and familiar, a glimpse into a universe where flavor and sensation have no boundaries, where meetings are cancelled in favor of emails, where you are not trapped by beige cubicle walls and you finally start to learn to play the piano.

Overall reaction

Apple forward with a hint of bright lemon. It’s pretty good!