Fantastic Feel! [LOTTE | MILKIS Orange Flavour]

I didn't really rant (or rave) about the plain milkis, but this orange one is pretty tasty... it has a bizarre fizzy orange flavour that's combined with a milky kinda sweetness, it's like a milked down version of fanta or some't, but not in a bad way.

asianbev reviewed this drink and the original milkis before and whilst i'm not as enthusiastic about the plain one, this one has potential.

For more info, check out the LOTTE website (밀키스) because milk... well it's just that milk..is... milkis. (Contains vitamin A, C&D)

Taste (7.5)

Weirdness (6)

Satisfaction (6.5)

75th Post!

It wasn't so along ago that we celebrated our 50th post by launching the site, dorinku.com to replace the old dorinku.blogspot.com address.

The blog only started in November last year and 71 of the 75 posts currently up were posted in the last 2 months of 2007.

To celebrate the 75th post we've added Digg It! and Add a del.icio.us bookmark options to each post, so go ahead and digg us! or add our delicious drinks to your favourite social bookmarking site.

If you end up digging a bunch of our posts we might offer up a rewarding surprise for ya in the form of some official Dorinku merchandise (subject to availability and restricted to residents of the USA and Australia, all terms and conditions strictly at the discretion of the dorinku.com reviewers).

Drop us a comment to this post if you're a digger!

More Lychees [TAO TI | LYCHEE WATER]

Aah lychee... the fact that they import these things to Australia makes me truly greatful! Lychee is probably a fruit that would automatically get high satisfaction ratings from me, and this drink is no exception.

It's a bit milder than the straight lychee juice I reviewed earlier, and accordingly it's labelled as a lychee water. The mildness has it's advantages, as it makes the drink smoother and easier to consume.

Lychees in general have such a unique taste, and drinking a beverage like this really reminds of their unique nature. The flavour is somewhat reminiscent of a fragrance, the kind you would expect to smell on a bunch of sweet scented flowers, yet you can drink it down.

"Looking for something different, something exotic? Pampers your desires. Opens you up to a brave new world of sensuousness."

I don't know who wrote that, but a "brave new world" based on a single beverage might be taking it a little too far, but who am I to disagree?

The drink is produced by a company called Telford International under the brand name Tao Ti , which distribute from Hong Kong.

Taste (9)

Weirdness (3)

Satisfaction (9.5)

コーヒー買える? [Suntory | BOSS COFFEE - Super Blend]

This is probably my favourite brand of coffee in can. Super Blend is a great coffee, full strength black with just a touch of sugar. Although I do prefer a dash of milk too, (I'll hopefully track down a BOSS Cafe au Lait at some point to review).

In the meantime, sit back kick up your feet and enjoy a soothing koohii (coffee) experience. This mighty little can delivers the caffeine hit you desperately require, there's no messing about. The coffee is full flavoured and rich and is probably about as good as coffee gets straight from a can.

The can features a prominent logo of a refined gentlemen smoking a pipe, the look in his eyes is that of a man who's taken charge of his life and succeeded, the Boss. He's done the hard yards and deserves his Super Blend coffee.


As asianbev mentioned before, coffee wars in j-land are as fierce as cola wars in the US and elsewhere, so it's good to know which one to get. BOSS coffee is brewed by Suntory of Japan who have a reputation for quality liquor as well. You may have spotted Bill Murray doing a stint for Suntory in the film "Lost in Translation". There's a clip over at dorinkuTV, hover over the video player and select it from the playlist scrolling at the bottom, there's also a BOSS Coffee TV Ad for your enjoyment.

Suntory offer a range of different coffees and I hope to take a look at some of the others in the future.

http://www.suntoryboss.com/

Taste (9)

Weirdness (2)

Satisfaction (9)

Sweet! Mate [??? | ???]

Now that is a seriously sweet drink! Although I don't really have a clue what the fruit is, it tastes kinda like a combination of green apple and unripened mango, but I'm not sure it's either.

The picture on the can looks a bit like a green apple, but shaped more like a peach.

There's no obvious english on the can, but after closer inspection the words "NEW & BEST" are written in almost illegibly small print on the back of the can below what looks like the logo.

Anyway, the flavour was very enjoyable and it was an extremely refreshing 180ml package.

Taste (9)

Weirdness (6.5)

Update: I found a small url embedded in another obscure spot on the can and after going through the site I found the product. The company is called HTB, or Haitai Beverage Corporation. The following is a google translation from their site, so that probably contributes to its classic nature but: "...Haitai Beverage (HK) is a leading product in Your love and faith, not to repay their loans in order to work." - Right. I'm still not sure what the fruit is but it does look like an unripe or green mango....(the image is linked from their site). [nah just joking, it's olive oil {not}];

Double Update: And don't ask how I figured this out, but the fruit is referred to as an Ume Plum, although it's apparently more closely related to an apricot, and yes it is green, originally from China. [Thanks Wikipedia!]

Beanz [LOTTE | Let's Be MILD]

Ice cold milk coffee in a can. It's a great invention and this is one of the better ones. Let's be MILD is a pretty relaxing and full flavoured brew, great on a hot humid day and just strong enough to get a nice caffeine fix off it.

"Enjoy the rich flavour & aroma of carefully selected coffee beans. Indulge yourself with the soft taste!"

Thanks for carefully selecting those beans guys! I appreciate it.

Taste (7.5)

Weirdness (5.5) [for the name!]

Pomegranate [LOTTE | PUNICA GRANATUM]

Okay, this one was a seriously unexpected taste sensation in a tiny can from Lotte. Good work guys!

I guess pomegranate isn't something I've had a lot of and this tasted really exotic to me, and totally delicious. Shame it's such a small can, cause it was all over in a matter of seconds.

I will be reinvesting in this one. If anyone can read what the name of the drink is, would appreciate the knowledge.

Taste (9)

Weirdness (5)

Update: Found the Korean TV ad for this beverage!

Lycheese [FOCO LYCHEE DRINK]

Okay, well let's get started with one of my all time favourite drinks, Lychee Juice. In fact let's start with a story about how we went to every convenience store in the city searching for Lychee Juice, which is usually imho one of the easiest drinks to find, but not this time.

So eventually it seemed like we found a place that had it, I say to the shop attendant, "do you sell Lychee juice?", and he takes me over to the dairy cabinet and shows me a package of cheese... and i'm like, na mate, Lychee, and he's like Light Cheese... and i'm like na, you are kidding mate, I don't want cheese.

Anyway to cut a long extremely exciting story short, we got lychee tea instead, it was okay. But this drink here on the left was goood stuff.

Taste (8.5)

Weirdness (2) +1 for "FOCO", never heard of it before. So just Foco f mate.

(also featured, the cheese. see below)