{"id":17575,"date":"2014-08-28T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2014-08-28T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/?p=17575"},"modified":"2023-07-19T17:54:37","modified_gmt":"2023-07-20T03:54:37","slug":"review-sprite-blast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/2014\/08\/28\/review-sprite-blast\/","title":{"rendered":"REVIEW: Sprite Blast"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Sprite<\/a><\/p>\n

There\u2019s a Mitch Hedberg joke from the early 2000s<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey say the recipe for Sprite is lemon and lime. But I tried to make it at home\u2014there\u2019s more to it than that. \u2018Want some more homemade Sprite?\u2019 Not \u2018til you figure out what the f*** else is in it!\u201d<\/p>\n

It\u2019s true. Homemade Sprite sounded impossible in 2003, when that joke was recorded for Hedberg\u2019s second stand up album. Fast forward about a decade and homemade soda machines are in all the hippest kitchens, yet if someone yelled from the other room \u201cHey, man, what do I put into this thing to make Sprite?\u201d my answer would probably end up being \u201cLet\u2019s just go buy some Sprite,\u201d followed up with a 20-minute conversation about the time Rufio from Hook<\/i> rapped in a Sprite commercial. Bangarang.<\/p>\n

Sprite does feature that lemon-lime logo and, if I\u2019m remembering correctly, advertisements in the 90\u2019s with wet, airborne lemons and limes. But for a drink so closely associated with citrus, it lacks any sour bite whatsoever. Enter Sprite Blast. This is an iteration of the drink that tastes like it was possibly made with actual sour ass fruit, or at least the sugar they sprinkle on sour worms.<\/p>\n

The fizz is typical of Sprite, seemingly softer than actual Coke, and sets the table for a mouth puckering that never comes. Sprite Blast has a slight sour jab that stimulates the roof of the mouth and tingles the top of the throat and never overwhelms, or whelms even. The American palate is not acclimated to sour tastes, sure. The only sour-tasting foods I can name have \u201csour\u201d already in the name: Sour cream, sour pickles, sweet and sour sauce, sour grapes. <\/p>\n

The one I most engage with is sour grapes, and that\u2019s not even a food. I\u2019m a master rationalizer, and didn\u2019t really want to be a stupid astronaut anyway. It just seems like a lot of work. But Sprite Blast\u2019s flavor is a bit anemic, even for sour neophytes. And it doesn\u2019t necessarily play with the sugar in the drink that well either. The flavor doesn\u2019t lilt at the end in concert with the sweetness, like a Sour Patch Kid. It just sorta lays there in your mouth like a stoned roommate. The drink is buffed of any extremes, like a mass-produced, focus-grouped product and mostly serves as a reminder of how freaking sweet regular Sprite is.<\/p>\n

\"Sprite<\/a><\/p>\n

Sprite Blast comes in tiny 7.5-ounce cans for some reason, and I can\u2019t figure out why. Maybe it costs that much more to produce the drink, or Coca-Cola wanted to visually differentiate it from other sodas on the shelf, but I keep searching for the \u201creal\u201d reason, like the can makes a particularly good bong or it can be easily fashioned into fireworks. Maybe 7.5 ounces of liquid is the perfect amount for some sort of alcoholic mixed drink, or codeine-cocktail krokodil. Maybe it fits easily into a regulation muffler, or into a body cavity. <\/p>\n

Whatever the reason, the amount is about three-fourths a regulation soda but goes down like a shot. It\u2019s so tempting to go \u201cWoo!\u201d right after and then huck the can across the room, like I just pledged some sort of dumb lemon-lime frat. Guys, tomorrow night we kidnap Sierra Mist\u2019s mascot, which is actually a lonely guy wandering around Albertsons buying discount snacks for an ill-attended poker night.<\/p>\n

The other thing about Sprite Blast is that it\u2019s a 7-Eleven exclusive. Know this: Nobody is going to 7-Eleven just for Sprite Blast, which makes me think it\u2019s there to pair well with something else. To be honest, I do think it would complement some 7-Eleven delicacies. Flamin\u2019 Hot Cheetos. Pork rinds. Those gross-looking Doritos nuggets. Machine-rolled taquitos. Day-old hot dog. Lowrider magazine. A tin of Skoal Snus Mint. Sprite Blast would not go well with the Sausage McMuffin knockoff, Simpsons pink sprinkles donut or prophylactics.<\/p>\n

Sprite Blast costs a buck at most 7-Elevens and is a low investment for a pretty low payoff. So no need for a homemade version, just spring for the real thing. And for those who still want to recreate it in the house, I think after reading the label, the secret ingredient is sodium benzoate.<\/p>\n

(Nutrition Facts – 90 calories, 0 grams of fat, 115 milligrams of sodium, 23 grams of carbohydrates, 22 grams of sugar,and 0 grams of protein.)<\/small><\/p>\n

Item:<\/b> Sprite Blast
\nPurchased Price:<\/b> 99 cents
\nSize:<\/b> 7.5 ounce can
\nPurchased at:<\/b> 7-Eleven
\nRating:<\/b> 5 out of 10
\nPros:<\/b> Actual sour flavors from Sprite. Could pair well with other 7-Eleven items, flavorwise.
\nCons:<\/b> Unremarkable. Comes in a teeny tiny can.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

There\u2019s a Mitch Hedberg joke from the early 2000s. \u201cThey say the recipe for Sprite is lemon and lime. But I tried to make it at home\u2014there\u2019s more to it than that. \u2018Want some more homemade Sprite?\u2019 Not \u2018til you figure out what the f*** else is in it!\u201d It\u2019s true. Homemade Sprite sounded impossible […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":27,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1440],"tags":[1493,1488,1487],"class_list":["post-17575","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews","tag-coca-cola","tag-soda","tag-sprite"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":49315,"url":"https:\/\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/2021\/12\/02\/sprite-zero-sugar-winter-spiced-cranberry-review\/","url_meta":{"origin":17575,"position":0},"title":"REVIEW: Sprite Zero Sugar Winter Spiced Cranberry","author":"Alex","date":"December 2, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"What is Sprite Zero Sugar Winter Spiced Cranberry? 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