Beach Colada Wine Specialty $4.99 @ Aldi

The last time that I’ve had something at Aldi, namely the Shinzo Junmai Sake, I wasn’t very impressed and came away with a “Eh” feeling out of it. I saw this new bottle of ready-made cocktail and having had a relatively positive positive experience with their other ready-made cocktails so far like the margarita and orange mimosa one’s, I decided to give this one a shot.

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It was priced at $4.99 and that should have been the tip off but I wanted to give it a fair review. I actually taste-tested this once when I first bought it and came away with a “wow, this actually tastes good” first impressions. That was on the first few sips but after a little while, the taste becomes numb and dull. Quite literally, the only thing you taste after the first few initial “WOW” impacts on the palette is a consistent cough syrupy texture that’s unusually sweet and smothering. While I wasn’t expecting much from a $5 alcoholic mixed beverage, I was kind of expecting a bit more considering that Aldi’s track record of sub-$10 booze has been predominantly positive. This one just happens to fall by the way side like the junmai sake I had recently.

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If I had to liken this to another beverage of a similar quality, texture, and flavor profile, I’d liken it to Kikkoman Plum Wine. It has that sort of sickly uber sweet texture and it can be overwhelming after some time, that is, if you don’t have a sweet tooth like me. This beverage is best served chilled because at room temperature, it just doesn’t taste right. If anything, the alcohol smell and taste is more apparent at room temperature than when chilled. If you can’t chill it, add some ice. It’ll curb the uber sweet taste by a bit.

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Personally, I’m more accustomed to pina colada cocktails as leaning more on the watery end of the spectrum. This is not that. It seems like this isn’t meant to be drunk on its own but the bottle itself says it’s a wine specialty beverage which implies that it can be drunk all on its own. One thing to note is that despite the thick cough syrupy texture, you’ll still taste the burning sensation of cheap alcohol in the finish and on the roof of your mouth. I guess the 14% ABV on the label explains why that is.  And now that I think about it, this might actually taste better and at the right consistency when blended with ice because the ice is what curbs most of the less savory aspects of this beverage and having it in a constant mix with said beverage would probably eliminate most, if not all, of its negative sides.

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All in all, it’s okay but I’d recommend that you blend it with ice or mix it with something else to make it a little less thick in the mouth-feel.

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