Pamplemousse

Seriously, one of the greatest flavours out there is grapefruit. I know, I know, pomegranates is this new kid on the block, but what does it really have going for it once you get past that POM shortform, which I personally dislike because it removes the one cache pomegranate has, the name itself ... I can admit it, POMEGRANATE is a pretty decent name for seeded fruit ... but there are negatives, the red stains, the pithy seeds, the sharp taste, and really, what guy can chug down a POM when all the health stores brag that it helps w/ yeast infections ...

Now, Fresca does have that aspartame aftertaste and an occasional tendency to "taste like can" (although not as much as Brisk as the hit ratio for chance of the drink tasting exactly like can is at least 80%, while Fresca is around 8%), so that means Ting is the #1 grapefruit beverage. Funny thing, I was actually introduced to Ting when I was having carribean food, but I think it goes equally well w/ anything, from crisps to curries. Look at the fact pattern - the stuff tastes awesome, it's about a buck a bottle, and it's cut w/ so much sugar that those sour-puss faces are a thing of past ... seriously, you could try and argue, but you would lose. Badly. To me. Every time. So. Don't. Even. Try.

Ok, ok, at the gym, the iPod shuffle was able to kick out a couple of unplucked gems from the random playlist. We had "Cheated Hearts" from the Yeah, Yeah, Yeahs (who kick so much ass that it's physically unreal) early on, "You Know I'm No Good" from Amy Winehouse and Ghostface Killah in the middle, and for something a little left of centre at the end as I smoke a cigarette outside in gym shorts and cold weather, "In Good Time" from Oddway ... hey, Killah - it's the end.

By the way, it's a Jamaican thing, so you wouldn't understand ... www.jamaicadrinks.com/index.html