Drink on Tony Andrew Meyer

Wests Fruit Cocktail

Sat, 25 Apr 2026 00:07:01 +1200

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Last time: Hakanoa Dry Ginger Beer, this time Wests Fruit Cocktail.

This comes in a plastic bottle, unfortunately, but a reasonable size, 350ml. I’ve never seen or heard of this before doing some random searches for drinks online. As usual, no issues with having rural post deliver some, though.

I believe the flavour is meant to be some sort of generic fruit punch. It tasted to me a bit like a nicer Fanta (Orange), but not so much that I’m in a hurry to try it again. I forgot to try it with ice, but it was fine just fridge-chilled.

Hakanoa Dry Ginger Beer

Fri, 17 Apr 2026 22:00:45 +1200

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Last time, Aroha Sparkling Feijoa, this time Hakanoa Dry Ginger Beer.

This comes in a glass bottle with a twist top, a decent 330ml. I had never seen or heard of this before it was featured in the Spinoff Ginger Beer Ranking (spoiler: it came second, behind my favourite ginger beer, which won’t be reviewed here since it’s Australian). Once again, though, no issues with having it delivered, even with rural post.

Aroha Sparkling Feijoa

Thu, 02 Apr 2026 18:25:20 +1200

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Last time, Karma Drinks (Apple), this time Aroha Sparkiling Feijoa.

This comes in a glass bottle with a regular cap; once more a great start. 330ml, so we’re finally at a decent volume. I don’t think I’ve ever seen this in a cafe, service station, or supermarket, unfortunately – I’m sure I would have tried it if so – but once again, no troubles with getting this delivered with rural post.

Karma Drinks - Apple Juice

Fri, 27 Mar 2026 13:35:54 +1200

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Last time, Foxton Fizz (Pineapple), this time: Karma Drinks, Apple Juice.

This comes in a glass bottle with a regular cap, which is again a great start. Aluminium is ok, but glass is almost always nicer, and it is convenient to be able to close it again, although 300ml makes that unlikely. 300ml is, for me, a bare minimum volume, so Karma just squeaks in there.

The Karma drinks are quite widely available in cafes in my experience, but I don’t generally see them in supermarkets or service stations. I ordered online, which worked perfectly, even with rural delivery. (I do wonder if my postie is annoyed at how many large/heavy parcels I get, or likes that these contribute to the continued existence of the rural post service.)

Foxton Fizz - Pineapple

Sat, 21 Mar 2026 21:59:13 +1200

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Backstory: I love trying new (non-alcoholic) drinks. One of my most favourite things about travelling for work is being able to go through a supermarket in a new country and try out all the new (to me) things they have. I also love supporting local (for the purposes here: New Zealand) businesses, particularly small ones, so extra love trying new, local, drinks. But I struggle to remember the drink I tried months ago, both whether or not I’ve tried it, and how much I enjoyed it. So I’m writing them up. These aren’t really reviews, because unless you share my taste, your results will vary.