Zero calories, countless choices. The go-to carbonated beverage of millennials, La Croox seems to have endless flavors that pop up on the shelves of grocery stores. At the moment, there are twenty flavors of La Croix floating around, but do all of them live up to the hype? This investigator, and novice La Croix enthusiast, has tasted eight of the flavors. Below are my honest thoughts and opinions on each of them.
Orange: Summer childhood memories of drinking Sunkist, Crush, or Fanta are recalled while consuming this adult version of orange soda. The more mature beverage has a twinkle of nostalgia to those hot summer days. The only difference between these two is that La Croix does not leave your hands sticky or your tongue orange.
Lemon/Lime: Both Lemon and Lime taste more traditionally like flavored sparking waters. One sip and you immediately relax. Can be describes as the closest thing to canned sparkling spa water. Refreshing and delicious.
Coconut: Why? Why would you make this? No one asked for this. Stop.
Mango: Tangy, tasty, Tropical. This flavor will have you imagining that you are on a beach in Aruba rather than a university in Cleveland. However, the flavor is lacking a bit, just as relaxation is lacking on family vacations. Good, but not great. Best enjoyed when your room is at 75 degrees.
Apricot: A truly hidden gem in the La Croix universe, apricot has to be one of my favorite flavors. An unexpected surprise, it is just the right amount of sweet without being overwhelming. Also, the flavor is so unique that it makes me wish more products were Apricot flavored. Someone please invent apricot flavored gum and I will give you all my money.
Berry: This is one of my least favorite flavors because it is almost like La Croix is trying to make sparkling water into juice and I am not here for it. Also, the flavor “Berry” does not earn my trust. Which Berry and/or berries? What are you hiding from us La Croix?
Tangerine: The pyramids of Giza. The Rosetta Stone. Beyoncé. The Tangerine flavor of La Croix belongs amongst the most important achievements of mankind! The holy grail of La Croix, seeing this flavor on in stores is like seeing the last Twinkie in existence during a zombie apocalypse. As allusive as Sasquatch, Tangerine is more than myth and will grant itself upon those who have earned it loyalty (or who buy it before all the cans are snatched off the shelves).