Four Seasons, Mango, and Guava Juice Nectars
When I drink juice, I prefer it to be from freshly squeezed fruit, usually oranges. But sometimes I don’t want to bother with the washing, cutting, squeezing, and cleaning up. And sometimes I want juice made with fruit other than orange.
Like mixed fruits, for when I’m feeling indecisive. This drink is a blend of pineapple, orange, mango, and guava.
Or mango.
Or guava.
Since these are nectars, they have a thicker consistency than juice, closer to syrup. They’re also sweet, yet not cloyingly so. And the nectars lack the tinny taste some canned drinks have.
I like them in this order: Guava, Mango, Four Seasons. The Guava tastes like pears, the Mango tastes like it should, and I can discern the flavors of pineapple, orange, and mango (but not watermelon) in the Four Seasons.
The nectars are good for a quick fruit-juice fix, but don’t compare to juice from freshly squeezed fruit.
The stepkids (boys, 16 & 13) love the nectars. The Looza brand is readily available here in large, glass bottles.
Mango is their favorite.
Oh yum! The mango one is the only one I’ve tried & it’s my favorite!
Consomme flavored Calbee chips are the best! Super tasty! It tastes like curry. On the back, there are little pictures of onion, carrot, and a chicken drumstick. (I just like mentioning food.)
Btw, the shot of the 3 drinks in a row is awesome! You should be a food photographer for a magazine or something. How do you always get such perfect lighting?
ooooh I kind of want to get those and mix them with club soda or a sprite…hahaha
I looove guava!
Bianca-san: I like hearing when an item comes in a different brand; it makes me want to do a taste comparison. Hmm, I guess I’d find the Looza drinks in my local American stores? Thanks for letting me know about them.
Sarah Lynn: I saw yet another flavor at the store yesterday, Calamansi (a citrus fruit that looks like a lime). The can was the same but it was a juice rather than a nectar. I didn’t buy it—I still need to finish the nectars in my refrigerator!
Lian: Thanks for your very generous compliment/kind words about my photo/photography, which I think of as quite amateur. I don’t consider photography even a hobby—I leave home without my camera and it’s deliberate—it’s just something I do for this site. I use a point and shoot, and try to take photos using natural light. I usually think my photos are too dark.
Anyway, Calbee chips come in so many different flavors! I have a bag sitting in my box of goods, but it’s not the Consomme-flavored one. I’ll need to look for that flavor next time. And I appreciate you food recs, no matter how random they sometimes are.
My: Mixing the Guava Nectar with Sprite sounds awesome! I do love Sprite. Thanks for the idea!
Four Seasons is made with guava, not watermelon.
Alice: Corrected; thank you!