Beverages

The tang of bread kvass fizzing in a glass is the taste of summer porches back home. Gubernija Brewery (Anno 1665) makes this Dark Rye kvass from w...

Schweppes Bitter Lemon offers a distinctive, zesty citrus taste with a pleasant bitterness. Serve it ice-cold, perhaps with a fresh lemon wedge, fo...

Davidoff Café Fine Aroma Instant Coffee is a 100g Swiss-branded freeze-dried instant coffee in the classic Fine Aroma blend — smooth and rounded in...

Across German beer gardens, a can of dark malt drink is the classic non-alcoholic pour for kids and designated drivers alike. Karamalz Classic is a...

Truckers and late-shift workers across the US reach for the green claw-mark can when the coffee isn't cutting it anymore. This is Monster Energy Or...

On a hot afternoon in any Balkan town square, a cold can of Coca-Cola from the corner kiosk is the drink everyone reaches for. This is Coca-Cola Or...

In Balkan kitchens a jar of toasted sesame sits next to the paprika, waiting for bread crusts and burek tops. This is Yumis's own sesame seeds, a S...

Fanta Orange is the bright citrus soda pulled from a corner-shop fridge across Europe, its fizz and orange tang instantly familiar. This is a Fanta...

In Poland, Schweppes Wild Berry is the can reached for on a hot afternoon at a kiosk window, its blush-pink fizz cutting through the heat. This is ...

Jacobs Mild 3in1 is the box that lives in a Polish or Baltic office cupboard for the people who want coffee without the edge on it. It is an instan...

The instant cappuccino sachet is the small luxury of a workplace kitchen in Ukraine - hot water, a spoon, and a head of foam that arrives without a...

The 3in1 stick is Ukrainian office and petrol-station coffee: tear the corner, tip it into hot water, and the morning is handled for small change. ...

Jacobs Monarch is the name that simply means coffee in a Ukrainian kitchen - the vacuum brick with the aroma valve, squeezed once on opening so the...

The red bottle is the one the children get first at a Lebanese birthday table, one each, straight out of the ice bucket. Freez Mix Strawberry Mix i...

Berry Mix is the darker bottle in the Freez row, the one the older cousins take when the strawberry is too sweet for them. Freez Mix Berry Mix is a...

Pomegranate is the flavour a Levantine table recognises before it is named, and Freez sells it the way it gets drunk - cold, fizzy, in a bottle pai...

Armenia's peach compote from Yan in the family-host jar — whole peach halves slow-cooked in light syrup, the Yerevan-pantry winter-dessert classic....

Amelie's carrot juice blended with cold-pressed, unfiltered apples. A naturally sweet, cloudy juice combining carrot and apple. Serve chilled. 750 ...

Loyd Boost Immunity is a herbal infusion blend packaged as 20 tea bags (40g total). Loyd is a Polish tea brand. Steep in hot water to taste.

Cupi Orange, an orange-flavored carbonated soft drink in a 250ml (8.45 fl oz) glass bottle.

The tart smell of simmered cranberries meant mors was on the stove, a taste every kid from the old country remembers. Chudo-Yagoda's traditional cr...

Bilje Borča Sljezov Korijen Marshmallow Root Loose Tea is a 30g Serbian single-herb loose tea made from the dried root of Althaea officinalis — one...

Rugilė Gira — a Lithuanian traditional kvass soft drink, fermented from rye bread in the Baltic Slavic tradition. Tangy, lightly malty, refreshingl...

Zheltaya Bochka Kvas — a traditional Slavic fermented beverage made from rye bread, with a distinct dark-bread aroma and gentle malty character. Re...