lilt.......a taste of the tropics!!

pebblesjm

I've just been reminising with some buddies about the good old days and one piont that stood out is that Lilt is no way as popular now as it used to be or it doesn't seem so nehoo!

We were split half and half over this issue, either lovong it still or consigning it to the past, so what do ye think....
is it too retro and tacky (as some said..grrrrr!!) or does it bring the sound of rolling waves to your ears?:cool:.................you can prob guess which side of the fence I'm sitting on:p

Faith

Lilt-out-of-a-can kicked Lilt-out-of-a-bottle's ass. I haven't had Lilt in years, but I used love it! It does remind me of summer, and I'd be really sad if they took it off the market, but I wouldn't rush to buy it.

norrie rugger

seriously waaaaaay too sweet.

like drinking fructose





(ps, what is wrong with me that i think Faith's avatar is cute!! )

Archeron

Lilt rocks, but it has to be the exact right temperature, served at exactly the right moment of thirstyness. I would guess that there is an equation for the perfect moment to serve it, but alas, I am too dumb to know it.

Its also one of the stickiest substances known to man once it spills.

_blank_

They have cans of it in the vending machine in work, so it must be still popular. I better check the best before next time I buy one.

Which is about once a fortnight.

"Here comes the Lilt man, li-ilt
Lilt, with a totally tropical ta-aste
(pineappple and grapefruit)"

:D

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7kDpTinaRe4

Steak

wow cans have come a long way since the time of that ad. so rigid.

Lilt isn't really for me. every once in a while on a scorching day I'd have a can but not during the wet season.

JIZZLORD

I havent had lilt in a while, but the when it's drunk at thright temperature makes it oh so good

GhostInTheRuins

DesF wrote: »

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7kDpTinaRe4

The guy at the end doesn't have a clue how to drink from a can.


But yes, I haven't had lilt in ages but it's delicious.

Mencius

Have they changed it though? bought a bottle the last day and its made with sugar and artificial sweeteners didn't think it was always like that.

GhostInTheRuins

This thread must be subtle viral marketing because I bought a can today. Delicious

Kintarō Hattori

Ahhh lilt used to be very delicous but somewhere along the way they totally changed the flavour and look of the thing. I remember at one point in the 90's it was almost grey in colour. It certainly doesn't have the flavour that it used too. Someone told me they had to change the recipe because it was full of nasty additives etc. Dunno how true that is though.

Fringe

As a kid I was told this kills sperm so being a kid, I stopped drinking it. Recently though I've been getting cans everynow and again because I've realised how stupid I was. Yay lilt.

oblivious

Fringe wrote: »

As a kid I was told this kills sperm so being a kid, I stopped drinking it.

you must have been a very forward thinking kid

rubadub

Faith wrote: »

Lilt-out-of-a-can kicked Lilt-out-of-a-bottle's ass. I haven't had Lilt in years, but I used love it! It does remind me of summer, and I'd be really sad if they took it off the market, but I wouldn't rush to buy it.

Same here, lovely cold from cans. Rotten from bottles. It is not very fizzy so goes dead quicker in bottles than other drinks. I hate flat coke, I get 4-5 "pours" from a 2L and throw it out

norrie rugger wrote: »

seriously waaaaaay too sweet.

Lilt is actually quite low in sugar. Not sure if they beef it up with sweeteners. I never found it particularly sweet and that is why I liked it. Skimmed milk actually has more sugar in it than lilt.

MonsterMob

Anyone know where in Dublin I can get this, I'm hungover and it's imperative I get a can of it...

igCorcaigh

Woah... I love these zombie threads.

Lilt's good. No idea where you can get it now.

Westernyelp

MonsterMob wrote:

Anyone know where in Dublin I can get this, I'm hungover and it's imperative I get a can of it...

Seen bottles in the big spar on Dame street. Think the cans are a thing of the past

shar01

Westernyelp wrote: »

Seen bottles in the big spar on Dame street. Think the cans are a thing of the past

Tweet Miriam O'Callaghan - she's there at the moment. Doesn't look like it's too crowded so she'll be delighted to have something to do:D

4068ac1elhodqr

The sweet taste of Diabities type 2, pathway to obesity, near-instant tooth enamel rot, with the tinge of metalic overtones mixed up with countless heaped spoons of white sugar.
- all from a single aluminum can, adorned with a jazzy logo and retro advertising from a bygone time when carcinogenic smoking was cool.

mojesius

Whatever you do, don't use lilt as a mixer for spirits. I had a bad night on vodka and lilt a few years back. Thought it would be fun, lord was I wrong.

odyssey06

mojesius wrote: »

Whatever you do, don't use lilt as a mixer for spirits. I had a bad night on vodka and lilt a few years back. Thought it would be fun, lord was I wrong.

It doesnt work with rum either... thought it would be totally tropical!

igCorcaigh

Princess Bewildered Smog wrote: »

The sweet taste of Diabities type 2, pathway to obesity, near-instant tooth enamel rot, with the tinge of metalic overtones mixed up with countless heaped spoons of white sugar.
- all from a single aluminum can, adorned with a jazzy logo and retro advertising from a bygone time when carcinogenic smoking was cool.

Fun at parties?

igCorcaigh

mojesius wrote: »

Whatever you do, don't use lilt as a mixer for spirits. I had a bad night on vodka and lilt a few years back. Thought it would be fun, lord was I wrong.

I blame the Lilt too

4068ac1elhodqr

igCorcaigh wrote: »

Fun at parties?

Yep, can be found backflipping over the obese diabetics whom pass out in a heap around 2200hrs after their pancreas decide to give up for the night.

And that's after a case of Michelob Ultra (low carb) and straight bourbon chaser.

On the plus sude the acid from Lilt (lemon & lime and citric acid) could probably be used to top up flat car batteries, the 17 spoons of sugar may sizzle down and burn the sides of 100ah packs for a while however.

rubadub

Princess Bewildered Smog wrote: »

The sweet taste of Diabities type 2, pathway to obesity, near-instant tooth enamel rot, with the tinge of metalic overtones mixed up with countless heaped spoons of white sugar.

Princess Bewildered Smog wrote: »

obese diabetics

, the 17 spoons of sugar

as I said 10 years ago...

rubadub wrote: »

Lilt is actually quite low in sugar. Not sure if they beef it up with sweeteners. I never found it particularly sweet and that is why I liked it. Skimmed milk actually has more sugar in it than lilt.

Most fizzy soft drinks have over twice the sugar. Most fruit juices have over twice the sugar too albeit natural sugar, but are also likely higher in acid and so likely worse for all you appear to be concerned about.

The second I hear "spoons" instead of grams or % I know BS is likely to be ahead.

4068ac1elhodqr

rubadub wrote: »

as
Most fizzy soft drinks have over twice the sugar. Most fruit juices have over twice the sugar too albeit natural sugar, but are also likely higher in acid and so likely worse for all you appear to be concerned about.

The second I hear "spoons" instead of grams or % I know BS is likely to be ahead.

Since 2003 they did greatly reduce the sugar (replaced with nasties such as Acesulfame K & Aspartame), it's still a acidic drink offering empty calories and little substance (zero protein or fat). Not as bad as RedBulls 10% sugar content, but it's still phiss.

Can't be compared to milk (an exceptionally nutritional natural drink).

Lilt's ingredients is hardly mouth watering:

Carbonated Water, Fruit Juices from Concentrate 5% (Pineapple, Grapefruit), Sugar, Citric Acid, Antioxidant (Ascorbic Acid), Sweeteners (Acesulfame K, Aspartame, Sodium Saccharin), Preservative (Potassium Sorbate), Flavourings, Stabilisers (Acacia Gum, Guar Gum, Sucrose Acetate Isobutyrate, Glycerol Esters of Wood Rosins), Colour (Carotenes). Contains a Source of Phenylalanine. Yum!

Try_harder

Wasnt former Taoiseach Enda Kenny a fan?

rubadub

Princess Bewildered Smog wrote: »

Since 2003...

Good to see everybody can now see you are full of shite.

4068ac1elhodqr

rubadub wrote: »

Good to see everybody can now see you are full of ....

That's lilt your thinking of.

Btw a standard 1L bottle of Lilt still has 10 teaspoons of sugar, even if it is at the lower end of sugar content compared to coke or redbull.

Some folks would think nothing of guzzling down their 'value' (2l x6) pack over a short weekend.

Dizzyblonde

Princess Bewildered Smog wrote: »

That's lilt your thinking of.

Btw a standard 1L bottle of Lilt still has 10 teaspoons of sugar, even if it is at the lower end of sugar content compared to coke or redbull.

Some folks would think nothing of guzzling down their 'value' (2l x6) pack over a short weekend.

I'd imagine there are worse things you could down a six pack of over a weekend :pac:

I haven't tasted Lilt in years and and this thread is making me want some

the beer revolu

Dizzyblonde wrote: »

I'd imagine there are worse things you could down a six pack of over a weekend :pac:

I haven't tasted Lilt in years and and this thread is making me want some

Me too.
I want some just to annoy accumulator!

JohnK

Lilt is good but Lilt Zero is where it's at, much nicer taste from it. They don't seem to sell it in Ireland though so hard to track down.

4068ac1elhodqr

JohnK wrote: »

Lilt is good but Lilt Zero is where it's at, much nicer taste from it. They don't seem to sell it in Ireland though so hard to track down.

Ah yes the lovely taste of (even more) aftifical Sweeteners (Aspartame, Acesulfame K), than the regular one.

It claims real fruit juices, but this is infact 'juices from concentrate', thus lacking fibre and highly processed. If it's carbonated, your bones won't thank you later in life.

The Hill Billy

Were you force-fed Lilt as a child?

Tree

I haven't had a lilt since they changed it to half sweetners half sugar

Need to find an all sugar replacement

4068ac1elhodqr

The Hill Billy wrote: »

Were you force-fed Lilt as a child?

Nope, simply can't see the point of paying good money for this rubbish:

Carbonated Water (likely mains water with the minimum of filtering), Fruit Juices from Concentrate 5% (Pineapple, Grapefruit), Sugar, Citric Acid, Antioxidant (Ascorbic Acid), Sweeteners (Acesulfame K, Aspartame, Sodium Saccharin), Preservative (Potassium Sorbate), Flavourings, Stabilisers (Acacia Gum, Guar Gum, Sucrose Acetate Isobutyrate, Glycerol Esters of Wood Rosins), Colour (Carotenes). Phenylalanine.

You can produce 5-stage filtered water with an actual 20% dash of real (non-concentrate) fruit juices, and no added nasties, for less than 1/10th the price. And it'll do you much better.

Or for equal spend on e.g. 'Bioglan Supergreens' (other similar brands available) will give you near immediate energy boosts, and significant benefits in the longer-term.

This is the defination of a 'nutritional, refreshing drink: '5 a day in one serving'.

Organic Spirulina, Organic Apple Powder, Organic Chlorella Powder, Organic Alfalfa Powder, Organic Wheat grass, Barley Powder, Brocolli Powder, Carca Papaya, Rice Bran Powder, Beetroot Powder, Carrot Powder, Spinach Powder, Rose Hips Fruit Extract, Pineapple Powder, Acai Extract, Kale Extract, Blueberry Extract, Blackberry Extract, Acerola (Barbados Cherry), Liquorice Powder, Camu Camu Extract, Chia Extract Powder, Kelp Powder, Goji Fruit Extract, Hawthorne Leaf & Flower Extract, Bilberry Fruit Extract, Citrus Bioflavonoids Extract, Citric Acid, R,S Alpha Lipoic Acid, Reservatrol, ****ake Mushroom Powder, Reiishi Mushroom Powder, Rosemary Leaf Extract, Cocoa Bean Polyphenol Extract, Co – Enzyme Q10, Beta Glucan 80%, Green Tea Leaf Extract, Astragalus Root Extract, Ashwagandha Root Extract, Siberian Ginseng Root Extract, Grapeseed Extract, Vitamin C (Ascorbic Acid), Calcium Citrate, Potassium phosphate, Magnesium Citrate Anhydrous, Vitamin E (D-Alpha Tocopherol Acid), Calcium Carbonate, Calcium Phosphate, Pro-Vitamin A (Beta-Carotine), Silica Colloidal – Anhydrous, Vitamin B3 (Nicotinic Acid), Zinc Amino Acid Chelate, Vitamin B5 (Calcium Pantothenate), Vitamin B6 (Pyridioxine Hydrochloride), Vitamin B1 (Thiamine Hydrochloride), Vitamin B2 (Riboflavin), Vitamin B3 (Nicotinamide), Vitamin D2 (Equiv. Ergocalciferol), Vitamin B9 (Folic Acid), Vitamin B7 (Biotin), Manganese Amino Acid Chelate, Chromium Nicotinate, Copper Gluconate, Vitamin B12 (Cyanocobalamin), Selenium (As Selenomethionine), Lecithin, Inulin, Flaxseed Powder, Bromelain, Cellulose Microcrystalline, Slippery Elm Powder, Globe Artichoke Extract, Ginger (Extract), Clove Extract, Gotu Kola, Dandelion Root Extract, Burdock Root Extract, Bifidobacterium Bifidum, Lactobacillius Acidophillius, Milk Thistle Seed Extract, Pea Protein Isolate, Natural Vanilla Extract, Natural Mixed Super Berry Flavour, Stevia (natural).

Phew!

WoollyRedHat

When I was a kid I was told that drinking Lilt would cause bugs to manifest in your stomach, whereby they would eat away the lining. Surprisingly I didn't fancy one after that.

rubadub

Princess Bewildered Smog wrote: »

You can produce 5-stage filtered water

With all your dubious OTT pontification I thought it was the pope that signed up.

But now I see you laughably endorse a mere 5 stage filtering -so I am certain it's a windup.

FFS, you must be having a laugh, who in their right mind would poison themselves with anything less than 9 stage filtered water...

lawred2

pebblesjm wrote: »

I've just been reminising with some buddies about the good old days and one piont that stood out is that Lilt is no way as popular now as it used to be or it doesn't seem so nehoo!

We were split half and half over this issue, either lovong it still or consigning it to the past, so what do ye think....
is it too retro and tacky (as some said..grrrrr!!) or does it bring the sound of rolling waves to your ears?:cool:.................you can prob guess which side of the fence I'm sitting on:p

Vile

Could have put up wallpaper with it

odyssey06

WoollyRedHat wrote: »

When I was a kid I was told that drinking Lilt would cause bugs to manifest in your stomach, whereby they would eat away the lining. Surprisingly I didn't fancy one after that.

Pfft Lilt is so acidic it would liquify any bugs. If you spill some it's like that scene in Alien, it eats through metal.

Deagol

I'm not at all a drinker of soft drinks but I was always a fan of Lilt because it wasn't anywhere near as fizzy as other soft drinks. I despise 7UP for that reason, I don't touch Coke because I'm sensitive to caffeine and Club orange comes under the too fizzy label.
But, I haven't seen Lilt for a while now, but this thread has given me a taste for it again Thanks OP

Dial Hard

Deagol wrote:

Thanks OP

Considering they posted 10 years ago it's doubtful they'll see your thanks...

megaten

Princess Bewildered Smog wrote: »

Nope, simply can't see the point of paying good money for this rubbish:

Carbonated Water (likely mains water with the minimum of filtering), Fruit Juices from Concentrate 5% (Pineapple, Grapefruit), Sugar, Citric Acid, Antioxidant (Ascorbic Acid), Sweeteners (Acesulfame K, Aspartame, Sodium Saccharin), Preservative (Potassium Sorbate), Flavourings, Stabilisers (Acacia Gum, Guar Gum, Sucrose Acetate Isobutyrate, Glycerol Esters of Wood Rosins), Colour (Carotenes). Phenylalanine.

You can produce 5-stage filtered water with an actual 20% dash of real (non-concentrate) fruit juices, and no added nasties, for less than 1/10th the price. And it'll do you much better.

Have you considered almost no one worries about Aspartame.

4068ac1elhodqr

megaten wrote: »

Have you considered almost no one worries about Aspartame.

Have you considered most people care not to pay good money on bottles of coloured phiss void of any nutrition, laced with the synthetic sweeteners (Acesulfame K{E950} & Aspartame).

For every study praising Ace-K (x200 sweeter than sugar), there is probably as many expressing concern.

Currently banned in New Zealand, Indonesia and South Africa and two US states: Hawaii & New Mexico.

Does it not carry a phenylalanine that has been synthetically modified to carry a methyl group? Methanol, of course a danger to humans, and type of alcohol that is metabolised into that fun neurotoxin: formaldehyde.

Faith

Mod note: Right, this is the Food forum, not the diet and nutrition forum, nor the health sciences forum. I think there’s been more than enough discussion of the ingredients and nutritional content of lilt. Accumulator, if you think you’ll struggle to avoid that narrative, consider refraining from posting on this thread again.