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Sweetener free drinks?

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  • 26-07-2018 8:03pm
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    I very rarely during sugary carbonated drinks, except with gin. I used to drink gin and lucozade when I was young but now drink gin and tonic, or I also like club lemon. However since the sugar tax, all drinks seem to have masses of sweetener added and I can't stand the taste of it.
    For some reason I am very sensitive to the taste of sweeteners, such as quinine which is in tonic water , or sweeteners I diet yoghurts etc... The taste seems too intense and coats my tongue, I hate it.
    Any sweetener free suggestions to have on occasion ?


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    Stanford
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    Gin and sparkling water is very refreshing and sugar free


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    Stanford
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    You could also throw in a few berries for natural sweetness,


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    Stanford wrote: »
    You could also throw in a few berries for natural sweetness,

    Thanks, however I do like the sugary taste of drinks, just not the sweetener.


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    dastardly00
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    OP,

    Do you want suggestions for drinks that contain sugar but no added artificial sweetener? Or drinks that don't contain added sugar or added artificial sweetener?


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    dastardly00 wrote: »
    OP,

    Do you want suggestions for drinks that contain sugar but no added artificial sweetener? Or drinks that don't contain added sugar or added artificial sweetener?

    I would like a Sugary carbonated drink that has no artificial sweetener at all .

    As I said , I very rarely drink them but an odd time I would like a sugary drink , that doesn't taste of artificial sweetener.

    I switched to gin and 7 up last time I was out, but it too has now been destroyed by sweetener.
    On one of the really hot days earlier in the summer , I got a fizzy lemon drink ( can't remember if it was club or fanta) but again I could just taste the sweetener.


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    Jaliyah Rapping Villa wrote: »
    I would like a Sugary carbonated drink that has no artificial sweetener at all .

    As I said , I very rarely drink them but an odd time I would like a sugary drink , that doesn't taste of artificial sweetener.

    I switched to gin and 7 up last time I was out, but it too has now been destroyed by sweetener.
    On one of the really hot days earlier in the summer , I got a fizzy lemon drink ( can't remember if it was club or fanta) but again I could just taste the sweetener.


    Coca-cola perhaps?


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    Club Orange


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    Jaliyah Rapping Villa wrote: »
    For some reason I am very sensitive to the taste of sweeteners, such as quinine which is in tonic water
    Quinine isn't a sweetener. There's no sweetener in regular tonic water (other than sugar).


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    I didn't realise what quinine was until I looked it up now, very interesting and I do like the bitter taste.
    I think the schwepps tonic water was artificial sweetener free before because I did like it, but now it's not , like the 7up, lucozade , lemon etc...


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    Jaliyah Rapping Villa wrote: »
    I didn't realise what quinine was until I looked it up now, very interesting and I do like the bitter taste.
    I think the schwepps tonic water was artificial sweetener free before because I did like it, but now it's not , like the 7up, lucozade , lemon etc...

    I see the fever tree tonic has only sugar and no artificial sweetener , which is good . Pity they don't sell the 'fancy stuff' in my local.


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