I like Estonian Kelluke, a local carbonated lemonade. Probably mostly meant for kids, but hey…

Litteraly translates to “Thirst extinguisher”, which is also a general german term.

From Germany, i would recommend https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Club-Mate

Japan has Pocari Sweat inspired by a doctor drinking IV fluid.

Uk. Dandelion and Burdock.

It’s closest equivalent would be root beer, but it’s quite distinct from that.

Sadly, almost all UK soft drinks taste like shit now because of the Sugar Tax, where they’ve been reformulated to use more artificial sweeteners to avoid being taxed more heavily.

Years ago I had some imported drink called Jul Must. Haven’t seen it since. Came from somewhere Scandinavian. Weird flavor, probably an acquired taste, and I WANT MORE!

A Czech friend likes Kofola, a cola created in Communist Czechoslovakia, when Coca Cola wasn’t available there. Nowadays, Coca Cola is available, but Kofola still reigns supreme — when I visited her, I discovered that the majority of pubs that I visited had Kofola as their “house cola” on the tap. Coca Cola was often available, but in comparatively expensive bottles, because it was not the default

Birch beer. It’s like root beer but a bit of a different taste.

I am Swiss and Scottish, we have Rivella and Irn Bru respectively. In the UK we also have a drink called Lucozade which was interestingly designed as a medicine but was saved from liquidation (no pun intended) by the rave scene as they needed something that would keep you hydrated, not get you too drunk and helped with comedowns.

Water from the tap. Healthier, cheaper, local and better for the environment(no shipping)

San pellegrino makes chinnoto as well, had it at a really good thin crust pizza place called Emilio Finnati’s

Sadly they don’t often have it in stock anymore, but I’ve found a bunch of it from various makers now that i know it exists.

Is not for everyone for sure but it’s absolutely worth trying just to see if you are one of the people that find it really great.

I think anyone who likes or isnt bothered by the bitterness marmalade would be likely to enjoy this

Poland has oranżada, soft drink of orange taste. Its also available in a powder form. Also this photo from Wikipedia goes hard:

America here.

• Loganberry Juice
• Root beer
• Cheer wine

I love chinotto so much. They used to sell the San Pellegrino one here in the UK, but it got discontinued.

It’s great. Like a Campari and soda without the booze.

Beer is everywhere. It’s one of the most “local” products pretty much everywhere in the world.