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Sanpellegrino Chinotto is from Milan, Italy. I don't know anything about this - I just wanted to try something from Italy!

Bottle appearance:
This is the cutest little soda bottle ever! It's as tall as a can - not enough in here to quench a big thirst! I have no idea what chinotto is - I am assuming it's the flavor. The label says "a carbonated citrus beverage", but the color is very "un-citrus-y".

Soda appearance:
Very dark amber/brown color, with a very low fizz. This is NOT what an American citris pop would look like - and that's probably a good thing. Our orange and lemon sodas tend to be very unrealistic in the color and flavor department. But a brown orange sounds extremely unappetising to this woman.

Smell:
My first impression is that it is like candied orange peel. Greg thinks it smells like the orange pomamders with cloves stuck in them. We both feel we are in for a hurting on this one.

First Impression of taste:
Some sort of citris - grapefruit maybe?

Second Impression:
Something deep and smokey flavored.

Flavor:
We aren't sure what the flavor is - it's very familiar, and maddengly we can't figure out what it is. We think it's grapefruit and prunes.

Carbonation:
Good tasting low carbonation.

Full Description:
Ah - the sun has broken through the clouds. What started out as a terrifying beverage has in reality turned out to be a super tastey treat! It's sort of smokey flavored, deep, and mystical. It's what all those stupid California drinks should be - good flavor, unique, and tantalizing. Too bad it's such a tiny bottle and it's from Italy - it has really grown on us!!!

Score:
No debate on this one - we all give it a five, and are spraining our toungues trying to lick the last few precious drops from the inside of the wine glass.