Aura Bora – Lavender Cucumber

Here’s a new one, at least to me—saw four flavors at the store—Glorioso’s—I don’t shop there all the time, but when I do, I check out their cooler because they will often have some water I haven’t seen. I chose this one—sounded like a good combo, lavender flower extract, and natural cucumber flavor—and it is! It’s excellent—really a nice balance of those flavors, and plenty of it—but not too much, still subtle. Very good. The can is cute, one of those tall 12-ounce ones—it’s a pretty, pale lavender color, and there’s an elaborate cartoon scene on it, a campground, stream, and waterfall, and there is a hairy creature rowing a hollowed-out cucumber canoe. Should I know what this creature is? It’s pale orange, with six white triangles on its chest, and long claws—maybe a sasquatch? Or could it be their Aura Bora mascot? Since this is the first I’ve heard of this water, from San Francisco, and it’s excellent, I’ve got to check their website—good website! The main page is busy, but also kind of old-fashioned (for a website—perhaps “retro?”). It’s all cartoon—and every few seconds a different flavor pops into a little window, and with each one, the whole page changes! Or, if you don’t want to watch the show you can scroll down—let’s see, how many flavors currently on there? About 18—and I’m guessing they do seasonal and special edition flavors. I click on my choice, and it informs me that my cartoon creature is indeed a sloth! A sloth named Haiku. Does each flavor combo have a mascot? We’ll see! I’m hoping I can find more of these in town.

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