Kroger Seltzer – Blackberry Citrus

I refuse to call it “seltzer water” because that’s redundant—perhaps their entire product is—the can sure looks like they’ve jumped (awkwardly) on the bandwagon. But just because Kroger owns and operates my absolutely dismal local grocery store, doesn’t mean I should be hard on their sparkling water division—after all, the more the better. This Blackberry Citrus is surprisingly good, I have to say, a good combination. Then, for no good reason, I was inspired to invent a new cocktail (based in some part on the success of “The Black Cow” cocktail—see: the Polar Black Cherry review). So… I happened to make a surplus of espresso yesterday, so I put an extra demitasse in the freezer and ended up with a nice little espresso ice cube. I merely poured a can of this Blackberry Citrus over it in a tall glass, and it foamed up nicely and turned very faint yellow. Then, as the espresso cube slowly melted, it made the drink increasingly yellow-brown and increasingly tasty. A cocktail that changes over the course of your drinking it! And surprisingly delicious, too. Another fine invention, which I named the: “Berry Black Cocktail.” Not NSFW, more or less!

4.8.25