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7 of 8 found the following review helpful:
 The new Zico is disappointing and gross Jul 17, 2010
By AKA
I used to buy Zico in the tetrapacks. Our favorites were the mango and passion fruit, which were delicious. Then the tetrapacks disappeared from the local grocery store, and a few weeks later this new Zico showed up in plastic bottles with new "Lima Citron" and "Pomberry" flavor.
I bought a few, hoping they would match up to the old flavors. But, alas, they do not. In fact, the Lima Citron and Pomberry flavors are downright disgusting.
My fiance had the Pomberry flavor. He had the flu and wanted to rehydrate (which coconut water is excellent for). His sense of taste was not in full capacity because he was sick, but he commented to me that it just tasted wrong, and he wasn't sure if it was because he was sick or if it was the drink itself. I tried it myself, and sure enough it was the drink. It's gross.
Then I tried the Lima Citron flavor. I took a few sips, thinking maybe it would grow on me, and it did not. I threw away most of it. The flavor is like a mixture of pure lime juice and alum -- extremely bitter, sour, and astringent, as if the manufacture put in extra tannins. It reminded me of the time I bought an unripened persimmon from the Asian grocer, and after biting into it felt my mouth go instantly dry and pucker up. Don't get me wrong -- I can tolerate sour things. I can eat an entire lemon or lime and enjoy it. But this was unbearable.
The only palatable flavor is the "Natural" flavor, which is just coconut water. The other two -- nasty, NaStY, NASTY!
Buy VitaCoco instead.
11 of 15 found the following review helpful:
Nasty, don't be swayed by the 5-star reviews May 27, 2010
By Kam Shart
"Kay"
I have a feeling that Coca Cola is paying people to write 5-star reviews on their "new" Zico acquisition. The fact of the matter is that I have been drinking coconut water for over a year now, from Vita Coco, O.N.E., Zico (original), Zico (new Coca Cola disaster) and the bottom line is that the NEW ZICO IS DISGUSTING. It's 1) from concentrate (not pure 100% coconut water), 2) tastes really bad cold and 3) tastes even worse at room temperature.
Coca Cola, in typical American corporate greed, took what was the BEST coconut water (Zico original, Mango and Passion Fruit) and absolutely and blatantly destroyed it. They really did. It's absolutely horrid and disgusting and probably not as good for you due to it being from concentrate. Should I mention that it's also more EXPENSIVE than before?
Good job Coca Cola, glad to see you have taken over a great product and destroyed it to increase your stock price.
O.N.E. is currently the best 100% natural coconut water, in plain flavor. The "new" Zico is just undrinkable. Stay away from it.
7 of 10 found the following review helpful:
From Concentrate. Taste quality is down May 21, 2010
By Mir
Yep. Buyer beware. Zico is not the wonderful, tasty product it once was (when it was actual coconut water, not reconstituted standardized coconut water).
If you like degraded flavor, this is the product for you. If you want fresh coconut water, minimally processed, seek elsewhere (ONE, VitaCoco, Amy & Brian, etc). Amazon has other options NOT from concentrate.
If you can get the Zico in the tetra pak with the non-concentrate formula, you will be much happier. This cool bottle design, while convenient, houses nasty stuff.
4 of 6 found the following review helpful:
I can't understand the good reviews Nov 17, 2010
By S. Drenning
I love coconut water. I make it my mission to try all kinds, from Naked to Zico to VitaCoco to Goya. Trying different flavors is a part of my quest. While I tend to like plain the best, I have never had a bad experience with any flavor... except for Zico Lima Citron.
Perhaps my expectations were to high, considering my love of coconut water and given the fact that lime seems a natural complement to coconut water (she put the lime in the coconut...)
To be honest, it tasted like a cheap alcoholic drink, a bad gimlet perhaps. I could barely finish it, because the after taste was so awful. I finished it out of obligation, owing to the price mostly.
I recommend, honestly, any brand and any flavor over this.
 I guess taste really is subjective Jan 10, 2012
By Natasha Stryker
I really like this Zico flavor and was shocked to see so many bad reviews. Taste is subjective though, so to each his own. I like how it has a mild citrus taste without any bitterness, I did not find it sour -- maybe I just got a good batch? It is delicious mixed with 4 ounces of orange juice!
Other things I like are gin and tonics, crystal geyser lime flavored unsweetened seltzer, real margaritas, and just a slice of lemon in ice water; I felt this coconut water did not taste like any of these in particular, but was in the same family with these flavors.
Since this is a love or hate flavor, I suggest buying one from a store and trying it out before investing in a case.
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