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Fanta Socata!? now available exclusively from vending machines

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By Oona McGee, SoraNews24

One of the things we love about Japan is its plethora of vending machines, and all the weird and wonderful discoveries waiting to be found inside them.

Now we’re on the hunt for a new and unusual beverage, this time from Fanta, one of our favorite brands that’s seduced us before with their cool and creative Japan-exclusive flavors.

Their newest release is simply called Socata!? and while that makes it a bit of a mystery at first, at the top of the can, the words “Fanta Delicious Flavors of the World” explain that this new beverage takes its inspiration from abroad.

So what exactly is socata? It’s actually a traditional Romanian soft drink made from elderflowers. It’s usually produced by naturally fermenting the flowers in a lemon and honey or sugar solution.

While Fanta Shokata, which contains the flavor of socata, has been a popular drink in Europe, the new Fanta Socata!? aims to introduce Japanese consumers to the delicious flavor of the Romanian beverage.

The new drink is being billed as “the perfect summer beverage to refresh you with an all-new flavor you’ve never tried before”. The drink itself is sure to catch everyone’s attention, with its gorgeous blue-and-white design, featuring a silhouette of a Romanian townscape, along with elderflowers and lemon.

As the first product in their new “Fanta Delicious Flavors of the World” series, we can’t wait to see what country they’ll take our taste buds to in the future. The new  Fanta Socata!? is available exclusively from Japanese vending machines until stocks sell out.

Source: Coca-Cola Japan

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The ‘flavor of socata’-a drink full of artificiality only available from a machine.

Ill pass!

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Hey i've tried that here in Norway. It's not bad.

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Oh really?

And here I am thinking that it was a Japan exclusive, being available from (only) vending machines-what a letdown!

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While I’m interested in trying the actual drink now that I’ve read about it, I’m less interested in drinking artificial flavours meant to replicate it.

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