John Egan is a comedian from Green Bay in Wisconsin and when he is not making audiences laugh their socks off he is trying all the new weird and wonderful food and snacks that America has to offer! We have teamed up with John to bring you on this magical and sometimes tasty food journey!

We are going to delve into the facts and origins of the food and then will have a One Take Review by John. So, ladies and gentlemen welcome to the world of TASTE OF STATES

ZIMA

Last week we spoke about a packet of crisp that were meant to taste of an alcoholic drink and we today we look at the archives of John’s and talk about a drink that was popular in the nineties and made a return to the shops this years for a limited time and that drink was Zima.

Back in 1993 this beverage first was introduced and was marketed as an alternative to beer. It was produced by Coors Brewing Company and was a lightly carbonated alcoholic drink with 4.7 – 5.4% of alcohol in it. The original Zima ran until 2008 and in the late 2000s it was released in a variety of flavours including tangerine, citrus and pineapple citrus.

In the early months of summer this year, MillerCoors LLC announced they were bringing back the drink that had the reputation of being a ‘girly man’ beverage. In 2017 it had a short run in the shops with the drink being a success that there are rumours that it is returning next year – but what does it taste like? John was on the case!