Brand: GINA
Place of Purchase: Asia Market, Rochester, NY
Country/Region of Origin: The Philippines
Tasting Conditions: Chilled in the can
Price in New York: $1.29 for 8.5oz.
Description: A light, tart citrus beverage
Flavor: Somewhere between lime and clementine. In the actual fruit, the flesh is sour and the rind is sweet, so both are used to make the beverage.
Mouth-feel: Crisp, almost astringent
Aroma: Lots of citrus -- orange blossum, grapefruit, tangerine, even a few champagne notes.
Notes: I found this treasure at the Korean market in Rochester, NY. I was expecting your typical, grapefruit sour juice in a can. What I got was a unique citrus flavor. The calamand fruit is a cross between the citrus and some wild bush. It produces an orange lime with a sweet skin and sour-sour flesh. The fruit itself is used for juice and beverage preparations, but it is also used to prepare/flavor meats and fish. The calamind fruit also has anti-microbial properties that can be used for topical skin treatments. Me, I just thought that the lime-clementine flavor was a refreshing change of pace.
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