5%, 330ml, 1.7g sugar, 97 calories, $25 for 10
Pure Piraña is a Heineken brand that launched its two flavours into New Zealand last September. We all thought this one smelled like Sprite, which is a good thing. As for the taste, Leonie Hayden reckoned “watered down Sprite”, while Toby Manhire got shandy vibes. Michael felt it would be a good beer pong beverage, while Leonie said “I would happily drink many litres of that until I regretted it”.
Berg Blackberry, Dirty Water Lemon Lime and Pure Piraña Lime
7) Greenhill Seltzers Pamplemousse (
6%, 330ml, 6.4g sugar, 565kj (127 calories), $27 for 10
Greenhill is a New Zealand company based in Motueka, with three vodka-based seltzers on the market. The grapefruit version (pamplemousse is French for grapefruit innit) has an adorable moose on the can (geddit?), but we were not swayed by that because remember, #blindtasting. Alice Neville equated the aroma to posh fizzy drink San Pellegrino Pompelmo (that’s Italian for grapef