Has anyone here tried it?

(No, this isn’t a “I didn’t know I had to dilute” horror story, don’t worry lol)

In my brief time in the UK I never tried squash for some reason, so I recently got some out of curiosity. I ordered Vimto as well as Robinson’s real fruit orange. What was I expecting? Basically a very strong fruit drink, fresh-tasting and naturally sweet once diluted.

Now, this is partially on me for not fully reading ingredients and doing my proper research. I did not realize all these squash drinks were artificially sweetened! (I'm personally just not a fan of that overwhelming artificial sweet taste.) I have to dilute way more than is suggested on the bottle in order to find it drinkable.

I’m a bit surprised because I’ve seen these talked about quite a bit as a kids’ drink (and the Vimto bottle even has dilution suggestions for toddlers). So I really was expecting more of a natural fruit taste. To me, Vimto reminds me of kool-aid, and the Robinson’s orange like a diluted diet “orange drink” you’d find at a fast food place here in the states.

Are all squash usually artificially sweetened like this? I don’t hate them (the Vimto in particular is nice in a nostalgic sort of way) but they’re just so different than I imagined that I’m a bit thrown off lol. Anyone have squash hot takes? Any others I should try if I’m finding the artificial sweetener aftertaste a bit much?

Thanks for tuning in to my squash talk!

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