Dandelion & Burdock!

In the continued tradition of my odd beverage reviews (No, sorry, I don't know where you can get Orbitz.), I decided to try Fentimans Botanically Brewed Dandelion & Burdock Drink (est. 1905). Well, the funky pizza place had forgot to put my pizza in and told me to grab a drink for free while I waited. This is what I chose.

Dandelion and Burdock is an odd little drink, sort of like Moxie, but a little sweeter. It's not bad. It tastes like a bitter, fizzy cough syrup, and yet with a delightful bubble gum after taste. I'm not sure if the bubble gum taste comes from the dandelion or the burdock, as I don't really know what either tastes like. (There's also ginger extract in it too.) It is, as they say, an acquired taste. As it "breathes," I noticed that it gets less fizzy and tastes less bitter, while the bubble gum taste is accentuated, delightfully so.

I think I sort of possibly liked it, but I'm not entirely sure yet. However, I definitely recommend it, if your funky pizza place forgets to put in your order and offers you a free beverage.

By the way, it's actually British, which explains why it's technically booze. Less than 0.5% alcohol per volume, so drink responsibly.