Some brands of June Plum juice currently on the market. - PHOTO BY TESI JOHNSON
WHICH JUNE PLUM JUICE has the distinct 'plummy' taste that Jamaicans love?
Food put four different brands to the test and members of staff gave the verdict. The brands selected were Mountain Mist, CountryStyle, Tru Juice and Tropical Rhythms.
MOUNTAIN MIST JUNE PLUM JUICE
Tastes mild
No taste of June plum and it's sweet
Tastes watered down
Needs more plum
Tastes satisfying
Tastes refreshing
Tastes more like strawberry
Tastes good, I like it
The flavour could be stronger
This does not taste like June plum and does not make me want more
The fruit is not mature, tastes green
Not plummy and there is an after-taste
Tastes like 'June plum cousin'
It's mild and okay
COUNTRYSTYLE
Tastes very rich and plummy
Taste has body and it's mild
Has a very plummy taste
Tastes like syrup and water
Tastes bland
Not plummy at all
Tastes like lemon kool-aid
Tastes the real taste of June plum but a little too sweet
Taste too much preservative
TRU JUICE
Don't taste June plum only ginger
Tastes like ginger with June plum and not June plum with ginger
They missed it on this one, taste pure sugar no June plum
At least there is a taste of ginger
Looks thicker and darker
Tastes bad, no June plum. Thick, but nothing else, no distinctive flavour
Tastes flat and is thick
TROPICAL RHYTHMS
Tastes like pure preservatives, not June plum
Don't taste like June plum, more like someone trying to make June plum juice
Tastes too much sugar and it's acidic.
Strong taste of June plum, but I also taste a strong preservative taste.
