Flavor, fizz, ingredients and price all factored into the final verdict.

“Actually, we have Starry,” the counter clerk said. It was early spring of this year, and I was ordering a lemon-lime soft drink. I had asked for Sprite but was told that the establishment, a Pepsi ...

A big beverage trend — and one of our most popular pieces — in 2023 was a seemingly simple hack for Sprite lemon tea: stuff two Lipton tea bags in a bottle of Sprite, steep upside-down for 20 minutes ...

The bitter tannins in the tea bags counterbalance the sugar in the Sprite, bringing some complexity. The lemon juice adds some acidity. The end result is something unexpectedly better than the sum of ...

PepsiCo has started rolling out its latest soda, a lemon-lime offering called Starry. In promotional materials, the beverage giant said the product targets Gen Z consumers. Starry competes with ...