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What I Actually Drink in Canada: My Favourite Sodas, Limited Edition Finds, Cozy Cups & Liquor Picks
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items This is my real drinks list, the stuff actually in my fridge, my cupboards and my liquor cabinet. Classic sodas I have loved for years, the new limited flavours I hunt down before they disappear, cozy cups for slow mornings, and the bottles I reach f...
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Classic Sodas
New & Limited Edition
Coffee, Tea, Energy & Cozy Cups
Juices & Everyday Sips
Liquor Cabinet
Classic Sodas
The sodas I have loved forever. Root beers, fruit sodas and the classics that never stay out of my fridge for long.
Barq's has bite, and that is exactly why it beats every other root beer for me. It is sharper and less sweet than the creamy ones, with a little caffeine kick most root beers do not have. If you find regular root beer too soft, this is your can.
Barq's Rootbeer 12 oz Glass Bottles 12 Pack
The old fashioned one, and it tastes like it. Smooth, sweet, heavy on the vanilla, and it feels like a treat instead of just a drink. It is hard to find in Canada, so when you see it stocked, grab a couple before they are gone.
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My easy everyday root beer. Mug is caffeine free and super foamy, and it is the one I pour over ice cream for floats because it never fights the vanilla. It is also the root beer my kids can have at movie night without bouncing off the walls at bedti...
Mug Root Beer, 355 mL Cans, 12-Pack
The blue one, raspberry citrus, and still my favourite Dew ever made. It is sweet and tangy and bright blue in the glass, which my kids think is the coolest thing ever. It gets harder to find in Canada every year, so stock up when a shop has it.
Mountain Dew Soda, Voltage, 12oz Cans (12 Pack)
Tastes like strawberry candy in the best way, and it is getting rare up here, so it feels like a find every single time. I grab it for summer afternoons when I want something fun that is not cola. If you grew up on Crush flavours, this one is pure no...
Crush Strawberry Soda, 12 fl oz cans, 12 pack
The fruit punch soda from childhood that disappeared for years and is finally creeping back onto shelves. Bright red, super fruity and caffeine free, so the whole family can share it. If you see the 12 pack, do not think about it too long, it sells t...
Tahitian Treat 12 Pack 12 Ounce Cans
Shasta is my budget friendly soda secret. The flavours taste way better than the price tag says, and there are so many of them that everyone finds a favourite. Perfect for stocking the fridge for a crowd without spending name brand money.
Shasta Variety Pack - 24/12 Fluid Ounce cans
Sometimes you just want a Coke, and nothing else counts as a Coke. The 6 pack bottles are the right size for me, they stay fizzy to the last sip, and I am not committing to a whole 2 litre going flat in the fridge.
Coca Cola Original 6 pack 710ml
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23 flavours and I still cannot tell you exactly what it tastes like, I just know I love it. It is my switch-up drink when cola feels boring. Ice cold from the can, it never misses.
Dr. Pepper Soft Drink 12 Cans 12oz 355ml
The pink cream soda, and yes, it has to be the pink one. Sweet vanilla with a bubblegum wink, and a total Canadian childhood throwback. I drink it ice cold straight from the can, no glass, nothing watering it down.
Crush Cream Soda Soft Drink 12 x 355 mL, Cans
New & Limited Edition
The new drops and limited flavours I chase before they vanish. Half the fun is finding them, so I grab extras when I spot them in the wild.
Canada Dry doing a strawberry splash was an instant yes from me, and it comes in regular and zero sugar 12 packs, so there is a version for everyone at the table. Light and fruity instead of heavy sweet. Flavours like this never stay on shelves long,...
Canada Dry Fruit Splash Strawberry Ginger Ale, 12oz, 12ct
Cherry Coke walked so this could run. The float version tastes like the cherry vanilla swirl on top of a Coke float without me having to build one, and it comes in regular and zero sugar. Limited flavours disappear fast, so it is worth trying while y...
Buy Coca-Cola Cherry Float Soda Soft Drink Fridge Pack Cans, 12 fl oz, 12 Pack from Dollar General - available
It is back permanently this time, and cherry fans have been asking for years. All that cherry cola flavour with the lighter diet fizz I honestly prefer some days. If you were hunting the limited runs and paying too much, your regular grocery run just...
Diet Coke Cherry 500Ml Bottle
This one sounds weird and tastes amazing, like Dr Pepper went on a beach vacation. Sweet, nutty coconut through the whole sip, in regular and zero sugar. It is a spring flavour, which means when the season ends, so does your chance to stock up.
Dr Pepper Creamy Coconut — Limited Edition
Strawberries and cream in a Dr Pepper is as good as it sounds, dessert in a can without being heavy. It only shows up at select and specialty shops, which makes finding it half the fun. If your local shop stocks it, you have a good shop.
Buy Dr Pepper Strawberries and Cream Soda, 12 fl oz Cans, 12 Pack from Dollar General - Instore
Mug bottled the root beer float. The vanilla is already swirled in, so it tastes like somebody melted the ice cream right into the can, and it comes in regular and sugar free. Float flavour with zero scooping and zero mess, which this mom appreciates...
Mug Root Beer Floats Vanilla Howler - 355mL
Mountain Dew with a cream soda blend, so it pours smooth and sweet instead of sharp. If regular Dew is too intense for you, this is the gentler version that still tastes like Dew. New flavours get one season to prove themselves, so try it early.
Kroger
A sour cherry Fanta with a deep red colour that looks as bold as it tastes. Sweet first, sour right behind it, and totally different from the usual orange. It launched alongside themed tie-ins, so it may not stick around once the promo ends.
Boss Exotics Fanta Crimson Sour Cherry Soda 355ml American
Pepsi with prebiotics, so my soda habit feels slightly more responsible. The Cherry Vanilla is the one to try first, it tastes like a treat, not a health drink. It is only on select shelves right now, so it is still in the fun-to-find stage.
Kroger Pepsi Cola Soda Pop
Coffee, Tea, Energy & Cozy Cups
For the mornings that need caffeine, the afternoons that need a boost, and the nights that need a warm mug and a quiet minute.
Fruit punch with a kick. It tastes like a treat first and an energy drink second, which is exactly how I like them. One can covers a long editing session or a deep house clean, and it usually costs less than the fancy coffee run.
Rockstar Punched Fruit Punch Energy Drink, 473 ml
Having Tim's iced coffee at home saves me the drive-thru line and the drive-thru price. It tastes like the real thing because it is the real thing, just poured from my own fridge. On busy school mornings, that is the difference between coffee and no ...
Tim Hortons Instant Iced Coffee 100g Jar
A good honest cup of tea from a Canadian company that has been doing this forever. It is the tea I make when my brain needs five quiet minutes. Nothing fancy, just a proper cup that tastes the way tea should.
Mother Parkers Four Star Orange Pekoe Tea, Individually Wrapped, Case Of 500
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My wind-down tea. Chamomile is what I reach for when the house finally goes quiet and my brain is still running laps. It is gentle and a little honey-sweet all on its own, and it makes the evening feel slower in a good way.
Tetley Pure Camomile Herbal Tea, 20 Bags
A winter non-negotiable in this house. Hot chocolate is movie night, snow days and coming in from the cold, all in one mug. I keep the mix stocked from October on, because running out in February feels like a personal failure.
CARNATION Simply 5 Hot Chocolate 400g
The sweeter, creamier cousin of regular hot chocolate, and honestly my favourite of the two. It tastes like melted white chocolate in a mug. If regular hot chocolate ever feels too cocoa heavy for you, this is the version that wins people over.
Compliments White Hot Chocolate Mix Candy Cane 350 g
My at-home coffee shop moment without the coffee shop bill. A cappuccino mix gives me the foamy top and the cozy feeling in about a minute. It is what I make when I want to feel like I have my life together, even briefly.
Tim Horton's Instant Cappuccino French Vanilla 16oz
My favourite Monster because it has the perfect punch flavour and goes down so smoothly.
MONSTER ENERGY Pacific Punch 473mL (12 Pack)
Juices & Everyday Sips
The everyday fridge staples. Juices, milk for everything, and a couple of fun ones that feel like a treat.
Honeydew is the bubble tea flavour I order every single time, sweet and melony with that pretty pale green colour. Having a kit or mix at home means I am not paying cafe prices every time the craving hits. And the chewy pearls are non-negotiable.
Honeydew Melon Bubble Tea Powder 1kg - 33 Servings
Crisp, not too sweet, and it works for everyone from the kids to me. Apple juice tastes like school lunches and fall days, and I keep it around for mixing too, it plays well with almost everything else on this list.
Allen's Pure Apple Juice Low Acid Juice Boxes 8 x 200 ml
It tastes like the fair. Cotton candy juice is pure fun, sweet and pink and a little ridiculous, and sometimes that is exactly the point. The kids think it is the best juice in the world, and honestly, I do not argue.
Fruité Limited Edition Grape Cotton Candy Flavoured Drink
It sounds simple, but milk is the backbone of half my kitchen, cereal, baking, tea, and a cold glass with cookies still in the rotation. With kids in the house I go through it fast, so it is always on the list. Some favourites earn their spot by bein...
Sealtest Partly Skimmed 2% Milk
Breakfast does not feel like breakfast without it. I keep orange juice stocked for slow weekend mornings and for the first sign of anyone sniffling. A cold glass in the middle of a cleaning day is also a better break than scrolling my phone.
Our Finest No Pulp Premium Orange Juice
This is by far my favourite juice it never lasts long in this house
Fruitopia Blueberry Watermelon Wisdom, 1.75 Liters
Liquor Cabinet
The bottles I reach for when it is grown-up time. Sweet, cozy and mixable, these are the ones that always have a spot in my cabinet.
The two-layer bottle that pours coffee liqueur and white chocolate cream in one go. It looks fancy, tastes like dessert, and makes an ordinary evening feel like an occasion. A little over ice is all it needs.
Sheridan's
Malibu tastes like a summer holiday in a glass, coconut first and super smooth. The tropical version is my pick for mixing with pineapple, or honestly with half the juices in the section above. One bottle covers a whole season of patio drinks.
Malibu Mango Rum Liqueur
Pomegranate is the best Mike's flavour and I will not be taking questions. Sweet, tart and easy drinking, and it comes ready in the bottle, which matters on nights when mixing anything feels like work.
Mike's Hard Pomegranate Punch
The blue one, sweet and fruity and fun, like a grown-up version of the drinks in my soda section. It is a party starter in a bottle, and the colour alone makes people smile. Serve it ice cold.
WKD Blue 3.4% 10x330ml Can
My mixing rum. Spiced rum and cola is a classic for a reason, and the Captain is the bottle I trust to taste right every time. It also sneaks into holiday drinks and baking around here, so it earns its cabinet space.
Captain Morgan Original Spiced Rum
The amaretto in the famous square bottle, sweet almond with a little warmth behind it. It mixes into everything from sours to coffee, and it is the bottle I reach for in holiday baking season too. If you only keep one fancy liqueur, this one works th...
Disaronno Originale Amaretto
Cinnamon whisky that tastes like red hot candies, and yes, it is as fun as it sounds. A little shot warms you up fast on a cold night, and it mixes surprisingly well with apple juice. Handle with respect, it goes down easier than it should.
Fireball Cinnamon Whisky
The bottle that lives in my fridge door all winter. Baileys in coffee, in hot chocolate, or over ice, it makes everything cozier. It is the first thing I offer guests in December, and the first thing I reach for myself.
Baileys Original Irish Cream
spumante is the best italian wine for the holidays get before its out of stock this season
Happy Holidays Santero Moscato Spumante