An American man who sampled three popular UK soft drinks has left Brits outraged after claiming they ‘taste the same.’
The content creator, who goes by @redbusruss on TikTok, regularly shares his take on British classics in the form of video reviews, testing everything from chicken tikka masala to Greggs‘ sausage rolls to supermarket meal deals.
In his latest venture, he was persuaded by his British girlfriend to try three ‘childhood favourite’ beverages in a blind taste test.
A clip uploaded to his page in May shows the foodie sat behind a cardboard box containing three ‘mystery’ carbonated drinks shielded from view: Vimto, Tizer and Irn-Bru.
Sampling the Vimto drink – which contains a fruity mix of grape, blackcurrant and raspberry – he compared the taste to an ‘artificial bubblegum’ flavour commonly found in sodas back in the United States.
Awarding it a 4 out of 10, he added that Vimto could make for a ‘refreshing’ drink on a hot, sunny day.
Next, the content creator sipped on a Tizer, which contains a ‘mix of citrus and red fruits with a zingy, refreshing bite.’
He was left pleasantly surprised by its ‘more traditional’ flavour, adding that it tasted sweet, like an ‘orangey creamy’ Coca Cola.
A content creator, who goes by @redbusruss on TikTok, was persuaded by his British girlfriend to try three ‘childhood favourite’ beverages in a blind taste test
A clip uploaded to his page in May shows the foodie sat behind a cardboard box containing three ‘mystery’ carbonated drinks shielded from view: Vimto, Tizer and Irn-Bru
Despite this, he gave the drink a sluggish score of 5 out of 10 – though he later increased it to 6.
Finally, he tried considerably the most iconic drink of them all, Irn-Bru, which is known for its Scottish roots and its distinctive taste.
However, the avid reviewer wasn’t entirely sold on the beloved drink, as he gave it a 6 out of 10 and noted: ‘It tastes like the first one again. There are hints of the bubblegum flavour again.’
He also described the flavour as having a ‘weird berry or orange’ taste.
Once he’d finished trying each drink, he revealed his least favourite was Vimto due to the ‘overwhelming and strange’ flavour, while his favourite was Tizer – though ‘not by much.’
He apologised ‘in advance,’ and joked that his poor ratings would more than likely upset viewers.
And it appeared the content creator predicted the inevitable, as hundreds of Brits – and Scots – took the comments to express their disapproval.
One person wrote, ‘Please tell me they were at least chilled and not room temperature- especially the Irn-Bru,’ while another exclaimed, ‘IRN BRU IS SCOTTISH NOT BRITISH.’
Hundreds of Brits – including plenty of Scots – took the comments to express their disapproval of the content creator’s final conclusions
Another accused the American of lacking ‘taste buds,’ while a fourth added: ‘I think his taste buds are broken.’
A fifth commented, ‘Have to say your tastebuds are wrecked if you cannot distinguish between vimto and irn-bru,’ while another quizzed, ‘Did you purposely choose bad drinks?’
Another viewer was left scratching their head, as they wrote: ‘Did he just say irn bru tastes like vimto?’
However, some appeared to agree with the TikTok creator, as one person added, ‘Irn-Bru tastes like chalky sweets with a dusting of talc. I expected it to be fresh and zingy,’ while another said, ‘Unfortunately all 3 have been ruined because of the sugar tax.’
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