Post #383586 by Trader Tom on Fri, May 30, 2008 3:17 PM

The carton for the Soursop juice actually says Guanabana on the other side of the carton, so they covered their bases.

I've tried two other Soursop products and both were from a big Asian market in San Gabriel. The first one I tried was a can of Soursop fruit, which had the consistency of mucus and tasted really bad. I dumped it immediately. I'm not sure if I got a bad can or what. The other product I'm still using. They had a big bottle of Soursop sugar syrup which is extremely tasty in drinks and has much the same flavor as the carton juice.

I don't know how to describe the Soursop flavor. It's really not sour. It has a light flavor and is kind of cloudy and sweet. I just tried a sip and thought it might be comparable to pear juice, but that doesn't really describe it.

My new favorite drink which I've been making the last couple of days includes 4 oz of the Soursop carton juice and 4 ounces of the Calamansi Lime carton juice with a shot or two of dark rum and then ice the rest of the way. Obviously it's not a Mai Tai, but I think it hits many of the same notes as a good Mai Tai. It has the right combo of sweet and sour. I may tweak it some more, but I think this is what I may serve at the Room Crawl at Tiki Oasis.