Refining the authentic orange flavor is a delicate matter. Joris, the creator of Wostok, was looking for the balanced taste of marmalade and to achieve this he mixed orange juice and sweet vanilla. Furthermore, some orange peel extract and wormwood extract were added for a deliciously bittersweet result.
The Wostok Orange and vanilla is incredibly pleasant and very fruity in taste. A sparkling lemonade with a fruity temperament and a tart accent. The beautiful sweet fruit of the orange meets the elegant tartness of wormwood and the delicate tenderness of vanilla. A constant supply should not be missing!
Looking back:
In the early 1970s, a new drink was launched in the Soviet Union as a counterpart to the dark brown drink with the red label that was introduced there. They call the drink, based on natural herbs, ‘Baikal’. The soda is becoming popular with the Soviets, but when the Soviet Union brakes up in the 1990s, it goes down considerably with Baikal and after a few years it is barely available.
In 2009, a Dutch photographer who had lived in Moscow for 20 years, decides to give the drink a new life. In his studio in Berlin, the photographer comes up with a new look, taste and name for Baikal. From now on the drink will be called ‘Wostok’, being the Russian word for East, where the roots of soft drinks are. Wostok was also the name of the space program of the Soviet Union. Yuri Gagarin became the first man in space in the Wostok-1.
The first taste they develop at Wostok is the ‘Wostok Brause Tannenwald’. Just like the original Baikal, based on oil from needles of pine trees, where a bit of cardamom was added to give it a spicy touch.
Nutritional value per 100 ml:
Energy value 33kcal / 140kJ
Fat 0 g
of which saturated fatty acids 0 g
Carbohydrates 7.9 g
of which sugars 7.8 g
Protein 0 g
Salt 0 g
Ingredients:
Natural mineral water, sugar*, carbon dioxide, orange juice* from concentrate (3.5%), lemon juice* from concentrate (2.5%), orange extract, natural flavor, coloring concentrates from pumpkin and apple*, natural wormwood extract, antioxidant: ascorbic acid, stabilizer: Locust bean gum.
*from controlled organic cultivation
330 ml
