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Inka Coffee Substitute

Inka is a Polish drink, commonly used as a coffee substitute. It’s taste resembles coffee, but it has no caffeine.

The inka drink mix made by Naturalis Inka comes in a round can similar to instant coffee. The brown powder smells woody, but has a very similar aroma to the powdered coffee brands we’re all used to. To make the inka beverage, you’re supposed to use one heaping teaspoon of the powder, mixed with boiling water or milk. I tried it with water, and the inka coffee that resulted was suprisingly black, with a white and brown foam. It does taste like a very weak coffee, but maybe that’s just because of the similarity in making it, and how it’s known as a coffee substitute. (more…)

Bottle of Nikola Kvas

Russian Kvas is really a strange drink, at least from a categorization standpoint. Looking at the bottle, it looks like any other soda or soft drink (aside from the Russian writing). It is carbonated, but that’s because it’s fermented like beer.

Translated from the Cyrillic квас, known in English as kvass, kvas, or sometimes bread drink, kvas is made of rye bread and fermented to make a slightly alcoholic beverage. The alcohol content is so low that it’s considered safe for children to drink. (more…)

New Atlas Bev was created to bring you information and reviews about weird and unusual beverages. Expect the reviews to be in every drink category and country of origin, but never boring. Life is an adventure, and we’re trying every strange drink we can get our hands on. We expect to have strange fruit drinks, beer and wine, alcohol, liquor, and even odd sodas. Believe me, there are plenty of flavors you wouldn’t imagine that someone would want to put into a drink. But they’re all out there and somebody’s gotta try them.

With that in mind, Flavor Your World

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