REVIEWS
REVIEW BY BENEDICT ‘NED’ JONES
Fizz Pop Berry Cooler Pink Punch
Percentage used and VG/PG ratio of
mix: 0.75% at 70/30 Percentage used and VG/PG ratio of
mix: 4.5% at 70/30 Percentage used and VG/PG ratio of
mix: 4.5% at 70/30
Fizz Pop is the latest in a run of additives
that Capella now offer. Fizz Pop is not
intended to be used as a solo ingredient,
but rather to enhance the authenticity of
beverage profiles. I added this concentrate
to a variety of fruit mixes and the results
were interesting. This additive won’t give
your mix an effervescent sensation, but
it certainly does give a good boost to
sweetness, rounding off harsher citrus notes
and also adding a pleasant, sticky mouth-
feel. In many ways Fizz Pop behaves much
like sweetener, but it also brings some candy
connotations to the blend, which makes it
less suited for heavy desserts. Berry Cooler is from the new Capella Euro
Series, a range of flavours inspired by, you
guessed it, Europe. This one feels like it
was intended to be used in single flavour
mixing, so is it worth checking out as a
beginner? The berry medley here is bright
and full flavoured. Blackberry is most
dominant, but there are clear notes of
strawberry and blueberry, too. A mild anise
accent permeates through the profile but
doesn’t interfere. There’s a good amount
of sweetness on offer, along with it some
more medicinal eucalyptus notes, which can
be divisive. The coolant element here is
rather potent, as the name might suggest.
If you’re looking to mix up a simple, reliable
berry anise menthol, Berry Cooler does all
the hard work in just one flavouring. Ideal
for new mixers. Another one-shot style flavouring from
Capella’s Euro Series. Described as a
blend of raspberry, pineapple, lemon
and eucalyptus, this should sound very
familiar to fans of Pinkman style profiles.
Candied raspberry is the top note here. It’s
bright, full flavoured and brings a good
helping of sweetness to the mix. This is
contrasted by a milder pineapple, which
has some slightly sharper notes whilst
also boosting the overall brightness. The
lemon component is much more subtle but
does a good job of supporting the profile’s
sour notes. The blend is finished with a
moderate eucalyptus, which keeps things
fresh. Another solid choice for new mixers.
Ripe Strawberries Licorice Percentage used and VG/PG ratio of
mix: 5% at 70/30 Percentage used and VG/PG ratio of
mix: 3% at 70/30 Capella have a huge range of strawberry
flavourings already on offer, but Ripe
Strawberries is the first I’ve seen that aims to
take a more natural approach to the fruit. This
is an extremely rich strawberry concentrate,
which has a slight natural tartness, along
with spades of the deep sweetness you
would expect from the real fruit. There are
still hints of candied strawberry here, but
overall this very successfully emulates
a natural strawberry and will no doubt
soon become one of Capella’s best-selling
products. Ripe Strawberries is quite forgiving
when it comes to concentration, too, so
there’s plenty of room for experimentation.
Essential to almost any mixer. There’s no getting away from the fact that
Licorice is a very divisive profile. This anise
derived candy is loved and hated in equal
measure, but Capella have at the very least
faithfully recreated it with this flavouring. A
potent anise makes up almost the entirety
of the profile here, but there’s also some
candy sweetness and sticky mouth-feel
thrown in for good measure. This is a
great option for lovers of all things licorice,
and likely horrifying for the other 50% of
mankind.
180 | VM22