I tried Craft Boss World TEA Mediterranean Squash, a refreshing tea soda with the flavors of Sicilian lemon and blood orange

' Mediterranean Squash ' was added as the first refreshing carbonated drink to the 'Craft Boss World TEA' series of teas developed by Suntory on Tuesday, July 8, 2025, so I bought it and tried it.

'Mediterranean Squash' from the 'Craft Boss World TEA' series is available for a limited time. The first refreshing carbonated drink in the series allows you to enjoy the refreshing feeling of the clear Mediterranean during the humid summer. | News Release List | Suntory Beverage & Food International

It is said to be a 'tea soda inspired by Mediterranean summers.'

The ingredients are 'sugar, lemon juice, black tea, salt', etc. The liquid color is due to caramel color and carotenoid pigment. In addition, the energy is 35 kcal per 100 ml, and one bottle is 490 ml, so it is 171.5 kcal.

When poured into a glass, the liquid color was a vivid pink-orange. I thought it would have a sour taste because it uses lemon and blood orange, but when I drank it, after a brief bitterness, a sweetness spreads, and just as the sweetness starts to fade, the flavor of black tea drifts. It has a three-tiered structure. If you drink it well chilled, it has a refreshing taste that will make you sweat. Although there is a black tea flavor in the aftertaste, it is not too strong, so I thought that even people who are not very fond of tea sodas might be able to drink this.

'Craft Boss World TEA Mediterranean Squash' will be released on Tuesday, July 8, 2025 with a suggested retail price of 180 yen (excluding tax).

On Amazon, a set of 24 bottles was sold for 3,331 yen including tax. Each bottle costs 139 yen.

Amazon | Suntory Boss BOSS Craft Boss World TEA Mediterranean Squash Carbonated Drink 490ml x 24 bottles | BOSS (Boss) | Carbonated Drinks Mail Order

Additionally, on Rakuten Market, it was available for 3,250 yen including tax and shipping.

Craft Boss World Tea Mediterranean Squash (490ml x 24 bottles) [Boss]