Soft Drinks

🇮🇷Iran

Sekanjabin

سکنجبین

Syrup of vinegar, sugar and mint diluted with cold water, drunk in summer and used as a dip for crisp lettuce.

🇮🇷Iran

Sharbat-e Bahar Narenj

شربت بهار نارنج

Sour-orange blossom distillate diluted with water, sugar and ice, served in spring when the trees are in flower.

🇮🇳India

Shikanji

शिकंजी

A North Indian spiced lemonade with lime, black salt, cumin, and mint. It is tangy and refreshing.

🇹🇳Tunisia

Sirop d'Orgeat

شراب اللوز

Almond syrup diluted with water and ice, sold at cafés and mixed into other drinks through the summer.

🇸🇴Somalia

Somali Lemonade

Isbarmuunto

Lemonade, a popular lunch drink in Somalia; known as isbarmuunto; a refreshing, tart drink made from fresh lemons and sugar; served cold at lunch; a popular alternative to tea; the lemonade of Somali lunches; found at juice stalls and restaurants; a refreshing midday drink.

🇨🇾Cyprus

Soumada

Σουμάδα

Almond syrup pressed from bitter and sweet almonds, diluted with cold water into a cloudy white drink.

🇱🇰Sri Lanka

Sri Lankan Ginger Beer

ඉඟුරු බියර්

A sweet, non-alcoholic ginger drink in a glass bottle, sold everywhere and drunk cold with a wedge of lime.

🇦🇼Aruba

Stropi di Tamarijn

A sweet-tart Aruban tamarind syrup drink, diluted with water or club soda and served over ice as a refreshing soft drink.

🇸🇷Suriname

Surinamese Ginger Beer

Gemberbier

Fresh ginger grated and steeped with sugar and lime, left a day or two to develop a fizz.

🇷🇺Russia

Tarhun

Тархун

Tarhun is a bright-green tarragon-flavoured soft drink associated with Soviet-era soda.

🇬🇪Kutaisi, Georgia

Tarragon Soda

Ტარხუნა

A bright green carbonated drink flavoured with tarragon, sweet and faintly aniseed, sold across the Caucasus since the 19th century.

🇯🇲Jamaica

Ting

Carbonated grapefruit soft drink made with real juice since 1976, sharply bitter and sold in a stubby green bottle.

🇬🇷Ionian Islands, Greece

Tsitsibira

Τσιτσιμπίρα

Corfu ginger beer, a fermented lemon-ginger drink, a Corfu specialty since British rule. A refreshing, sparkling, non-alcoholic drink, a summer and island staple, a unique Corfiot beverage.

🇸🇰Slovakia

Vinea

Carbonated grape drink launched in 1973 and made from real grape must, sold in white and red versions.