Liquid Death

Last of the Liquid Death iced teas!

I was pleasantly surprised upon first sip of this flavour to see that it was a lot sweeter and more full bodied than the other three flavours as, generally speaking, that’s my main criticism of this line up – they’ve been felt very thin/watery. I could maybe do without as mush sweetness present here since it’s a notable step up from the other drinks IMO, but it’s still a much better ratio compared to other iced RTD flavours in the market. And if Liquid Death needs to up the sweetness in order to also up the body then that’s a trade off I’m personally comfortable with.

In terms of the actual peach flavour, it’s quite nice! Bright and just a smidge floral with a very fresh, ripe and dewy sort of quality to it. I did feel like I was losing my mind a little drinking this one because I kept also tasting pears, but then I took a closer look at the ingredient list and there actually is pear flavouring in addition to the peach. I think they’re a great combo – it’s very “orchard fruit” in vibes.

Overall, I think Green Guillotine was shockingly my favouite of the bunch. However, this feels like a close second.

Drinking this one currently.

Like the Arnold Palmer inspired Dead Billionaire flavour I’m definitely finding this one very thin/watered down tasting but in a way that’s sort of refreshing when so many berry flavoured iced teas in the RTD space are basically thinly veiled cocktail-syrup tasting fruit juices. In contrast, this is much more fresh and natural tasting. Though I am struggling to pinpoint exactly what the berry flavour is supposed to be past the fact that, like the can colouration kind of conveys, it tastes sort of “purple”. Blackberry, maybe?

I don’t love this one as much as Green Guillotine since I still want more body from this offering – but I do enjoy it.

Gonna be honest, out of Liquid Death’s iced tea line this is the flavour that I really expected not to like since it’s essentially just a straight green tea. However, I actually liked it quite a bit! Though I would not describe the flavour as bold or “intense” I do think it was stronger than Dead Billionaire which was kind of shocking to me. The sweetness level was very gentle and natural and I thought it provided a very nice natural lift to the fresh, grassier notes of the green tea. There was also a very subtle citrus-y fruit note to the undertones. Very clean, crisp and enjoyable. If it wasn’t such a hassle getting my hands on Liquid Death products here in Canada I would almost certainly buy this again.

I absolutely love Liquid Death as a brand – I think the can designs are incredible, and the market strategy impeccably executed. They’re one of a handful of RTD brands that I follow very, very closely…

They’re also REALLY challenging to find here in Canada, so whenever I’m in the US (like when I was in Vegas for WTE) I try to always get my hands on their new products. A little while back they put out a line of iced teas, and I have been DYING to get my hands on them. I nearly lost my shit when I went to one of the import stores I love (they mostly sell “exotic” candies imported from different part of the world) and they’d just brought in a shipment of all the teas. I of course bought one of each flavour…

I’m starting with this one because I just think the story here is so interesting even though the flavour is very classic. Basically, this is Liquid Death’s version of an Arnold Palmer (50/50 iced black tea and lemonade). Originally it was called Armless Palmer, but the Arnold Palmer estate sent Liquid Death a cease and desist for using the name so they renamed it to Dead Billionaire. Love it. It’s so on brand, and also a nice middle finger. In my opinion a drink name like Arnold Palmer has become so commercially recognized and iconic that it’s grown past the person it was named after. Like, when you can walk into a random cafe in the middle of any rural OR highly suburban city and see an Arnold Palmer on the drink menu then the name belongs to the people now. It would be like trying to restrict usage of a drink name like a Shirley Temple…

Anyway! As for the tea… I was surprised how mild the flavour was!? It’s not that I expected the taste to be intense because, despite their branding, that’s not really Liquid Death’s MO. But it was very thin tasting and a little more like a mildly lemon flavoured water than an actual tea. I found it refreshing, and I definitely appreciated that it wasn’t at all sweet but I just wanted a bit more intensity. Sadly, I think it’s one of the less memorable tasting products I’ve had from Liquid Death even if I’m obsessed with the name/story.