Okay, let’s talk about SoBe Black Tea. I saw somewhere that this stuff got pulled from the shelves a few years back. PepsiCo just stopped making it, kinda sad. They still got a website, but good luck finding the actual drink. It’s like a ghost now.

I remember this drink had some cool stuff in it, like ginseng and guarana. Man, it was my favorite. They called it “SoBe Black Tea 3G” back in the day. That means it was supposed to give you a boost or something.

So, I got curious and wanted to see if I could make something similar myself. I went out and bought some basic black tea bags. I brewed a strong batch, letting it steep for a good while to get all that flavor out. Let me tell you that I made mistakes a lot, but it was fun.

Next, I tried adding some stuff that I thought might taste like the original. I found some ginseng extract at a health food store and some guarana powder online. I dumped a bit of each into the tea. I had no idea how much to put, so I just guessed.

I also added some sugar to sweeten it up. I stirred everything together and took a sip. Not bad, but not quite like the real SoBe. After that, I also added some coconut milk and some alcohol mixer of pina colada. They were all good.

My little experiment went something like this:

• Brewed strong black tea.
• Added ginseng extract.
• Added guarana powder.
• Added sugar.
• Stirred it all up.
• Added coconut milk.
• Added some alcohol mixer.

It wasn’t exactly the same, but it was a fun little project. I kept messing around with the amounts of each ingredient. I even tried different kinds of tea. Some were better than others. Honestly, it’s a lot of trial and error.

It is fun that I have had such experience. And I am glad to share it with you guys. Hope you can have fun like I did.