Flavor Drop: Piña Colada & Ginger Beer
The Trend: Nostalgia
The Flavor: Piña Colada
Though Piña Colada evokes relaxing beachfront bars and tropical breezes, for some, their first encounter was with candy, recalling childhood memories of Piña Colada Dum-Dums lollipops or Piña Colada Taffy Town Saltwater Taffy. Piña Colada is found in hard candy, chews, cotton candy, ice pops, ice cream, sparkling water, soda, no/low alcoholic beverages, energy drinks, and even coffee. This year, Oddly Good launched a limited-edition Dreamy Piña Colada plant-based dessert and Coca-Cola introduced Minute Maid Spiked Piña Colada Wine Cocktail. In 2023, BuzzBallz released Lotta Colada Cocktails and Piña Colada Chillers in a new formula that uses real cream. Over the last year, Piña Colada has grown in social conversations by over 27.9%.1 When searching Piña Colada, people also search for Piña Colada smoothie which has increased 22.2% over the last year.2
Tasting notes from our Flavorists: sweet tropical blend of rich coconut and ripe pineapple, creamy profile, rounded fruity nuances, fresh, tart citrus notes
Piña Colada-inspired market products:
Tropical Reset Piña Colada Sour Non-Alcoholic Beer, Dreamy Piña Colada Plant-Based Dessert, Piña Colada Columbia Coffee, Piña Colada Mints, Piña Colada Snack Mix
| Perfect Pairings from our Flavorists | ||
|---|---|---|
 Raspberry |
 Mint |
 Blueberry |
The Trend: Nostalgia
The Flavor: Ginger Beer
Ginger Beer has long been popular due to its sweet, spicy profile and perceived health benefits. For over a century, there have been sugary non-alcoholic Ginger Beer products available for adults and kids alike. Today, for those consumers looking to limit their sugar intake, there are no/low sugar options available in non-alcoholic and alcoholic applications as seen in the 2022 release of Better Beer Ginger Beer with 4.0% alcohol, which is said to have 50% less sugar than typical Ginger Beer beverages. In social conversations, Ginger Beer has grown by more than 30.9% over the last year.1 Meanwhile, when searching Ginger Beer, people also search for Ginger Beer mocktail which has increased over the last year by 51.7%.2
Tasting notes from our Flavorists: fresh earthy impact, bright citrus notes, warming nutmeg spice, pleasant, lingering kick of heat
Ginger Beer-inspired market products:
Ginger Beer Non-Alcoholic Aperitif, Ginger Beer Non-Alcoholic Sparkling Soda, Ginger Beer Potato Chips, Ginger Lime Mule Mocktail, Funky Ginger Kombucha Beer
| Perfect Pairings from our Flavorists | ||
|---|---|---|
 Strawberry |
 Lemon |
 Apple |
- Tastewise, 2024.
- Google Search Trends, 2024.
