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FEATURED SATURDAY · OCTOBER 24

JAPANESE
LIME VS. SUDACHI LIME

MELLOW SODA.
CANDY LIME.
FRESH LIME.

RED BULL · 2024 SUMMER EDITION
JAPAN · REGULAR EDITION

ONE CAN. TWO VERY DIFFERENT LIMES.

MELLOW SODA VS. REAL LIME

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Japanese Lime
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RED BULL · 2024 SUMMER EDITION

Japanese Lime

This Saturday, I opened my one and only can of the green Japanese Lime for the first time. It was the 2024 Japanese version, expired in 2025, so I put it side by side with Sudachi Lime for a direct comparison of two very different takes on lime.

Region
Japan
Version
Regular
Status
Discontinued
Release date
2024-07-02
Discontinued
2024-11-01
First Saturday

The review

I finally opened my one and only can of the green Japanese Lime, the 2024 Japanese version. It had expired in 2025, so this was my one chance to taste it. I poured it beside Sudachi Lime to compare the two. Japanese Lime starts softly. It reminds me of Mello Yello, with a mellow yellow soda flavor and a lime note that leans more toward candy than fresh citrus. The lime is there, but it does not hit with a sharp, natural fruit flavor. Sudachi Lime comes through right up front with actual lime. It is brighter and more direct, with a fresh citrus taste instead of a candy lime sweetness. Tasted side by side, they feel like two completely different ideas of lime. Japanese Lime is smooth, sweet, and soda-like. Sudachi Lime is sharper, fresher, and unmistakably lime. For me, Japanese Lime tastes like a mellow citrus soda, while Sudachi Lime gives me the real lime hit. Which one would you choose?

The memory

This was my first time trying Japanese Lime, and I had only one can. It was the 2024 Japanese version, expired in 2025. I wanted to make that one can count, so I tasted it beside Sudachi Lime. One first taste, with a direct comparison while both flavors were fresh in my mind.