[Antagon]

Originally Posted by !@#$%!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_mSmOcmk7uQ

the hm it's got a different i can't explain but the "bouquet" is different from the modern orange. i wish i had a better language to describe taste, like more knowledge of the chemicals that make it up
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Limonoid

https://producegeek.com/heirloom-navel-oranges/
as you notice the article isn't very descriptive of the actual taste. i could only resort to a comparison.

anyway my hypothesis is that the soda (which is ancient) was attempting to imitate this old orange flavor.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orange...#Navel_oranges

I get a bit of a picture. I guess they are a good bit less acidic. I thought OC lacks the tangy/slightly acidic note I usually enjoy in oranges or orange-flavored stuff. Not too much of it, just enough to make it pop.

I've noticed a lot of European orange-sodas emulating that Orange Crush formula as of late. A local orange-flavored soda calles "Schartner Bombe" seems to have removed a good part of the acidic and tangy bouquet in favor of an ever sweeter/more sugary taste. And local variants of Fanta seemed to have been subjected to a similar change in the formula.

Maybe for the better, makes me drink less of that stuff. Anyway, you're making me curious about heirloom navel oranges. I guess without all the excess sugar drowning out some of the subtleties, this might actually be a flavor profile that is somewhat to my liking.