Tart craft soda · Sparkling fizz
A wild, fizzy wake-up call.
An old-world recipe brightened with heartland fruit — deep tart cherry and sun-ripe apricot. Crisp, clean, and not too sweet.
- ≤ 90 calories
- Caffeine-free
- Not too sweet
- Cleveland roots
Why Reckon
Old-world recipe
A Central European tradition of tart, crisp refreshment — perfected over years, poured into a modern can. New, but comfortable. Different, but not alien.
Real heartland fruit
Deep tart cherry and sun-ripe apricot. Flavors and colors from real fruit and vegetables — nothing you can't picture growing somewhere.
Not too sweet
12–15g of sugar per can — less than half a typical cola. Sweet enough to be soda, dry enough to reach for another. We don't shame. We satisfy.
Made for flavor.
| Reckon | Typical cola | Sparkling water | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flavor | Tart, real fruit, crisp finish | Sweetness first | Barely there |
| Sugar per 12oz | 12–15g | ~39g | 0g |
| Calories | 80–90 | ~140 | 0 |
| Colors | Real fruit & veg | Caramel color | — |
| Reach for it when | You want a treat that stays crisp | You want dessert | You want water |
Per 12oz can. Cherry: 90 cal / 15g sugar · Apricot: 80 cal / 12g sugar.
Why Reckon
Soda didn't need more sugar. It needed a reckoning.
Soda made you pick a side: candy-sweet, or fizzy nothing. We never understood why.
Reckon comes from an old-world recipe — tart, crisp, barely sweet — brightened with deep tart cherry and sun-ripe apricot from America's heartland. No functional promises. No lecture. Just a good, honest fizz, small-batch made in the USA and raised in Cleveland.
Simple. Sober. It's gonna be OK.
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What does it taste like?
Tart first, fruit second, clean finish. Crisp and dry-leaning — sweet enough to be soda, never syrupy.
How much sugar?
Cherry: 15g / 90 calories. Apricot: 12g / 80 calories. A typical cola is ~39g. Not too sweet — on purpose.
How fast is shipping?
1–2 business days to leave Cleveland, 3–5 by ground. Orders $60+ (two packs) ship free, and 2+ packs are automatically 10% off.
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