It's amazing how rapidly cold green tea drinks have spread on market shelves. A few years ago they were pretty much unheard of in North America. I can't believe there's even a green tea pop out here now.

Here are some of the latest offerings:

Nestea Vitao Green Tea with Fuji Apple: the label says it's made with real fruit juice, and has vitamins C, E, and calcium. There's also some emphasis on the antioxidant benefits of green tea. As you can tell by the name, they're pushing the health angle with this one. The apple taste doesn't overpower the green tea, like Brisk Green. It's nice (and the Fuji flavour is distinct), though I think I'd pick just plain green tea drinks over this one. I think the apple taste clutters it up a bit and I'd prefer something simpler. However, there are also other flavours which I haven't tried yet, including mandarin orange.

Infinite Health Water Lemon Green Tea: this one is even more overtly a health drink. In fact, it declares itself to be a vitamin and mineral supplement. It has vitamins B, C, and E plus calcium and soy extracts. There are also instructions that state to drink one battle twice daily as a vitamin supplement, and there are also cautions, such as avoiding using two hours prior to or until four hours after taking medication. The taste is pleasant, and more harmonious than the apple and green tea drink I previously tried. But with all those cautions, I'd be more careful about picking this one up again.

Pfanner Green Tea Cocktail with Lemon-Prickly Pear: Okay, this is where things derailed. It started off promising, as I'd never seen this brand or flavour combination before. It's a product of Austria. Unfortunately, the prickly pear flavour is too strong, sharp, and perfumey. Disappointingly, I would not recommend this one, except for as a novelty.

Pfanner Red Tea Rooibos-Pomegranate: It's not green tea, but I thought I'd give Pfanner another try with a different flavour. This one was much more to my liking, and quite refreshing. The pomegranate flavour is nicely balanced and not too tart. Original flavour, and good taste. Thumbs up. I'd have it again.

Tazo Green Tea with Spearmint and Lemongrass: pleasant and refreshing, but not particularly memorable or distinct from any of the other green tea drinks I've had.

And hey, if you try any of these, don't forget to be kind and rewind by recycling the bottles.