DRY Soda

The Lavender soda is what caught my eye and I’ve since been drinking these expensive sodas for years. This little shop with a modern soda fountain is on Pioneer Square and tastes are free. They don’t make them here as they are just an importer. I suspect they come from Italy. And who knows what’s in them as the ingredients use the mystery term «Natural Flavors» which means absolutely nothing. Cute shop.

What an amazing experience! I randomly found this place on Unilocal and decided to visit. I was the only person there and they treated me like royalty. I tried all the drinks one by one and the employee serving me was extremely knowledgeable about the soda and its contents. I really loved the rhubarb and blood orange flavor and was pleasantly surprised by the juniper berry flavor. Great products, awesome employees, what more can you ask for?

Before going to Dry Soda for a tasting, I would highly recommend you stop drinking soda (Coke, Dr Pepper, Sprite, etc) for about 2 weeks to let your taste buds heal a bit. I stopped drinking soda about 3 months ago as I stepped foot in here to try some Dry Sparkling. Talk bout a different taste and a different feeling. All the flavors they have are amazing and I can’t say it enough. Wish I could’ve brought some home or even back to my temporary home! Super friendly staff describing each flavor. Lemongrass was seriously awesome too. They don’t try to sell you anything. You just walk in and try it and that’s it. From the outside, they do look like they’re closed in the middle of the day. However, check the hours on the door and even try opening the door. Wonderful vibe from this place and I left with a smile knowing there is a company that makes a good all natural beverage!

Was walking around Pioneer Square and wanted to try this soda. It was very hot out and it was a free soda tasting, awesome sauce! I was just assuming I could choose one or two of their line to try. Nope the gracious and informative soda connoisseur had their whole line ready for me to try which included 7 of their sodas. She let me know what soda can be paired with a particular lunch or dinner I might be having. Also, how they pride themselves of only have 4 ingredients per soda and the backstory of their founder. Great little history and I loved all the sodas. My favorite was Blood Orange and the Juniper Berry.
This is a great stop if you are walking around the square. Plus they have a fridge with most of their flavors if you are thirsty. The cucumber is very refreshing.
Fun and Free!

Now In skinny tall cans too
My fav can is ginger
Hard to find though
I do not understand why they do cucumber in both bottles an cans
Cucumber sucks

Fun little place to stop into. They will let you do a tasting. Love the fun flavors! Rhubarb and Lavender yum.

Dropped by to grab a cucumber soda and was invited to do a tasting of all of the flavors. I didn’t know they did that when I walked in, but it was really fun and the guy helping us was really knowledgable and a good salesman. I was impressed with everything I tasted, and gained appreciation for a few flavors I hadn’t tried yet. I’d highly recommend a visit!

Fun little place to stop by and try all the flavors! Being that it is the HQ, I was hoping for much better pricing on the soda, less than what the stores selling it for (because you know, the stores need to make a profit). So why the HQ doesn’t cut that part out, i don’t know, but sure would be cool if the soda was cheaper direct from the source.

I really enjoy their sodas but a visit to the location was a little odd. Quiet weekday afternoon decided to swing by while walking through Seattle. The space was laid out with a modern look but not really designed for hanging about (it’s also pretty small). The gal behind the bar seemed a bit bored and tired of explaining their sodas and how it all worked. And for a tasting aspect, it felt like every sample sip had to be dragged out. I enjoy DRY soda but didnt find the experiment reflective of the image the company portrays.

I actually LOVE dry soda and have had their store bookmarked on Unilocal for quite sometime. So imagine my excitement when we run into this store while walking back to our car from a mariner’s game. However, I was thoroughly disappointed. The sales person was unenthusiastic about the product and also unenthusiastic about having customers in the store. The store itself was not very bright eyed and cheerful either, which was a disappointment because we had just walked out of Jones Soda and it was a complete opposite.
Furthermore, it was a bit weird that I can buy Dry Soda for much less in any grocery store. I definitely will not be coming back as not only it is more expensive, but the service is not as friendly as let’s say, Fred Meyers. What a shame.

Absolutely enjoyed this stop. The guy behind the counter was courteous, easy to talk to (I’m sure that was his job, but still, he did it well) and didn’t feel pressured to purchase or gouged on price. If you’re a foodie, you’ll love a visit here with all the free samples.

I buy the Vanilla Bean version of this pricey soda (with less sugar) at my local «Fresh Market» for $ 2.00 a can — often $ 1.49 on sale. 60 Calories per (12 oz.) can and good as an OCCASIONAL treat.
Love it and can’t wait to try more varieties.
Update: Still love the Vanilla one — but i have now tried the cucumber one and i don;t like it. Hint’s Cucumber Water is much better. This one has an herbal sweetness that I don’t care for. the Blood Orange variety is very good and my kid likes that one.
Still, Hint water (zero calories and no sugar) or spring water are healthier choices.
But — much better for me than my occasional can of Dr. Browns.

I would give this place a 3.5 in regards to taste. I walked in with my bf and was kindly greeted by girl working behind the counter. She asked us if we’d like to sample the sodas. She have us each a wine glass and we tried the: vanilla, cherry, apple, and blood orange. The sodas are called «dry soda» because there is less sugar so it’s got more of a carbonated crisp. I really enjoyed the apple the most and the cherry. The blood orange does not taste like blood orange, and the vanilla is close to a creamsicle taste. They definitely need to work on the ambience, not very inviting. But I will admit that the prices are extremely reasonable.

What a great idea — operate like a winery with free tastings. We tried most of the flavors, asked questions, and really enjoyed the surprise experience while exploring this Seattle neighborhood.

Three words: FREE SODA TASTING!
I feel in love with DRY a year ago when I randomly bought it in a small SF café. It’s still rather hard to find DRY in the Bay Area in most grocery stores. I’ve seen it in Sprouts and supposedly they have it at some Whole Foods as well. I love that it’s got way less sugar than regular soda does and their flavors are so natural and refreshing.
Their HQ has free tastings for all the 11 flavors they offer. The soda-​rista was very accommodating and super nice. She had a few tips on food pairings that were useful as well.
My personal top 3 favorites are: Vanilla Bean, Cucumber and Cherry! Special shout outs to Lavender and Blood Orange :) Give Juniper Berry a try. It’s not a flavor that’s offered in most retailers.
TIP: (1) They sell in bulk and individual refrigerated bottles and cans. (2) No bathrooms inside but there is a Starbucks around the corner.

Tasty sodas! I just wish they still had their lemongrass soda. :-(
Flavors I’d recommend:
Juniper
Ginger
Lavender
Vanilla bean (though this one is easy to make at home with a SodaStream)

Dry Soda reminds me of the old story the Emperors New Clothes. A couple of con men convince the king they’re making him an invisible robe that can only be seen by smart people. Not wanting to appear stupid the king says he loves the robe and goes parading around town naked. And all the townfolk not wantint to appear stupid also claim that he looks great. Until one little kid yells «he’s naked»
I guess I’ll be the one to yell that Dry is naked. I don’t really «get» dry soda. I hear people all the time saying that they’re great, that they’re pleasant difference than sugary sodas, that they’re great for non alchohold drinkers etc. They all taste like slightly more flavored sparkling water and with the exception of the Ginger I don’t get much of the flavor they’re meant to be. Blood orange tastes maybe faintly like orang zest. Apple tastes like the smell of an apple sitting on the counter. Lemon grass? nothing.
Maybe I’m the kid, or maybe I’m the king but I seriously don’t get it.

Another soda company so close to Jones? We had seen their sodas for the first time in Portland at House Spirits but had no idea that they were based in Seattle. Let’s go inside. We were greeted by a friendly young man who asked us if we were interested in a free tasting. Sure! It was funny because my husband kept swirling his cup prior to tasting as if we were at a wine tasting. We had all of the different flavors but the ones that stood out were the Cucumber & the Ginger soda for us. I also liked the Lavender but my husband said it was too perfumey. In our local area Whole Foods carries their soda but when we went to purchase the Cucumber soda, that flavor was not available. The guy pouring the tastings was a really nice guy & was actually in marketing for Dry Soda. Tell Whole Foods to buy the Cucumber soda.

When DRY opened their tasting room and company store in Pioneer Square, I was super excited! Want only one bottle? Yup, they can hook you up. Want a 24-​pack shipped somewhere? They have you covered there too and every variation in between. Unsure whether or not you’ll like Rhubarb? Trust me, you will… but if you can’t take my word for it, they can pour you a chilled sample to assuage your doubts.
I love buying local when I can so here are some stats on DRY soda, a Pacific Northwest treat! They are Seattle-​based and bottled in Portland, with water from the Bull Run watershed, east of Portland in Mt. Hood National Forest. Each soda only has four natural ingredients: the purified water, the natural flavour extract, lightly sweetened with pure cane sugar (11 – 19 grams per bottle), and phosphoric acid as a natural preservative.
The calorie count per bottle depends on the flavour and the range is 45 – 70 calories. There are seven flavours: Blood Orange, Cucumber, Juniper Berry, Lavender, Rhubarb, Vanilla Bean, and Wild Lime. Which is my favourite? Currently my DRY soda of choice is the Juniper though last week, I was in love with Rhubarb.
They are open Monday through Friday until 5PM, though I’d recommend calling before heading down there so you’re not disappointed. Street parking only with vigilant parking enforcement. Don’t get a ticket, pay for the parking and relax in the tasting room.

This is THE BEST non-​alcoholic drink ever, along with that expensive British elderberry soda in pretty bottle you have to order from abroad
46 calories a bottle. Cucumber juice is a staple these days in specialty cocktails: Standard Grill in NYC has a great vodka cucumber concoction and so does Buddha’s Belly in Santa Monica (Saketini is cucumber, vodka and Prosecco).
I got it at Pharmaca, an obnoxious and pretentious holistic pharmacy in LA (Pacific Palisades has a doozy of a manager who accosted me while I took pictures of the esoteric ED remedies and the oddly intellectual or academic tampons like «Brilliant» and «Emerita»).
I bought 3 bottles today and I’m going online to order it by the CASE!