Watson’s Chocolate Soda – Please Bring this Product Back

Watson’s the pharmacy chain from Hong Kong is now spreading out across mainland China with branches opening all over the place. They’re still in the mineral water business with their trademark stubby green capped bottle. However, I strolled around a Shanghai branch recently and Watson’s Chocolate Soda was conspicuous by its absence. No idea what it tasted like but I like chocolate and I like fizzy drinks so probably pretty good. Anyway, the bottle’s lovely!!! Sadly no branch (yet) back at 327 Kiangse Road (now Jiangxi Road). Perhaps some historically minded Watson’s exec with influence will revive the product as a limited edition with the rather ornate bottles, though I accept the price may have to change – a buck 40 for twelve bottles is pretty good!