Liquid Death's flavored sparkling water lineup is expanding with an unexpected new flavor, Cereal Criminal, created in collaboration with Fruity Pebbles. Once just the sweet, leftover milk at the bottom of a cereal bowl, cereal milk has evolved into a celebrated flavor in its own right, inspiring everything from gourmet desserts to artisanal ice creams. This sparkling water flavor taps into the demand for all things cereal milk-flavored, but it's specifically said to "taste like the cereal milk left at the bottom of your Fruity Pebbles bowl."
Liquid Death's Cereal Criminal is now in select stores and later this month, the flavored sparkling water is launching nationwide. This edgy sparkling water flavor joins a range of sweet, spicy and otherwise unexpected mashups.
Cereal Milk Sparkling Waters
Liquid Death & Fruity Pebbles Collaborated to Create Cereal Criminal
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