The internet loves to wax poetic about the eternal virtue of Costco’s $1.50 hot-dog-and-soft drink special, but where’s the love for AriZona’s 99-cent tallboys? Aside from a brief gag in a 2016 episode of Atlanta, very little fanfare is given to this under-costed dynamo of flavor and refreshment. Thirsty folks from all socioeconomic strata instantly recognize the colorful 23.5-ounce cans in their local bodega, and most flavors can still be found for 99 cents (plus applicable taxes and deposit fees). It’s one of the last safe bets in these shaky economic times, but there’s still plenty of runway for the current administration to figure out a way to make this classic American beverage expensive and shitty too.
We recommend acting fast if you want to enjoy the bevy of flavors AriZona offers at a bargain-basement price, though there are quite a few obscure options in the portfolio that are worth skipping altogether if you don’t have the time to try them all. We did the heavy lifting … er, sipping … so you don't have to. Behold, our definitive ranking of the 24 flavors of AriZona that are sold in the familiar and iconic tallboy cans.
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