With alcohol off the table, zero-waste bar ‘Wasteland’ rolls out savory soda flavors

Tired of your run-of-the-mill Coca-Cola? Try pickled plum- or ponzu-flavored cola, courtesy of Wasteland and the Okura Prestige hotel.

With alcohol off the table — and its brick-and-mortar location at Bo.lan closed for good — the sustainability-focused bar is turning to remote craft soda-making and collaboration.

For the Okura Prestige, the bartenders-turned-soda makers have made three flavors available only at the hotel’s venues: Sakura Soda, Ponzu Cola and Umeboshi Lemonade.

Savory-fruity Sakura Soda is made with sugar, lime, cherry blossom, and sea salt; Ponzu Cola is made with a unique spice blend, ponzu, and brown sugar; and the fruity, tart Umeboshi Lemonade is made with lime, sugar, rock salt and pickled plum.

The hotel suggests drinking them straight-up, adding them to cocktails, or pairing them with food, ranging from seafood and pastries (Sakura…