This is the Asahi Calpis Shimiwataru Apple & Pear, containing up to 10% juice from apple and Western pear, and fortified with three types of vitamins and added salt for summer refreshment.

The beverage presented as opaque white, with a sweet-tart aroma reminiscent of drinking yoghurt.

When consumed chilled, mellow apple sweetness appeared at the start of each sip, tempered by a subtle rounded savoury undertone that avoided reading as an electrolyte drink. Mid-sip, the texture became juicier as gentle yoghurt tang gave way to fruit, with fragrant floral pear notes emerging towards the finish. The sip ended cleanly, with a lively, juicy fruitiness. Yoghurt character dominated the first half, while the fruit profile carried the latter half. The mouthfeel was smooth throughout. Overall acidity was higher than typically expected for apple or pear beverages, which are often used primarily as sweetening bases rather than leading flavours.

When consumed frozen, the refreshing quality was heightened further, shifting the texture towards a creamy, shaved-ice-like consistency that suited the yoghurt base particularly well.

Overall, a refreshing and well-balanced Calpis variant, with restrained sweetness, brighter acidity than expected, and a clear progression from yoghurt to fruit across the sip.

This Asahi Calpis Shimiwataru Apple & Pear contained 490 mL. It was produced in Japan and purchased in Sydney, Australia in 2026.