First initially opening this, the smell is very light but fruity. It does not have a weird consistency and I was skeptical because lower sugar/zero sugar items seem to have a lingering aftertaste. But this does not. Was absolutely delicious and I kept have sips stolen even though I wanted the bottle to myself. I also love these are made without artificial dyes as my son gets very hyper with dyes. Already plan on buying the other flavors available to try and super excited to keep these stocked in my fridge.