Clemon Drink 2L

Two litres is the size you buy when other people are involved. A Clemon drink 2 liter in BD is rarely bought for one person — it comes out when guests arrive unannounced, when the family sits down together, or when somebody is sent to fetch something cold because the meal is already on the table.

This is that bottle, with a pack of cheese puffs included.

What's in the pack

One 2L PET bottle of Clemon, plus a free pack of cheese puffs. BDT 120 for both.

Clemon itself is Akij Food & Beverage's lemon soft drink — sharp, hard-carbonated and built on acidity rather than sweetness. It's the citrus half of the range that Mojo covers on the cola side, and most households here have a firm preference between the two.

How far 2 litres actually goes

Eight glasses of 250ml, which is the figure worth planning around.

Most adults drink around two glasses across a full meal, so one bottle covers about four people comfortably. Scale from there: six to eight guests needs two bottles, ten to twelve needs three.

Two situations push consumption higher than expected. Serving over ice means each glass holds less drink, so people pour more often. And spicy food — biryani, fried chicken, anything chilli-heavy — has people reaching for the bottle far more than a mild meal does. For either, add an extra bottle rather than running out mid-meal.

The smaller bottles cost a third more per glass, and the cans roughly two and a half times as much. If you're buying to serve rather than to carry, the 2L is the format that makes sense.

And right now the 1L is discounted to the same BDT 60 a litre as this bundle — which means the 2L is strictly the better buy, since it matches the per-litre price and includes the cheese puffs. That won't hold once the 1L promotion ends, but while it does, there's no argument for the litre unless fridge space is genuinely the constraint.

Why citrus suits the food here better than cola

This is where Clemon earns its place at a Bangladeshi table rather than competing purely on price.

Acidity cuts through oil and resets the palate between mouthfuls. A lemon drink therefore works considerably better alongside biryani, tehari, fried chicken, kebabs, singara and anything heavy on chilli — which covers most of what gets served when people come over.

Cola brings caramel depth and a rounder sweetness instead. That suits burgers, barbecue and smoky food, where sweetness against char is the point of the pairing. Alongside chilli heat, though, that same sweetness tends to sit on top of the heat rather than relieving it.

Product Details: 

• Brand: Clemon (A Product of Akij Food & Beverage Ltd.) 
• Product Type: Carbonated Soft Drink 
• Flavour: Lemon 
• Net Volume: 2 liter 
• Packaging: PET Bottle

Storage Instructions: 

• Store in a cool, dry place. 
• Keep away from direct sunlight and excessive heat. 
• Chill before serving for the best taste. 
• Refrigerate after opening and consume within a short time to retain freshness and carbonation.

Making 2 litres go further

There's a method here that turns one bottle into something that looks considerably more generous than it cost.

Pour the bottle into a large jug over plenty of ice. Add thin lime slices and a handful of torn mint. Top with soda water if you want it longer and lighter.

Treated that way, 2 litres stretches to eleven or twelve glasses rather than eight, and it presents like something you made rather than something you opened. The whole process takes about two minutes.

Two rules if you do it. Make it just before serving rather than an hour ahead — carbonation goes flat and mint darkens in the jug. And add the ice to the jug, not to each glass, so the drink chills as it sits rather than diluting glass by glass.

A pinch of black salt in each glass, if you want the local version, turns it into something closer to a proper lemon soda.