"bolt" and "swirl" when talking about beverages

[mavisol]

Please can someone explain to me what do "swirl" and "bolt" mean when talking about beverages, specifically, teas? I think I understand, and still I want to have a clearer idea because I'm translating the text and people will read it

Comments

[angstycoder]

I'm guessing they just wanted more adjectives in there. Bolt brings up the imagry of a lightning bolt to me, which is rather energetic/powerful/striking.

Swirl I'm thinking means they combined it with something.

[xiloxoch]

They don't really mean anything -- it just sounds good. The bolt would be like a lightning bolt, because of the "energizing"; as for swirl, that means even less. It might mean they mixed it with something... as long as you don't translate it to something like "maelstrom," it should be fine.

[apollotiger]

I want a tea with a flowery maelstrom of raspberry.

[solri]

I'll have some global warming chamomile.

[apollotiger]

How about some “Apple Cinnamon Holocaust”?

[asciident]

It's just overly flowery marketing descriptions. It doesn't actually mean anything.

[snakeling]

It's marketing language. It just means "please buy our teas now". ;)

[madcaptenor]

Your answer is correct, but incomplete. It means "please buy our teas now, and pay us twice as much as you would if we didn't use these words."

[mavisol]

:)))))

[franzeska]

'Bolt' (related to lightning bolt as other people said) often gets used metaphorically for energy of various sorts. The orange tea is zapping the customer. Think of Frankenstein's monster getting hit by lightning or something (only more appetizing).

This use of 'swirl' makes me think of either a whirlpool or something like this: http://www.easyelements.com/image-files/swirl-brush-set-example-1.jpg

[mavisol]

Thanks a lot. A very good explanation.