PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a beverage having effectively enhanced aroma, a composition for addition and a method related thereto.SOLUTION: There are provided a beer taste beverage containing 4-methyl-4-sulfanylpentan-2-on (4MSP) and 3-sulfanyl-4-methylpentan-1-ol (3S4MP) and having content of the 4MSP of 10 to 120 ppt and a ratio of content of the 3S4MP to the content of the 4MSP (3S4MP/4MSP value) of 2.5 to 26.0 and a manufacturing method of the beverage.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1【課題】香りが効果的に向上した飲料、添加用組成物及びこれらに関する方法の提供。【解決手段】４－メチル－４－スルファニルペンタン－２－オン（４ＭＳＰ）及び３－スルファニル－４－メチルペンタン－１－オール（３Ｓ４ＭＰ）を含有し、前記４ＭＳＰの含有量が１０～１２０ｐｐｔであり、前記４ＭＳＰの含有量に対する前記３Ｓ４ＭＰの含有量の比（３Ｓ４ＭＰ／４ＭＳＰ値）が２．５～２６．０であるビールテイスト飲料、及び該飲料の製造方法。【選択図】図１
