#$%^&*AU2016206336A120170209.pdf#####A BEVERAGE CONTAINING ISOBUTANOL AND/OR ISOAMYL ALCOHOL ABSTRACT The present invention provides a beverage that contains isobutanol and/or isoamyl alcohol and which yet has their pungent odor masked and is free from any oily smell so that it can be drunk with a refreshing sensation. In a beverage containing (A) isobutanol and/or isoamyl alcohol and (B) limonene and/or nootkatone, the sum of the contents of isobutanol and isoamyl alcohol is adjusted to 60 to 1000 ppm, the content of limonene is adjusted to 0.25 to 1.60 ppm, and the ratio of the sum of the contents of isobutanol and isoamyl alcohol to the content of limonene is adjusted to 30 to 1000. In addition or alternatively, the ratio of the sum of the contents of isobutanol and isoamyl alcohol to the content of nootkatone is adjusted to 100 to 2500.
