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Just tried every flavor of coke product
« on: Sat, 31 May 2014, 17:36:35 »
I went to the Coke museum in Atlanta today and tried every flavor of Coke product in the world. 

India has the best Coke ever (Thumbs Up).  China has watermelon Coke!  Wtf...we're getting shafted in the USA.


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Re: Just tried every flavor of coke product
« Reply #1 on: Sat, 31 May 2014, 17:42:04 »
Do you know what the difference were in the Indian coke?

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« Reply #2 on: Sat, 31 May 2014, 17:49:16 »
Watermelon coke is SO good. Any pics our other flavors?

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« Reply #3 on: Sat, 31 May 2014, 17:51:35 »
Wtf...we're getting shafted in the USA.

Does US Coke contain HFCS?


Also, I wanna try watermelon coke, why is that not a thing I can buy here? Can't even find cherry coke when I want it(only the zero variant is ever in stock).

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Re: Just tried every flavor of coke product
« Reply #4 on: Sat, 31 May 2014, 18:11:19 »
Do you know what the difference were in the Indian coke?

It wasn't as thick and sweet as USA coke (less syrupy). There was a spice to it too (cardamom maybe?).

Watermelon coke is SO good. Any pics our other flavors?

No pics unfortunately as my phone died during the car trip up to Atlanta.

There is some African country that has a spearmint coke drink that  tastes like Moroccan mint tea....soooo good.

Japan has a vegetable flavored soda (carrots, etc.) that was amazing too.
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Re: Just tried every flavor of coke product
« Reply #5 on: Sat, 31 May 2014, 18:13:18 »
Spearmint coke?? I want that o.O

So is the Coke museum a part of a factory there too? Can you take a tour of their production facilities?

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Re: Just tried every flavor of coke product
« Reply #6 on: Sat, 31 May 2014, 18:15:26 »
Spearmint coke?? I want that o.O

So is the Coke museum a part of a factory there too? Can you take a tour of their production facilities?

It's a coke product that's spearmint flavored, not spearmint coke. Imagine a lightly carbonated, sweetened Moroccan mint tea.

It's a museum. However, there's a mini manufacturing facility in the museum so you can see how coke is made and bottled.
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Re: Just tried every flavor of coke product
« Reply #7 on: Sat, 31 May 2014, 18:18:50 »
Do they still have Beverly? That was some really odd stuff....of course last time I was there was a really long time ago.

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Re: Just tried every flavor of coke product
« Reply #8 on: Sat, 31 May 2014, 18:22:43 »
Do they still have Beverly? That was some really odd stuff....of course last time I was there was a really long time ago.

Yes! Beverly is atrocious.
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Re: Just tried every flavor of coke product
« Reply #9 on: Sat, 31 May 2014, 18:23:30 »
Does US Coke contain HFCS?
yes, unfortunately it does. coke with real sugar is so much better. HFCS is the devil's brew

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Re: Just tried every flavor of coke product
« Reply #10 on: Sat, 31 May 2014, 19:58:36 »
It's true import Coca Cola from places that use cane sugar instead is so much better. I often buy the Mexican Coke for that reason and it's almost as easy to get here as US Coke for only a small price premium. I'm still surprised they didn't do it in the US as well to compete with Pepsi. We do get screwed on flavors here with Coke, and even more so with Fanta. The rest of the world gets some really nice flavors... though I think a few of them are available in the freestyle fountain machines now in some places in the US. I am still mad they discontinued Blāk, that **** was great for black Russians.
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Re: Just tried every flavor of coke product
« Reply #11 on: Sat, 31 May 2014, 20:24:05 »
It's true import Coca Cola from places that use cane sugar instead is so much better. I often buy the Mexican Coke for that reason and it's almost as easy to get here as US Coke for only a small price premium. I'm still surprised they didn't do it in the US as well to compete with Pepsi. We do get screwed on flavors here with Coke, and even more so with Fanta. The rest of the world gets some really nice flavors... though I think a few of them are available in the freestyle fountain machines now in some places in the US. I am still mad they discontinued Blāk, that **** was great for black Russians.

I grab a mexican fanta like every day at work.
Spearmint coke?? I want that o.O

So is the Coke museum a part of a factory there too? Can you take a tour of their production facilities?
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Re: Just tried every flavor of coke product
« Reply #12 on: Sat, 31 May 2014, 20:26:56 »
Spearmint coke?? I want that o.O

So is the Coke museum a part of a factory there too? Can you take a tour of their production facilities?

It's a coke product that's spearmint flavored, not spearmint coke. Imagine a lightly carbonated, sweetened Moroccan mint tea.

It's a museum. However, there's a mini manufacturing facility in the museum so you can see how coke is made and bottled.


Um...wow. That sounds incredible. Both the spearmint drink and the museum.

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Re: Just tried every flavor of coke product
« Reply #13 on: Sat, 31 May 2014, 20:29:17 »
Oh god, I freaking love tasting new drinks. I want to visit that museum sometime!
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« Reply #14 on: Sat, 31 May 2014, 20:40:37 »
Summer secret soda drink santa?

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Re: Just tried every flavor of coke product
« Reply #15 on: Sat, 31 May 2014, 21:10:36 »
I Lovvvvvve Cherry coke. Would love to try more flavors!

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Re: Just tried every flavor of coke product
« Reply #16 on: Sat, 31 May 2014, 21:12:35 »
Watermelon Coke sounds amazing. I need to try dis.

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Re: Just tried every flavor of coke product
« Reply #17 on: Sat, 31 May 2014, 21:31:54 »
I want all the coke!

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Re: Just tried every flavor of coke product
« Reply #18 on: Sat, 31 May 2014, 21:41:09 »
Watermelon Coke sounds amazing. I need to try dis.

Should have said its watermelon soda, that I tried, not watermelon coke.

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Re: Just tried every flavor of coke product
« Reply #19 on: Sat, 31 May 2014, 21:41:53 »
I'm worried that your taste buds tasted so much that everything was getting confused. Maybe that spear mint coke tainted the taste of that watermelon coke, or something.
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Re: Just tried every flavor of coke product
« Reply #20 on: Sat, 31 May 2014, 22:06:27 »
Cinnamon coke from Scotty's restaurant is amazing btw....

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« Reply #21 on: Sat, 31 May 2014, 22:08:36 »
Cinnamon Coke? That sounds pretty good

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Re: Just tried every flavor of coke product
« Reply #22 on: Sat, 31 May 2014, 22:12:40 »
Watermelon Coke sounds amazing. I need to try dis.

Should have said its watermelon soda, that I tried, not watermelon coke.


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« Reply #23 on: Sat, 31 May 2014, 22:17:30 »
Whoa whoa, no dream crushing man. There could be watermelon coke that I don't know about!


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« Reply #25 on: Sun, 01 June 2014, 01:20:06 »
Did you have to taste the Coke with Lime or Lemon? That's nasty.  But, was there a mango flavor?  Probably wouldn't go so well, but interested if it exist.
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Re: Just tried every flavor of coke product
« Reply #26 on: Sun, 01 June 2014, 03:29:43 »
In the UK, we literall only have Coke, Diet Coke, Coke Zero and Cherry.

Boring :(
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« Reply #27 on: Sun, 01 June 2014, 03:38:03 »
In the UK, we literall only have Coke, Diet Coke, Coke Zero and Cherry.

Boring :(

Pretty much the same over here.

Except no Cherry Coke.

Apart from a few food import places.
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« Reply #28 on: Sun, 01 June 2014, 17:20:56 »
Self-freezing Coke from Hong Kong

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« Reply #29 on: Sun, 01 June 2014, 17:33:27 »
Self-freezing Coke from Hong Kong
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Re: Just tried every flavor of coke product
« Reply #30 on: Sun, 01 June 2014, 18:09:40 »
China has watermelon Coke!

They totally would have watermelon Coke.  They have watermelon juice all over the place there, and it's soooo gooood.  Damn, now I want some watermelon Coke too...   :-X

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« Reply #31 on: Sun, 01 June 2014, 18:10:49 »
I miss Vanilla coke. Was delicious.
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« Reply #32 on: Sun, 01 June 2014, 18:11:22 »
I miss Vanilla coke. Was delicious.

 :'(  Do you guys not have that anymore??  I can't even imagine.

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« Reply #33 on: Sun, 01 June 2014, 18:29:21 »
I miss Vanilla coke. Was delicious.

 :'(  Do you guys not have that anymore??  I can't even imagine.

GROSS!

Tastes like Coke and Cpt. Morgans. Which was good when I used to drink.

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« Reply #34 on: Sun, 01 June 2014, 18:37:42 »
I miss Vanilla coke. Was delicious.

 :'(  Do you guys not have that anymore??  I can't even imagine.

Canadians were blessed with the vanilla coke for a few years, but I haven't had any since I was about 12 or 13 at the latest. So not for at least five years.
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« Reply #35 on: Sun, 01 June 2014, 18:39:54 »
I saw vanilla coke at Walmart this morning.

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« Reply #36 on: Sun, 01 June 2014, 18:44:52 »
I saw vanilla coke at Walmart this morning.

We have that here as well.
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« Reply #37 on: Sun, 01 June 2014, 18:58:50 »
I've only tried the regular one and zero. I do have tried it in many different countries (20+) and I have to say the coke in my country is the best, not sure why maybe different manufacturing process or something to do with corn syrup vs sugar made or maybe I am bias :D I have cherry coke once but I don't remember if it was any good.
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« Reply #38 on: Sun, 01 June 2014, 18:59:55 »
I'm fairly certain it still exists in the states, but unless I've been blind every time I've gone down the pop aisle, it's gone. Not that I could drink it anyway (haven't had caffeine in any measurable quantity in years), but it sure was good.
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« Reply #39 on: Sun, 01 June 2014, 21:24:58 »
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Dr Pepper has always tasted pretty terrible to me
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« Reply #41 on: Mon, 02 June 2014, 05:01:50 »
I do find it interesting how different Coke tastes in different countries. South African Coke is awesome. Finnish Coke, meh. I think it has something to do with the water and sugar used, since I'm pretty sure the rest of the ingredients are the same.

The weird thing is that Pepsi isn't affected as much somehow. So in Finland I could take either, no real preference between Coke and Pepsi (depends on the mood that day), but in SA Coke is king. Pepsi doesn't stand a chance.

That "frozen" Coke looks awesome! On a hot day in SA, I would sometimes fill a beer mug with ice and fill the gaps with Coke, refilling a few times from the can as needed. Which brings me to another point. I used to drink quite a lot of Coke when I lived in South Africa and could taste the difference between Coke from a can, from a plastic bottle and from a glass bottle (seriously, no BS). Glass bottle was my favourite, then can, then plastic.
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« Reply #42 on: Mon, 02 June 2014, 05:17:59 »
I used to drink quite a lot of Coke when I lived in South Africa and could taste the difference between Coke from a can, from a plastic bottle and from a glass bottle (seriously, no BS). Glass bottle was my favourite, then can, then plastic.
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« Reply #43 on: Mon, 02 June 2014, 05:18:15 »
I do find it interesting how different Coke tastes in different countries. South African Coke is awesome. Finnish Coke, meh. I think it has something to do with the water and sugar used, since I'm pretty sure the rest of the ingredients are the same.

The weird thing is that Pepsi isn't affected as much somehow. So in Finland I could take either, no real preference between Coke and Pepsi (depends on the mood that day), but in SA Coke is king. Pepsi doesn't stand a chance.

That "frozen" Coke looks awesome! On a hot day in SA, I would sometimes fill a beer mug with ice and fill the gaps with Coke, refilling a few times from the can as needed. Which brings me to another point. I used to drink quite a lot of Coke when I lived in South Africa and could taste the difference between Coke from a can, from a plastic bottle and from a glass bottle (seriously, no BS). Glass bottle was my favourite, then can, then plastic.

Yes South African coke is definitely one the best. As far as I know it is the water and amount of sugar that changes to the tastes of each market. Pepsi literally has no chance here  :)) I 100% believe you can taste the difference between the containers, glass bottle coke is a slice of heaven.

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« Reply #44 on: Mon, 02 June 2014, 09:21:06 »
Difference between containers definitely does exist! There were 1L of class bottles coke here in the past and it was the best one, the small ones are great but not practical

they discontinued them though :(
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« Reply #45 on: Mon, 02 June 2014, 09:26:34 »
i expected malphas to be a coke expert

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Re: Just tried every flavor of coke product
« Reply #46 on: Mon, 02 June 2014, 09:31:27 »
Difference between containers definitely does exist! There were 1L of class bottles coke here in the past and it was the best one, the small ones are great but not practical
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they discontinued them though :(

Not here we still get 200ml, something in between I forget what (think 300ml) and then a 500ml all in glass. The 500ml plastic is more common but many places carry the glass. They very recently discontinued the 1l glass bottles though :(

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Re: Just tried every flavor of coke product
« Reply #47 on: Mon, 02 June 2014, 10:06:19 »
Difference between containers definitely does exist! There were 1L of class bottles coke here in the past and it was the best one, the small ones are great but not practical
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they discontinued them though :(

Not here we still get 200ml, something in between I forget what (think 300ml) and then a 500ml all in glass. The 500ml plastic is more common but many places carry the glass. They very recently discontinued the 1l glass bottles though :(

If you're old like me, you may remember there also used to be 1.5l glass bottles (thick glass, with a large metal screw top) and 500ml glass "stumpies" (with a thin "foam" plastic wrapping). Man, brings back fond memories thinking about those. Ah, "Have a Coke and a smile", "Things go better with Coke", etc.. Always had Coke when eating "things", which was often back when I was young.

The glass bottles with metal caps tasted best to me, with 2 liter plastic tasting worst. Cans tasted a little "sharper", if that makes sense, with a bit too much fizz. Hehe, sound rather like a cork sniffer.
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Re: Just tried every flavor of coke product
« Reply #48 on: Mon, 02 June 2014, 10:07:47 »
XD I think I've been to that museum 4-5 times total. Watermelon soda is still awesome. Also idk why but the new building seems smaller somehow? lol.

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Re: Just tried every flavor of coke product
« Reply #49 on: Mon, 02 June 2014, 10:26:13 »
if you live in the US and never tried cane sugar coke (original coke with no HFCS) then goto a mexican super market. HFCS is high fructos corn syrup, the reason US coke uses HFCS as opposed to sugar is cuz they produce HFCS more cheaper by way of chemicals and corn subsidies than just using real sugar.

goto a mexican supermarket, and head for the coke drink isle, you'll find coke in a glass, look at the label and make sure it says, Made in Mexico (imported) and that it is made with Sugar and not HFCS.

why do all mexican supermarkets have imported coke? cuz mexicans would rather pay the extra money for real sugar coke.

if you REALLY cannot find a mexican grocery store, find a jewish one, or one that specializes in Kosher stuff, Kosher Coke with the blue cap is made out of cane sugar as well.

and supermarkets lately will have glass coke for a high premium, not cuz it's glass but it's imported from mexico, just make sure it's made from mexico and sugar.

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Re: Just tried every flavor of coke product
« Reply #50 on: Mon, 02 June 2014, 10:36:34 »
I went to that place when I was in the ATL for 3 months a few years back. I can also vouch for how foul Beverly was good lord! I think a reasonable fair few of the EU Coke products were horrendous tasting.

Did you get your little souviner glass coke bottle at the end? I still have mine here next to my desk.

If you are still in ATL or going back again any time soon check out the sweet water brewery that's a cool place and you get beer tokens for many delicious beverages and a cool glass to keep :)

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Re: Just tried every flavor of coke product
« Reply #51 on: Mon, 02 June 2014, 10:38:36 »
i've always liked off-brand pineapple soda...   fanta's good, but off-brand is also pretty great, they probably buy the flavoring from the same guys...

it makes my teeth hurt if I drink alot of it... so clearly it's highly acidic..  but deliciously so...

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Re: Just tried every flavor of coke product
« Reply #52 on: Mon, 02 June 2014, 10:45:04 »
 :)) My glass coke bottle cupboard, there is a store down the road that takes the bottles back and gives you the deposit. Every so often a grab a couple empties and return with a full one :)

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Re: Just tried every flavor of coke product
« Reply #53 on: Mon, 02 June 2014, 11:04:54 »
If you're old like me, you may remember there also used to be 1.5l glass bottles (thick glass, with a large metal screw top) and 500ml glass "stumpies" (with a thin "foam" plastic wrapping). Man, brings back fond memories thinking about those. Ah, "Have a Coke and a smile", "Things go better with Coke", etc.. Always had Coke when eating "things", which was often back when I was young.

The glass bottles with metal caps tasted best to me, with 2 liter plastic tasting worst. Cans tasted a little "sharper", if that makes sense, with a bit too much fizz. Hehe, sound rather like a cork sniffer.
Yea I just talked to a friend and he says that we had 1.5L glass with metal cap, so I was wrong about them being 1L. I remember them being the best as well and the 2L plastic ones are still the worst.

Slightly off topic. Has anyone tried Fanta Mandarin, I have tried it couple of times in Greece and its easy my favorite orange soda :p
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Re: Just tried every flavor of coke product
« Reply #54 on: Mon, 02 June 2014, 11:09:37 »
If you're old like me, you may remember there also used to be 1.5l glass bottles (thick glass, with a large metal screw top) and 500ml glass "stumpies" (with a thin "foam" plastic wrapping). Man, brings back fond memories thinking about those. Ah, "Have a Coke and a smile", "Things go better with Coke", etc.. Always had Coke when eating "things", which was often back when I was young.

The glass bottles with metal caps tasted best to me, with 2 liter plastic tasting worst. Cans tasted a little "sharper", if that makes sense, with a bit too much fizz. Hehe, sound rather like a cork sniffer.
Yea I just talked to a friend and he says that we had 1.5L glass with metal cap, so I was wrong about them being 1L. I remember them being the best as well and the 2L plastic ones are still the worst.

Slightly off topic. Has anyone tried Fanta Mandarin, I have tried it couple of times in Greece and its easy my favorite orange soda :p

Orange soda was my fav until pineapple soda..

I've been meaning to retry grape..  I remember stopping on grape, because all the ones i've tried made my tongue numb as an after taste/status effect..

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Re: Just tried every flavor of coke product
« Reply #55 on: Mon, 02 June 2014, 11:24:30 »
I've never even heard of it until I saw epzy's recent post, now I want to try it so bad :(
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Re: Just tried every flavor of coke product
« Reply #56 on: Mon, 02 June 2014, 12:00:30 »
i've always liked off-brand pineapple soda...   fanta's good, but off-brand is also pretty great, they probably buy the flavoring from the same guys...

it makes my teeth hurt if I drink alot of it... so clearly it's highly acidic..  but deliciously so...
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Hands down, the best pineapple soda is Jupiņa .

I went to that place when I was in the ATL for 3 months a few years back. I can also vouch for how foul Beverly was good lord! I think a reasonable fair few of the EU Coke products were horrendous tasting.

Did you get your little souviner glass coke bottle at the end? I still have mine here next to my desk.

If you are still in ATL or going back again any time soon check out the sweet water brewery that's a cool place and you get beer tokens for many delicious beverages and a cool glass to keep :)

I drank my two glass cokes this morning XD
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Re: Just tried every flavor of coke product
« Reply #57 on: Mon, 02 June 2014, 15:26:18 »
Did you try the "blue" coke? :p  I remember they have it ten years ago

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Re: Just tried every flavor of coke product
« Reply #58 on: Mon, 02 June 2014, 15:34:09 »
Did you try the "blue" coke? :p  I remember they have it ten years ago
Hmm, I remember Pepsi Blue, but I've never heard of blue coke! What is this magic?

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Re: Just tried every flavor of coke product
« Reply #59 on: Mon, 02 June 2014, 16:36:39 »
Did you try the "blue" coke? :p  I remember they have it ten years ago
Hmm, I remember Pepsi Blue, but I've never heard of blue coke! What is this magic?

blue coke? 


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Re: Just tried every flavor of coke product
« Reply #60 on: Mon, 02 June 2014, 16:47:48 »
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Re: Just tried every flavor of coke product
« Reply #61 on: Mon, 02 June 2014, 17:05:51 »
Did you try the "blue" coke? :p  I remember they have it ten years ago
Hmm, I remember Pepsi Blue, but I've never heard of blue coke! What is this magic?

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Re: Just tried every flavor of coke product
« Reply #62 on: Tue, 03 June 2014, 01:39:52 »
i once had a half frozen blue coke. it looked and tasted very... funny.
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