Trying Coffee-Flavored Coca-Cola: A Disgusting Experience

[Math Is Hard]

Oh, what a disgusting, vile concoction! I tried this the other day, not even knowing anything about the product or what it was supposed to taste like. I couldn't spit it out fast enough!

Turns out it's coffee-flavored Coca-cola.
bleeeeccchhh!

http://www2.coca-cola.com/presscenter/nr_20051207_corporate_blak.html

 

[cronxeh]

I'm surprised they don't just sell amphetamines in water

 

[scorpa]

I like coke and coffee but I can't imagine putting them together that's just gross.

 

[Math Is Hard]

I'm surprised they don't just sell amphetamines in water

I am sure they would if they could get away with it.

I like coke and coffee but I can't imagine putting them together that's just gross.

No doubt! It totally reminds me of the "I'll eat or drink anything for a dollar guy" in high school. We used to make up some really gross combinations out of our lunch leftovers to challenge him with. Coke and coffee would have definitely been the type of thing we would mix up for him.

 

[Evo]

Oh, what a disgusting, vile concoction! I tried this the other day, not even knowing anything about the product or what it was supposed to taste like. I couldn't spit it out fast enough!

Turns out it's coffee-flavored Coca-cola.
bleeeeccchhh!

http://www2.coca-cola.com/presscenter/nr_20051207_corporate_blak.html

Ewwwww.

 

[hypatia]

I tried some too, and I must admit, if it were the last thing on the world to drink...I would drink it again. Please God, don't let it come to that.

 

[Math Is Hard]

More on Coke Blak:
http://www.ajc.com/business/content/business/coke/stories/0404bizblak.html

That research found an untapped market: an energy booster for adults ages 30 to 50. After testing ideas with consumers, executives decided to merge Coke with either an energy drink or coffee. The company experimented with formulations for both before deciding on a coffee-cola fusion.

Who's idiot niece or nephew has been put in charge at Coca Cola? What a moronic idea.

Hypatia and Evo, I am glad it is not just me that finds this horrifying. I know they rolled Blak out in France first. I wonder what the French thought about it? Je vais googler "blak" et "dégueulasse"...

 

[Moonbear]

Eeeeeeeewwwwwww! I cannot imagine coffee and cola together. I had Coke, then coffee today, but they most certainly should not have been served in the same cup at the same time.

 

[chroot]

Both are disgusting enough on their own, dontcha think?

- Warren

 

[SimplySolitary_]

I had tried it over a friend's house, and I don't think it's too bad. I don't think I'd buy it myself, but some energy drinks out there are surely worse... I think it might be an acquired taste, you know?

 

[moose]

Tastes HORRIBLE. I actually bought a 4 pack, thinking it will taste good... BLEH

It doesn't taste like coffee AT ALL!

 

[Math Is Hard]

Eeeeeeeewwwwwww! I cannot imagine coffee and cola together. I had Coke, then coffee today, but they most certainly should not have been served in the same cup at the same time.

It's really a perverse combination!

Both are disgusting enough on their own, dontcha think?

Not when you're a caffeine addict like me.

I had tried it over a friend's house, and I don't think it's too bad. I don't think I'd buy it myself, but some energy drinks out there are surely worse... I think it might be an acquired taste, you know?

Just out of curiosity, are you in the under 30 or over 30 crowd? When I tried it I thought, ew! this is so sweet, maybe they are targeting kids with this product and that's why I find it so yucky. But nope, quite the opposite - they are marketing Blak to a 30-50 year old demographic, and I am right in there. I should be lapping the stuff up.

 

[Math Is Hard]

Tastes HORRIBLE. I actually bought a 4 pack, thinking it will taste good... BLEH

It doesn't taste like coffee AT ALL!

They had the 4 packs in the stores last week, but it was so expensive, there was no way I would commit to buying that many. The singles came out, so I said, OK, I'll try just one. Glad I didn't buy that 4 pack now.

 

[Moonbear]

IJust out of curiosity, are you in the under 30 or over 30 crowd? When I tried it I thought, ew! this is so sweet, maybe they are targeting kids with this product and that's why I find it so yucky. But nope, quite the opposite - they are marketing Blak to a 30-50 year old demographic, and I am right in there. I should be lapping the stuff up.

Well, you can't really admit you're selling something super-caffeinated to kids, can you? It'll probably find its market on college campuses during final exams when students are pulling all nighters and will drink anything if it will keep them awake.

 

[JamesU]

This sounds terrible, but I'll try it...

 

[moose]

Well, you can't really admit you're selling something super-caffeinated to kids, can you? It'll probably find its market on college campuses during final exams when students are pulling all nighters and will drink anything if it will keep them awake.

lol, the three I have left will probably be put into use in the next week or so

If this thing will keep me awake, I just may be almost happy about buying it...

 

[Gale]

Both are disgusting enough on their own, dontcha think?

- Warren

i'm going to have to agree. both are pretty much acquired tastes, so i'd imagine that combined there'd be a good deal more acquiring necessary.

 

[Moonbear]

i'm going to have to agree. both are pretty much acquired tastes, so i'd imagine that combined there'd be a good deal more acquiring necessary.

Especially since even those of us who already have acquired the taste for each individually still wouldn't touch that concoction with a 10 foot pole!

 

[theCandyman]

If it came out recently, then it is just in time for my finals. Sounds like it will be more the taste that will keep me awake than the caffene.

 

[Moonbear]

If it came out recently, then it is just in time for my finals. Sounds like it will be more the taste that will keep me awake than the caffene.

Oh, just imagine, since it's Coke, every time you burp, you'll taste it again, and you're guaranteed to burp at least a few times if you drink it.

 

[JamesU]

I couldn't find it at the grocery store so I had to settle for a Wild Berry Dr. Pepper

 

[moose]

yomamma, Frys should have them.

 

[scorpa]

I couldn't find it at the grocery store so I had to settle for a Wild Berry Dr. Pepper

That doesn't sound very good either

 

[franznietzsche]

Oh, what a disgusting, vile concoction! I tried this the other day, not even knowing anything about the product or what it was supposed to taste like. I couldn't spit it out fast enough!

Turns out it's coffee-flavored Coca-cola.
bleeeeccchhh!

http://www2.coca-cola.com/presscenter/nr_20051207_corporate_blak.html

Its really weird. I didn't think it was bad but I definitely refuse to drink it. It gave me a strong urge to drink more, like it was liquid crack or something. Normal coke, and normal espresso for me please.

 

[Cyrus]

I'm holding out for the caffeine free Coke Blak.

 

[franznietzsche]

I'm holding out for the caffeine free Coke Blak.

BLASPHEMER!

Caffeine is the new ambrosia, don't you know that?

 

[wolram]

Why all the , EWWWWWing, it sounds good to me, i will have one of those
mythical yank gallon cups please, i need energy.

 

[Entropy]

Coke + Coffee? Gez why don't they just inject caffine right in your veins. Then, again it still probably doesn't have as much caffine as Mountain Dew. One can is the equvalent of 5 cups of coffee!

 

[Ivan Seeking]

Oh, what are you all whining about. At least they don't put cocaine in it any more.

Now where did I put my coffee w/7-UP?

 

[Math Is Hard]

Oh, what are you all whining about. At least they don't put cocaine in it any more.

Now where did I put my coffee w/7-UP?

Didn't 7-up used to contain lithium? Or is that just a rumor?

 

[Ivan Seeking]

I think that was just mom's special treat for you Math.

 

[Math Is Hard]

I think that was just mom's special treat for you Math.

oh, har d har har, Ivan!



*that's not true is it, Evo? Moonbear?*

 

[Evo]

coke blak, I think "blak" (blech) is what you say after tasting it.

Oh, and MIH, yeah, mom saved the lithium for you. At least you got coke.

It was my back hair, wasn't it?

 

[zoobyshoe]

It was my back hair, wasn't it?

Please be careful. I can't explain to you how much this image arouses a zoobie.

 

[dasistalles]

blak

Wow, I guess I must be in a very small minority; I actually like this stuff !

Just wanted to ask people in other states (I'm in NC); one 4-pack of 8-oz. bottles costs $ 5.40 ! here. Is it that ridiculously expensive elsewhere or is that just an aberration ? What in the world makes a soda with some coffee flavoring that expensive ? What are they thinking ?...not all of us are millionaires !

 

[moose]

They are treating it as an energy drink... Compare the prices and you will see.

 

[turbo]

I have an espresso machine and I have a BIG mug of unsweetend black espresso every morning, then I'm pretty much good for the day. I don't do soft drinks or commercial juices at all, and only occasionally have an additional coffee during the day. Since Coke stopped being made with cane sugar, I have not been able to stomach it - it's just gross! I can't imagine drinking corn-syrup Coke combined with coffee - just the thought of it makes me cringe.

 

[slugcountry]

Oh, what a disgusting, vile concoction! I tried this the other day, not even knowing anything about the product or what it was supposed to taste like. I couldn't spit it out fast enough!

Turns out it's coffee-flavored Coca-cola.
bleeeeccchhh!

http://www2.coca-cola.com/presscenter/nr_20051207_corporate_blak.html

ummmm for the record I thought it was pretty damn good...

just worthless as an energy drink IMO

 

[z-component]

I'm not sure why, but I think I was actually considering trying this odd drink. Not anymore!

 

[JamesU]

I remember when I tried this, this tasted like crap...

 

[Yonoz]

Did you know Coke tastes different in different places around the globe? I've tried US Coke (you can actually find imported Coke if you really look for some) and it's noticably sweeter than what we drink here, which is very tangy.

 

[brewnog]

Sounds gorgeous, when can I get some?!

Yonoz, you should read Dave Gorman's Googlewhack Adventure. He accompanies a Californian dude who drives over to Mexico to bring some Coke back, because it tastes nicer apparently.


Anyway, even Coke from the same factory can taste different depending on what container it's in. Obviously glass bottles provide the freshest taste, with cans coming a reasonable second. 2L plastic bottles keep it pretty well, but you start to lose some freshness, and the 500ml bottled Coke is horrible. And then there's the stuff you get on draught from Mc Donalds which is a whole different kettle of Coke.

 

[iansmith]

I've tried it a few day ago and it wasn't that bad. It actually tasted like coffee crip. I felt like I was drinking liquid coffee crisp.

Sometimes I fill my coffee mug with coke and there always a bit of epresso left a the bottom. The mix is pretty decent.

 

[Yonoz]

Sounds gorgeous, when can I get some?!

Well I could send some but your DoHS will probably blow it up en route.

Yonoz, you should read Dave Gorman's Googlewhack Adventure. He accompanies a Californian dude who drives over to Mexico to bring some Coke back, because it tastes nicer apparently.

Will look out for that book. I really wanted to taste the coke in India when I was there but it was just uncovered that Coca Cola there used contaminated water. I was already hooked on that mango drink they have there anyways.

Anyway, even Coke from the same factory can taste different depending on what container it's in. Obviously glass bottles provide the freshest taste, with cans coming a reasonable second. 2L plastic bottles keep it pretty well, but you start to lose some freshness, and the 500ml bottled Coke is horrible. And then there's the stuff you get on draught from Mc Donalds which is a whole different kettle of Coke.

Yeah it's not really an exact science, especially those taps - some places don't even bother calibrating those to get anything resembling bottled Coke. I try to stay off soft drinks anyway, they make me consume more sugar in general.

 

[Integral]

Oh, what are you all whining about. At least they don't put cocaine in it any more.

Now where did I put my coffee w/7-UP?

Hmm... I thought you used milk...

Guess I'll have to make sure that we have some 7-up on hand next time you come over...

Should I just make the coffee with 7-up or do you add it later?

 

[moose]

Did you know Coke tastes different in different places around the globe? I've tried US Coke (you can actually find imported Coke if you really look for some) and it's noticably sweeter than what we drink here, which is very tangy.

Yeah, Coke in Europe tastes so much better Last time I went to visit some family in Poland, I drank a LOT of Coke

Over the summer, I was at a Mexican restaurant near the border and ordered a pepsi. The pepsi was imported from Mexico, so it sweetened with sugar cane! :!) :!) :!)

Anyway, coke in other countries just has so much more flavor and also has a nice scent.

 

[Yonoz]

Anyway, coke in other countries just has so much more flavor and also has a nice scent.

Heh, it's like Australians and Foster's.

 

[Moonbear]

Yeah, Coke in Europe tastes so much better Last time I went to visit some family in Poland, I drank a LOT of Coke

I agree. When I was in Poland, many years ago, but after Coke changed their formula in the US, I was thrilled to discover it was still being bottled with the old formula in Poland...or at least something very similar to it. It reminded me of getting to visit my grandparents as a kid, because they would spoil me and give me a glass of Coke with meals, which wasn't at all allowed at home (it was milk or go thirsty at home). That was back in the days when you couldn't tell the difference between Coke and Pepsi, and both tasted way better than they do now.

 

[turbo]

Years ago, I was working as a consultant for a WestVaCo mill in Wickliffe, Kentucky and stayed in Paducah (the nearest town with hotels and diners) and while prowling the pawn shops and music stores on the weekends I made a friend (young guy who loved the intersection between country and blues) and he tipped me to something. The RC cola in that district was bottled by a man whose mother just couldn't stomach the corn syrup, so he stuck with real cane sugar. I have never been a fan of RC (too thin), but it was WAY better than Coke and Pepsi sweetened with corn syrup.