Mexican Coke

A Bottle of Mexican Coke.

Mexican Coke, also called "Coca Cola de Mexico," "Coke de Mexico," or, informally, "MexiCoke," is Coca-Cola that is made and bottled in Mexico in a thick glass bottle. Although intended for consumption in Mexico, Mexican Coke has become popular in the United States because of a flavor that fans call "a lot more natural tasting". The primary difference in flavor between Mexican Coke and the American Coca Cola recipe is that Mexian Coke is sweetened using cane sugar.

Taste tests

In taste tests, tasters have noted that the Mexican Coke has "a more complex flavor with an ineffable spicy and herbal note", and that it contained something "that darkly hinted at root beer or old-fashioned sarsaparilla candies". Some have suggested that the flavor resembles that of the kola nut.

Bottle

Mexican Coke is bottled in a thick 355 mL or 500 mL glass bottle, which some have described in contrast to the American Coke plastic bottles as being "more elegant, with a pleasingly nostalgic shape". Instead of having a vinyl label wrapped around plastic, an enamel label is painted directly on the glass bottle, with a smaller paper sticker attached to meet the requirements of U.S. nutritional facts labeling.

U.S. availability

Stores selling Mexican Coke often also sell imported Sprite, Fanta orange soda, and Jarritos with refined cane sugar alongside this Coke type.

The World of Coca-Cola sells Mexican Coke in its gift store.

Mexican Coke is now widely distributed in the United States in Kroeger grocery stores in the Western states, Fry's, King Soopers & City Market. It is also available in the Western US in most 7-11 & WalMart stores.

External links

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• Melnick, Meredith (2010-10-28). "Study: Hey, Hipsters, Mexican Coke Might Be a Myth". Time, Thursday, October 28, 2010. Retrieved from http://healthland.time.com/2010/10/28/study-hey-hipsters-mexican-coke-might-be-a-myth/.
• Where To Find Mexican Coke