Tasting Space... Coca-Cola Style

So I think I'm a little out of the loop, because Starlight Cola came out a few months ago, and I've just found out... while visiting Hawaii.  I haven't seen it here in Utah, before or after, but it simply might be because I haven't visited the right places.

Curiosity got the better of me, and I had to try.  Ohhhhhh.... I don't like it!  Is this what space tastes like? Well, remembering in hindsight, there was a berry flavor (raspberry?), and I got a hint of chocolate.  Heh, though I'm watching YouTubers review it, and they're saying vanilla.  Their reactions are positive! Some negative.  And WDW News, talking about Disneyland, said that the Avengers area was selling Starlight Cola in DCA.  

 

Starlight did not agree with my taste buds at all!  The after taste lingered a little too long.  When pouring the drink into a cup there's a dark red color that put me off for some reason.  But the taste is a trip, maybe that's what they were going for.  My Mom and I bought two bottles.  We couldn't finish the first, dumped it down the drain, and didn't open the second.  Left it by the trash while checking out.  

 

Worth checking out? Only if you're into soda experimentation.  In Las Vegas there's a Coca-Cola place on the strip and they do a sampler tasting thingy.  Don't know if they still do this as I did the tasting years ago, but the Starlight drink reminded me of the tasting trip in Las Vegas.  The flavor was familiar.  Didn't like it then.  Don't like it now.  To each their own.

 

Guess I don't like the taste of space. :\

 

Sarah

 

  

Peach Coca-Cola, My Favorite Drink Discovery in Japan

 If there's one thing I really miss from Japan it's all the vending machines.  They're everywhere and so nice and convenient.  And one thing you can find in vending machines is a good variety of drinks.

Of course not speaking or reading fluent Japanese can come as a hindrance, as a lot of the drinks are mysteries.  I got this one drink at the Boarderless Exhibit thinking it was water, it said Aqua, but it was a slightly sweet sports drink.  A total surprise.

Also, something else Japan is known for are limited edition items.  I found this Peach Coca-Cola at a vending machine in Ginza, and it was so tasty!  So good!  But it's also a limit edition flavor, so even if I lived in Japan this drink is short lived.

It's probably a good thing Peach Coke isn't a thing in the States, though . . . do those multi option soda machines have peach as an option?  Okay, I probably shouldn't find out.  I've been very good not drinking soda this year, and did slip up in Japan due to awesomeness of options.  It's not fun always getting water from vending machines that have so many cool choices.

But seriously, Peach Coca-Cola is so good.

My Name in Coca-Cola Print

Finally!

I finally found a bottle of coke recommending I share the bottle with myself.  Not some stranger.  Not with a friend or family member.

A bottle that says: "Share a coke with Sarah."

And so I did, with gleeful selfish glory, drinking half and putting the other half in the fridge for later.

Then my Grandma found it, took it out, thinking it was hers, and drank the rest.

Guess I ended up sharing the coke after all!

Share a Coke With . . . Mmmmm

 Share a Coke with . . .

I first found out about this new Coca-Cola campaign a couple weeks ago during a trip to Idaho.  While nursing a headache I pulled a coke bottle out of the fridge, turned it around, and saw "Share a coke with . . . (enter random name here)."

"Why would I want to do that?" I said, showing the bottle to all those in the kitchen. "That would be unhygienic."

And then I saw it!

Images of backwash.

Virus's being spread.

The idea of a stranger downing my drink, leaving me none.

Not cool.

I understand the idea behind the advertising.  Spread the coke love!  Right, get that.  I just don't want to share the drink I'm drinking from, which is why I find it a little disturbing drinking from a bottle with a strangers name on it.

I was taught not to talk to strangers, let alone share a drink . . .

BTW, I found a coke bottle with my brother Michael's name.  And I kept it all to myself.  Enjoying every drop.

I tried to find a bottle with "Sarah" on it, so I can share a coke with myself, but I have yet to find one.

In other Coca-cola news, I found these cans of coke shaped like bottles, which I honestly find pretty cool, but not cool enough to buy one at $1.49!