There is so much about this post that I identify with:
1) I can’t believe I never got to try cinnamon coke. I had never even heard of it until now. But just like I have tried Coffee, Dream, Space, +XP, and Y3000 flavored Coke, I’m sure I would have tried this.
2) What I have learned from my exploration of both the Coke and Oreo universes is that the original is either really tough to beat, or my tastebuds and brain have been trained to make that the standard.
3) Different holiday, but do you have an opinion on Peeps Pepsi?
4) Last, and probably most important, is this line: “ You can just go out and buy yourself a party-sized bottle of seasonal soda without explaining yourself to anyone. This is what adulthood is all about.” 10/10 - no notes. I still feel bad making my kids eat their vegetables. And I still get a rush when my wife is away and I sneak candy from the stash we keep away from the kids.
I once bought a red hots flavors soda at a Cracker Barrel, it was fantastic.
It was some small/niche soda brand (like the article pointed out) but it just reinforced the idea that some big manufacturer needs to embrace cinnamon.
I never saw Cinnamon Coke here in RI but if nothing else, it must have been a heck of a mixer for rum, which at the this time of year for me includes a concoction of eggnog, rum, and Coke.
I agree, Cinnamon Coke just didn't work but I have been disappointed in the Christmas varieties of sodas. Mountain Dew attempted a Fruit Quake flavor, like as "fruitcake-flavored" Dew that was surprisingly good but perhaps a niche market considering the negative connotations with fruitcake.
There is so much about this post that I identify with:
1) I can’t believe I never got to try cinnamon coke. I had never even heard of it until now. But just like I have tried Coffee, Dream, Space, +XP, and Y3000 flavored Coke, I’m sure I would have tried this.
2) What I have learned from my exploration of both the Coke and Oreo universes is that the original is either really tough to beat, or my tastebuds and brain have been trained to make that the standard.
3) Different holiday, but do you have an opinion on Peeps Pepsi?
4) Last, and probably most important, is this line: “ You can just go out and buy yourself a party-sized bottle of seasonal soda without explaining yourself to anyone. This is what adulthood is all about.” 10/10 - no notes. I still feel bad making my kids eat their vegetables. And I still get a rush when my wife is away and I sneak candy from the stash we keep away from the kids.
Ginger ale + fruit juice + bitters is always a great booze alternative cocktail. Ginger-pineapple is a favorite whenever I host a gathering.
I once bought a red hots flavors soda at a Cracker Barrel, it was fantastic.
It was some small/niche soda brand (like the article pointed out) but it just reinforced the idea that some big manufacturer needs to embrace cinnamon.
I never saw Cinnamon Coke here in RI but if nothing else, it must have been a heck of a mixer for rum, which at the this time of year for me includes a concoction of eggnog, rum, and Coke.
Oh no, the hyperlink for “on a plane” is dead and I NEED to know what it was!
Pretty sure she was just trying to point back to this previous edition of the newsletter: https://www.thesodafountain.xyz/p/plane-soda
your guess is correct! It's fixed now, sorry for the confusion (and sorry it wasn't anything more exciting than that!)
I agree, Cinnamon Coke just didn't work but I have been disappointed in the Christmas varieties of sodas. Mountain Dew attempted a Fruit Quake flavor, like as "fruitcake-flavored" Dew that was surprisingly good but perhaps a niche market considering the negative connotations with fruitcake.