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Sugar-cane Coca Cola in NYC?

  • Where can I buy sugar-cane Coca Cola (or comparable colas) in New York City? I went to Italy last year and was able to enjoy Coke sweetened with sugar cane instead of the awful high-fructose corn syrup glop, and I have been dreaming about the stuff every since. Apparently the sugar-cane-sweetened Coke is still produced in Mexico; but at this point I am not willing to travel that far just to get a soft drink. (I would, however, be willing to travel a few hours from NYC, if required.) I also hear that a kosher cane-sweetened version of Coke is produced for Passover, and intend to stock up when that time of the year comes around. I suppose it won't be hard to find in this city, but if anyone knows of a particularly good place to buy it, I would like to know. I have encountered various esoteric cola brands in stores here. They tend to be on the expensive side, and taste more like cola and less like Coke. One product in particular, Boylan Sugar Cane Cola, tastes like root beer, ie. minty mouthwash, and should not be mentioned. Friends also tell me that RC Cola is made with sugar cane and is an excellent substitute, but I have not been able to find it anywhere here. Friends have not been able to tell me where I could buy the stuff, however. http://www.slashfood.com/2006/01/11/mexicancocacola/ talks about a WSJ article about how Mexican Coca Cola is being imported and sold in various places in the US. Their link is broken, however, and I have not been able to find the article online. Have anyone found this stuff in New York?

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    A little Googling found a great web site: http://www.sodapopstop.com/products/detail.cfm?link=554 I've never dealt with them before, but they do have Mexican Coca-Cola, as well as lots of really nifty stuff!

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I just bought a few 350ml glass bottles at Kitchen Market. It's definitely Mexican, but it's also definitely corn-syrup-based.

gentle

I called Coca-Cola in December to ask where I could get sucrose-Coke. I couldn't get the girl there to understand the issue. She eventually suggested that I call my local bottler to find out when/where to get it. BTW, if you've never seen http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00005V9HU/metafilter-20/ref=nosim/, you've been missing out. It has an awesome song by one of the Finn brothers. "Don't wanna go where there's no Coca-Cola..."

neuron

Keep an eye out for German http://www.afri-cola.com/. That stuff is die Bombe. Also remember that sugar isn't always cane sugar; I think most sugar in the U.S. comes from sugar beets.

hartsell

Mitheral, you sure about the sugar thing in Canada? It sure tastes like corn syrup -- or worse, beet sugar -- to me. For a really intense cola, go to your local Indian store and ask for Thums Up. It actually has a flavour apart from just sugar.

scruss

I also recommend the Imperial Cane Sugar Dr Pepper avaliable (as far as I know) only near the HQ in Waco, TX.

sourwookie

I got the Cane Sugar Dr. Pepper at Whole Foods in Austin, but was told it's only seasonally available. Why isn't corn syrup kosher?

Sara Anne

Keep an eye out for German Afri-Cola. That stuff is die Bombe. Looks like it, too. Is it available in the US?

gentle

Why isn't corn syrup kosher? IANJ but corn is one the forbidden foods during Passover.

hartsell, I'd love to try some Afri-Cola. But where do you get it? Whenever I'm in Germany, I see the posters, but nobody actually has it for sale.

Rash

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