Thread: quality soda pop

Originally Posted by dyimages

As I looked around the table there were 4 dead blank faces all staring back at me like I had swintched to speaking Punjab or something. They had no idea what a pop machine was or what i was even hinting at.

This reminds me of the story about the time some friends of ours went to Ireland. These are Carolina people, Sandlappers to the core, who just wanted to get a taste of the local atmosphere at a real Irish pub. When a local asked them what they like to do, their reply was, "Shagging" (the state dance of South Carolina). I would have paid to see the look I heard about on the Irishman's face. Classic stuff you can't make up.

I really like Diet Pepsi with a splash of grenadine (I know, defeats the purpose of diet....but its dang good heh). Also, Vernors ginger ale is good. I also like Jarritos Toronja (mexican grapefruit flavored soda), available at a few mexican grocery stores around me. It's much better than "squirt".

Also, here in MI, everything is called "Pop!"

Forgot to mention.

As a kid getting a bottle of this was always a huge treat. Have not had it in over 30 years so for all I know it may suck but the memory of it was good

Originally Posted by shooter74743

I'm not sure if the drink is a different recipe or not, but once and a while I enjoy a Coca-Cola in the small glass bottle. For some reason they seem to taste different than those in a can or plastic.

Around here anything with carbonated water & syrup is considered a "coke".

Glass bottle gets real sugar, not HFCS. thats the difference, and what a difference it is.

Here in Norway all Coca-Cola is made with real sugar, but the glass bottles are still the best

Having spent some quality time on the beautiful island Malta, one of my favorite soft drinks is Kinnie.

We call them by the name given i.e Lemonade, Coke, Sprite etc when required, but the general name is Soft-Drink (as opposed to harder stuff like beer and stiff drinks like spirits I suppose...Dunno really). When I was a kid we referred to it as Lolly-Water. It's all just garbage anyway, but some of them go well with whiskey/bourbon


Mick

Originally Posted by 96firephoenix

Glass bottle gets real sugar, not HFCS. thats the difference, and what a difference it is.

Not all the glass bottles get sugar. Some of the small bottles still get hfcs. Go to a tienda and they should have 12oz bottles made with sugar. A couple grocery stores around here carry them as well as Costco (and every tienda and a few bodegas).

I hardly ever drink any soft drinks.
When I do, it is always Coca Cola. In a glass bottle.

Originally Posted by JimmyHAD

I hate to be a wet blanket but AFAIC "quality" soda pop is a contradiction in terms. I call it sugar water and haven't touched it in a decade. YMMV.

I love cane sugar... I once ate a whole 5 lb bag and it tasted just like a pepsi.