The coke you get from the burrito joint is the best i been going there for years reminds me of that mean joe green commercial with the little kid and the jersey. old school

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I've had coke in a number of countries including Mexico and have found most of them have a much better flavor than any I've had in the US. The reformulation of the so-called "classic coke" though probably a money-saving ploy from Atlanta has really reduced the taste and quality of the product. Because of this don't drink as much coke as I used to before the change; there are a number of cola products which as equally as good or better than "classic coke." I know that the Coke executives really could care less, but the pre "classic" and foreign cokes are so much better that most coke-drinkers don't really know how much their missing!

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I blame the government. The combination of corn subsidies and sugar tariffs (and the Cuban embargo) is preventing us from getting the right Coke.

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My hubby makes a pilgrimage every week to the local Mexican market to pick up a couple bottles of imported Coke. He says the Coke made with cane sugar is just like the stuff he grew up with.



There is also some concerns that HFCS is a main contributor to the growing obesity problem, as the way the body metabolizes corn syrup differs from how it metabolizes cane sugar.



http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn/A8003-2003Mar10?language=printer

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I just don't want to know how they are smuggling Coke across the boarder :-/

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I live right on the border here in South Texas. I love taste of Mexican Coke. It's so much better than the American crap. I routinely bring back cases of the stuff. Best of all, it's completely legal. All you have to do is buy the bottles, which means you leave $5 for the deposit of the bottles and you get to go and get a new case whenever you want without having to buy the bottles.

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I guess I will need to start checking the Mexican markets here for REAL coke. I'm trying to cut as much HFCS out of my diet as possible but still crave coke every so often, and if I can get it with real sugar that will be great.

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In some US cities, Coke makes a special batch with cane sugar to be Kosher for passover. It usually has a yellow cap with hebrew writing on it. I try to stock up every spring.

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I live about 100 miles away from Dr Pepper where they made with sugar cane. It's very expensive. $1.19 in 12 oz glasses bottle. Usually, I get it from Central Market where it actually sell most import soda you can find. Gotta love Central Market!

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I didn't know that there was still Coke with real sugar and now I'm really curious. I've been wanting to try the Dublin Dr. Pepper but haven't found any up in my neck of the woods (I'm disappointed Jungle Jim's didn't have it). I'm due a shopping expedition so I'll have to keep my eyes open for some Mexican Coke. To me that would be even better than the Dr. Pepper.

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I get a bottle every time I go to a taqeria. Canadian coke is the same way (although in the US you're far less likely to find a poutine stand with imported Canadian coke rather than a taco stand with imported Mexican coke, but if you live near the Canadian border it's worth it to snag some on your next visit). The main difference is you don't get that feeling of sticky glop in the back of your mouth after you drink it -- that's the corn syrup.

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less fakeness and no sticky glop feeling? where do i sign the petition to ban HFCS in coke!?!?

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I finally bought some Mex coke from a local Mex grocery. Yes, it tastes like 'real Coke' (like Coke used to taste.) They do not take the bottles back, however. It cost $1 a bottle, well worth it. Coca Cola Co. should simply start making American coke with sugar instead of HFCS, it'd sell better and more than make up the difference in cost for the sweetner

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I'm fortunate to have a grocery store that stocks Mexican-made coke in the 1 liter glass bottles. Besides them being glass bottled (which I wish all soda companies still did) it tastes better than american coke. I was born a year after they did the switcharoo on the formulas, but from what I read, the mexican coke tastes like the pre-classic formula. Idk what else they put in it down in mexico, but I'm addicted. Even caught the attention of the clerks working at the store, and I might have made some converts.

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I found out about Mexican Coke when I lived in Arizona. 8 years later, I found out I'm allergic to corn and the Mexican variety had been a life saver for me, a dyed-in-the-wool at-least-a-coke-a-day drinker.

Now I live in VA, right down the street from a Coke distributor, and it kills me to drive by it. I keep thinking of stopping by and asking if they could make me a batch with sugar... :)

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When they changed the coke years back and returned again with the classic it was never the same. I have found that most soft drinks now dont have that good fizz to it anymore. that good burn in the throat and nose tickle I really miss that.............Flat sodas dont rule. Please bring back vanilla coke and pepsi adn Mr Pibb!!

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Mexican Coca-Cola is fantastic! Here in Albuquerque it is even available in some restaurants. Taste like Coke should. Rich, smooth, and with that little kick we all love. We buy it by the case at a local Mexican market every other week. I even ask for it in Spanish! Nothing better after a day at work than a nice cold Mexican Coca-Cola...Viva Mexico!

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We recently heard through the underground real coca-cola lovers network that a mexican store had "real" coke ith sugar in it. Took the whole family to get some. $9.00 later and 5 "real things"-cold, and we were in throat burning, zesty taste bliss. Yeah, I agree with everybody on the list. American Coke-cola sucks. How about this for a marketing ploy to the directors of the company. Use sugar instead of HFCS and wipe the floor ith pepsi.Blah. Good drinking to all you "real" lovers out there.

Having a "REAL" Coke and a SMILE

Drew

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I completely agree with everyone else. I cannot drink American-made Coke without loading it with ice cubes to dilute the strong fake flavor. Mexican Coke, on the other hand, I can drink straight from the bottle. Yum.

Bring back sugar, Coca-Cola!

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Can anyone tell me if you can get vanilla coke in the mexican brand of coke?

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