Coca-Cola

I've spoken before of my unfortunate and debilitating coke addiction, which lasted from early childhood to a time not too long ago. Don't worry, I meant that kind of Coke! Oh, you already knew. There's a picture. I see. Well now that the fun's out of the way, on with the review. Without a doubt, the most well-known and authentic carbonated cola drink belongs to the ludicrously rich Coca-Cola Corporation, which has ensured through endless and unstoppable advertising to ingrain the idea into the minds of everyone that their product is the best. But is it true? Well, probably. Even in my worst ... more

Advertisements for Coca-Cola go back two centuries, to 1893. Coke was first made as a health drink, as the early slogans showed. The first claims would have been hard to prove, if there had been advertising standards in those days – “The ideal brain tonic” (1893), “Coca-cola revives and sustains” (1905 – an early Viagra?!), “Ice cold sunshine” (1932), “The best friend thirst ever had” (1938), “Coca-cola makes good things taste better” (1955). Advertising really took off, though in the 1950’s. “The sign of good ... more

It’s amazing the things that you do without realising you’re doing them sometimes. Watching TV for hours on end but not taking in what you’re watching. Staring into space when there’s nothing else to do. AND THE AMOUNT OF COCA COLA I DRINK IN A DAY !!! It has just suddenly struck me that I must go through about 4-5 cans of this fizzy drink a day, even more so when I’m in possession of my favourite tipples Jack Daniels or Vodka. For some reason it just goes great with these two spirits. So why is my “coke addiction” so bad that I do not even realise it ... more

Throughout the world, there can only be a handful of people who haven’t heard of Coca Cola – even the poorest countries have Coca-cola. Although the recipe and the taste will slightly vary from one country to the next, the taste is pretty similar throughout the world. There are not many products that are globally recognizable regardless of the language they are in; the coca cola tin is instantly recognizable even when the words are in Chinese, the red and white, with the funky stripe and the particular font used for the writing are synonymous with Coca Cola. Early on, when ... more

All pervading, all powerful and all over the world, the Coca Cola company is a giant of industry that weilds unimaginable power, which is quite strange when you think that this mighty empire is built on the sugary sweet foundation of a brown fizzy drink. Now, most people know what Coca-Cola (or "COKE" as it is often referred, not to be confused with cocaine, which is white and powdery, not brown and fizzy) tastes quite nice, a hard to define sugary, caramelly, well coca-colay taste. The liks of ROla COla and Panda COla never quite manage to emulate the same taste. Its a little too fizzy, but ... more