# Best Flavors of Kool-Aid **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [September 10, 1999, 12:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-flavors-of-kool-aid/7923 "1999-09-10T12:26:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![kellibelli](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e480ec/32.png) [@kellibelli](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kellibelli)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 1999, 12:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-flavors-of-kool-aid/7923/1 "1999-09-10T12:26:00Z")
Have you tried ‘ice blue’-raspberry lemonade? Its awesome! and they used to have ‘rock-a-dile red’- cherry lemonade…it was without a doubt the most yummy drink!I havent seen it in a few years ☹ I make mine with only 1/4 to 1/2 cup of sugar instead a whole cup…nice 'n tart! Kool-Aid stories anyone? ---
**Author:** ![Bluepony](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Bluepony](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bluepony)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 1999, 1:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-flavors-of-kool-aid/7923/2 "1999-09-10T13:28:00Z")
Back in my military days as a young recoiless rifle gunner in Korea, the most important part of my duties was to take my crew, rifle and jeep to the mess hall every morning and fill up two Igloo coolers strapped onto the back of my jeep with ice and Kool-Aid to take to all the posted sentry areas around our air base. Korean summers are hellaciously hot and humid. ``` I would go into the mess hall and walk by the rows of grape, cherry, raspberry, lemon-lime, and countless other flavors of Kool-Aid and head for the area of the shelf with my childhood favorite, that's right, good ol' ORANGE Kool Aid!!. Yay!! It was orange in the morning, orange in the evening, orange for suppertime..... After a while, I was getting real nasty looks from my shift when my explanation of all other flavors of Kool-Aid going down in a recent freighter accident in the North Pacific didn't seem to be ringing with truth. I finally got the hint to vary the flavors when I pulled into a Stinger (anti-aircraft missile) position with two bright, shining Igloos of happy, happy, joy, joy Orange Kool-Aid and finding myself staring at the business end of a Stinger launcher with two angry crewmen stating that if I didn't have another flavor besides orange, that I would be blown to kingdom come. I was forcefully reminded that a missile designed for destroying aircraft would, at this range, reduce me and my Orange Kool Aid Crew to your basic, subatomic particles. I backed out slowly and went back to the mess hall and filled another Igloo with tropical punch Kool-Aid. What a grouchy bunch of ingrates.... ``` * * * “…send lawyers, guns, and money…” ``` Warren Zevon ``` ---
**Author:** ![Persephone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ecc23a/32.png) [@Persephone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Persephone)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 1999, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-flavors-of-kool-aid/7923/3 "1999-09-10T13:55:00Z")
Black cherry. Too good. My husband’s fave, too. I have to keep reminding him to save some for our child. ---
**Author:** ![UncleBeer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/977dab/32.png) [@UncleBeer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UncleBeer)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 1999, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-flavors-of-kool-aid/7923/4 "1999-09-10T13:58:00Z")
Nice story, Bluepony. Damn kids and their toys. * * * **Abstainer:** _a weak person who yields to the temptation of denying himself a pleasure._ **- Ambrose Bierce** ---
**Author:** ![BurnMeUp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/91b2a8/32.png) [@BurnMeUp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BurnMeUp)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 1999, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-flavors-of-kool-aid/7923/5 "1999-09-10T14:34:00Z")
I’d have to say Pink Lemonade or grape mixed with orange * * * Don’t let the loveless ones sell you a world wrapped in grey. ---
**Author:** ![torq](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/dfb087/32.png) [@torq](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/torq)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 1999, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-flavors-of-kool-aid/7923/6 "1999-09-10T19:26:00Z")
According to my father, kool-aid doesn’t so much have flavors as it has colors. That is, green tastes different than red, but regardless of what the package says, red tastes pretty much like red (there’s some taste variation between the cloudy and clear varieties, but not a lot). I disagree in one instance: black cherry has a distinctive taste that is different than all other reds and purples (it’s sort of between the two in color). My favorites are black cherry and green. My least favorites are purple, red, and orange. ---
**Author:** ![SqrlCub](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SqrlCub](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SqrlCub)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 1999, 7:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-flavors-of-kool-aid/7923/7 "1999-09-10T19:55:00Z")
My absolute favorite used to be Berry Blue, but they discontinued that (according the Kool Aid FAQ) because the blue die was carcinogenic. I love the blue lemonade that is out there now. I will post the next Kool Aid story on the dreams thread ([http://www.straightdope.com/ubb/Forum4/HTML/001095.html](http://www.straightdope.com/ubb/Forum4/HTML/001095.html)) because it involved a creepy dream I had. HUGS! Ellis ---
**Author:** ![SqrlCub](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SqrlCub](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SqrlCub)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 1999, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-flavors-of-kool-aid/7923/8 "1999-09-10T20:08:00Z")
whoops, let’s see if this works. SC [http://www.straightdope.com/ubb/Forum4/HTML/001095.html](http://www.straightdope.com/ubb/Forum4/HTML/001095.html) or \[http://www.straightdope.com/ubb/Forum4/HTML/001095.html](http://www.straightdope.com/ubb/Forum4/HTML/001095.html)\<\html\> ---
**Author:** ![kknick34](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/a698b9/32.png) [@kknick34](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kknick34)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 1999, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-flavors-of-kool-aid/7923/9 "1999-09-10T20:53:00Z")
Berry Blue with 1/2 the sugar was very good. ---
**Author:** ![beefymeg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e47c2d/32.png) [@beefymeg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beefymeg)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 1999, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-flavors-of-kool-aid/7923/10 "1999-09-10T22:01:00Z")
I’m sorry, but Oh-Yeah Orange is far superior to ANY other flavor Kool-Aid ever has, or will, create. Oh, Yeah. ---
**Author:** ![ConMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/6f9a4e/32.png) [@ConMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ConMan)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 1999, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-flavors-of-kool-aid/7923/11 "1999-09-11T18:33:00Z")
I would have to say any flavor EXCEPT grape & cherry!! My grandfather was in the military. Twice a year he and my grandmother would take shopping lists from my mother, my aunt and my uncle (their kids) and head off to the PX for those low food prices. On my mother’s list was Kool-aid - 2 bxs. Now what my mother was thinking was 2 of the boxes you see on the shelves in the grocery store. What she got was 2 boxes - one grape and one cherry. Inside each box were EIGHT boxes - the ones you see on the shelf!! My two brothers and I had Kool-aid for years! It was so bad, we were giving it away at Halloween! I think it took about 7 years to finally go through that supply. So grape nor cherry, PLEASE! * * * “Quoth the Raven, ‘Nevermore.’” E A Poe ---
**Author:** ![Kat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b19c9b/32.png) [@Kat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kat)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 1999, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-flavors-of-kool-aid/7923/12 "1999-09-11T18:45:00Z")
Lemonade and red (Cherry, Strawberry, Raspberry–but not Fruit Punch). ---
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/original/2X/e/e489c3b7d8fce19c4b355dd4fc3f88cc39c34b87.png) [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 1999, 1:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-flavors-of-kool-aid/7923/13 "1999-09-12T01:09:00Z")
Black Cherry-#1 Fruit Punch-#2 Lime is the work of Satan * * * We have met the enemy, and He is Us.–Walt Kelly ---
**Author:** ![Wicked\_Blue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/2acd7d/32.png) [@Wicked\_Blue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wicked_Blue)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 1999, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-flavors-of-kool-aid/7923/14 "1999-09-12T03:34:00Z")
I just turned 26 last Saturday, and still, to this day, I have never, ever tasted any flavor of Kool-Aid. Anything that discolored the mouth was considered ‘garbage’ in my house when I was growing up. I was so deprived! What flavors would you recommend to a Kool-Aid virgin? * * * “I wore an onion on my belt, which was the style at the time…” ---
**Author:** ![Kat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b19c9b/32.png) [@Kat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kat)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 1999, 7:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-flavors-of-kool-aid/7923/15 "1999-09-12T07:00:00Z")
Try grape or orange. Those are popular with kids, who haven’t yet developed their Kool-Aid taste buds, so they should be safe for beginners. Once you’ve built up your tolerance, add the various reds to the rotation, basing the variety and frequency on your comfort level. Then, and **only then** , you can experiment with other flavors if you’re the adventurous type. And if you try Grape Berry Splash, let me know how it is. I have an unopened canister in my cabinet. ---
**Author:** ![OpalCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/8edcca/32.png) [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 1999, 7:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-flavors-of-kool-aid/7923/16 "1999-09-12T07:25:00Z")
Sharkleberry Fin!!! Sharkleberry Fin!!! WOOHOO!!! * * * **\>^,^\<** “Cluemobile? You’ve got a pickup…” OpalCat’s site: [http://opalcat.com](http://opalcat.com) The Teeming Millions Homepage: [fathom.org/teemingmillions](http://fathom.org/teemingmillions) ---
**Author:** ![kellibelli](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e480ec/32.png) [@kellibelli](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kellibelli)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 1999, 1:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-flavors-of-kool-aid/7923/17 "1999-09-12T13:20:00Z")
do they still make that ? ug!! To the virgin…try Ice Blue!!! C’mon…y’know you want to… 🙂 * * * \*kisses, Kelli \* ---
**Author:** ![tracer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tracer/32/20578_2.png) [@tracer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tracer)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 1999, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-flavors-of-kool-aid/7923/18 "1999-09-15T20:15:00Z")
Best flavor of Kool-Aid[TM]? Let’s see … what flavor did Jim Jones serve again? ---
**Author:** ![SqrlCub](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea5d25/32.png) [@SqrlCub](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SqrlCub)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 1999, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-flavors-of-kool-aid/7923/19 "1999-09-15T20:32:00Z")
Jim Jones used Grape Kool Aid. 🙂 It is still better than Tropical Punch. See my other posting on another thread. SC ---
**Author:** ![pluto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f08c70/32.png) [@pluto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pluto)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 1999, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-flavors-of-kool-aid/7923/20 "1999-09-15T21:41:00Z")
The best flavor Kool-Aid ever made was Purplesaurus Rex. It was a mixture of grape and lemonade flavors. Sadly, they no longer make it. ## Some people think other flavors are (were) better. They are wrong. “non sunt multiplicanda entia praeter necessitatem” – William of Ockham [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-flavors-of-kool-aid/7923.md?page=2)