# Coca-Cola Orange (and other interesting soft drinks) **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** soda-softdrinks\ **Created:** [July 29, 2016, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coca-cola-orange-and-other-interesting-soft-drinks/761215 "2016-07-29T19:24:25Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![BorgHunter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7c8e57/32.png) [@BorgHunter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BorgHunter)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2016, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coca-cola-orange-and-other-interesting-soft-drinks/761215/41 "2016-08-03T16:08:58Z")
> [@That\_Don\_Guy](#): > > Something else Coca-Cola makes that I can only find out east: Barq’s Red Cream Soda. (While you’re at it, how about sending a few diet Barq’s root beer in 2L bottles this way as well?) I visited Starved Rock State Park in downstate Illinois a few months back and was utterly astonished to see Barq’s Red Creme Soda on the soda fountain in the snack bar. I spotted it, remarked on it, and my friend and I immediately had to have some. It was great. But you can’t really find red creme soda in grocery stores around here (Chicago). I was recently told, however, by an El Salvadorean friend that cola champagne (a soft drink flavor somewhat popular in Hispanic grocery stores) is a dead ringer for red creme soda, except for the color. That’s my latest mission next time I head out to Cermak Fresh Market. If I find some, I will report back. ---
**Author:** ![Sir\_T-Cups](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ed655f/32.png) [@Sir\_T-Cups](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_T-Cups)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2016, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coca-cola-orange-and-other-interesting-soft-drinks/761215/42 "2016-08-03T16:20:12Z")
I looove me some Barqs Red Creme. It was my favorite part of the float flight I mentioned earlier. I had it (and Big Red actually) up in Indiana for most of my life, so I never thought twice about it. Haven’t really looked to see if I have any here in Florida, I should look this weekend. Love the stuff but it absolutely destroys my teeth! ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2016, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coca-cola-orange-and-other-interesting-soft-drinks/761215/43 "2016-08-03T16:44:38Z")
All this talk about Barq’s Red Cream reminds me of Nehi Blue Cream. Haven’t see that in a long time, either. I wonder if the two could be combined and make purple. ---
**Author:** ![BorgHunter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7c8e57/32.png) [@BorgHunter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BorgHunter)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2016, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coca-cola-orange-and-other-interesting-soft-drinks/761215/44 "2016-10-03T02:02:47Z")
I’m resurrecting this thread to report back, as promised, about my expedition to find cola champagne. It’s apparently a bit elusive, as neither Cermak nor Jewel carries it. I happened to be in a Walmart for unrelated reasons this weekend, and upon wandering into the Hispanic aisle, lo and behold: Goya Cola Champagne. It was a bit pricey at a buck per (glass) 12 oz bottle, but I grabbed two, chilled them, and tried one. Verdict: This is red creme soda. Same exact flavor. If you like red creme soda and you see this in your grocery store, buy some. Maybe brush your teeth after, though. ---
**Author:** ![Periwinkle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Periwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Periwinkle)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2016, 7:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coca-cola-orange-and-other-interesting-soft-drinks/761215/45 "2016-10-03T07:00:01Z")
> [@jasnooks](#): > > Faygo never left. I grew up in, and have lived in southeast Michigan my whole life (45 years), and it has always been available around these parts, since their headquarters is in Detroit. > > [Faygo - Wikipedia](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faygo) My husband grew up in the Detroit area (we are in the Seattle area now), and has been nostalgic for Faygo. I recently ordered him a few cases for his birthday, he was thrilled. His very favorite is Rock and Rye. ---
**Author:** ![don\_t\_ask](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@don\_t\_ask](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/don_t_ask)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2016, 7:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coca-cola-orange-and-other-interesting-soft-drinks/761215/46 "2016-10-03T07:34:31Z")
A little while ago, for no particular reason, while adding lemon juice to a dressing I put a squirt in the Pepsi Max I was drinking. It was so good I got a bottle of lemon juice and routinely add it to my drinks now. ---
**Author:** ![Uniqueorn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/uniqueorn/32/2807_2.png) [@Uniqueorn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uniqueorn)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2016, 8:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coca-cola-orange-and-other-interesting-soft-drinks/761215/47 "2016-10-03T08:50:04Z")
Our local supermarket started selling Tonic water flavoured with Jasmin, Elderflower and Cucumber. The Cucumber one is really good! ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2016, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coca-cola-orange-and-other-interesting-soft-drinks/761215/48 "2016-10-04T20:45:42Z")
> [@BorgHunter](#): > > I’m resurrecting this thread to report back, as promised, about my expedition to find cola champagne. It’s apparently a bit elusive, as neither Cermak nor Jewel carries it. I happened to be in a Walmart for unrelated reasons this weekend, and upon wandering into the Hispanic aisle, lo and behold: Goya Cola Champagne. It was a bit pricey at a buck per (glass) 12 oz bottle, but I grabbed two, chilled them, and tried one. > > Verdict: This is red creme soda. Same exact flavor. If you like red creme soda and you see this in your grocery store, buy some. Maybe brush your teeth after, though. I don’t remember if Jarritos makes a champagne cola, but I prefer their products to Goya. If I got your last sentence correctly, I’d say that Jarritos require a good toothbrushing afterwards as well; the sugar content seems insanely high to my palate. Of the Jarritos sodas, I prefer the lime, love the fruit punch and like the tamarind and the pineapple. But the best soda is Cherry Coke Zero. I may revise that opinion after I try Grape Coke Zero the next time I eat at the BK Lounge. ---
**Author:** ![Totenfeier](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/4bbf92/32.png) [@Totenfeier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Totenfeier)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2016, 12:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coca-cola-orange-and-other-interesting-soft-drinks/761215/49 "2016-10-05T12:42:49Z")
I’ve long thought of suggesting to the Coca-Cola company the following: Coke (sub 2) O! A pure, refreshing healthful water, with a hint of that delicious Coke flavor you’ve grown to love! (Memo to Coke: double your profits, double your fun!) 😃 P.S.: if any of you want to run with this, PM me and I’ll tell you where to send the checks for my cut. ---
**Author:** ![SCAdian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scadian/32/3292_2.png) [@SCAdian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SCAdian)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2016, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coca-cola-orange-and-other-interesting-soft-drinks/761215/50 "2016-10-06T19:46:07Z")
> [@That\_Don\_Guy](#): > > Something else Coca-Cola makes that I can only find out east: Barq’s Red Cream Soda. > [@Skywatcher](#): > > Haven’t seen any of that stuff 'round here in nearly two decades. I didn’t even know there was such a thing. They certainly don’t sell it around here… ---
**Author:** ![Cartoonacy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/848f3c/32.png) [@Cartoonacy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cartoonacy)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2016, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coca-cola-orange-and-other-interesting-soft-drinks/761215/51 "2016-10-06T20:10:20Z")
> [@Totenfeier](#): > > I’ve long thought of suggesting to the Coca-Cola company the following: > > Coke (sub 2) O! > > A pure, refreshing healthful water, with a hint of that delicious Coke flavor you’ve grown to love! > > (Memo to Coke: double your profits, double your fun!) 😃 > > P.S.: if any of you want to run with this, PM me and I’ll tell you where to send the checks for my cut. Without carbonation? Flat Coke tastes – meh. ---
**Author:** ![Cartoonacy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/848f3c/32.png) [@Cartoonacy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cartoonacy)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2016, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coca-cola-orange-and-other-interesting-soft-drinks/761215/52 "2016-10-06T20:16:40Z")
> [@DCnDC](#): > > Yesterday I went in to the relatively newly-opened Wendy’s here at work. They have one of those single-nozzle soda fountains with the touch screen. One of the options was “Coca-Cola Orange.” Having never seen or heard of that before I gave it a shot. They’re not quite single nozzle. It mixes soda from one nozzle with flavored syrup from another. (Or maybe they both come through the same nozzle. I haven’t looked closely enough to find out. But in either case, the flavors are not pre-mixed.) I like the orange and orange-vanilla Coke Zero. I also like mixing vanilla with ginger ale (it tastes similar to Verner’s) and with root beer (a float without the ice cream). I’m disappointed that it won’t allow certain combinations, like vanilla Fanta or lime root beer, or any flavor at all with club soda. ---
**Author:** ![Totenfeier](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/4bbf92/32.png) [@Totenfeier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Totenfeier)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2016, 12:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coca-cola-orange-and-other-interesting-soft-drinks/761215/53 "2016-10-07T12:46:27Z")
> [@Cartoonacy](#): > > Without carbonation? Flat Coke tastes – meh. It’s a joke Coke: watered-down to increase company profits 😉 Now, on the other hand, my concept of selling just the black part of Oreos, _but packaged with the “stuff” in a toothpaste tube…_ ---
**Author:** ![butler1850](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/779978/32.png) [@butler1850](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/butler1850)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2016, 1:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coca-cola-orange-and-other-interesting-soft-drinks/761215/54 "2016-10-07T13:10:09Z")
The machines are my favorite way to dispense soda. I do, however, wish that all syrups were available with all flavorings. I love peach with diet Sprite. I’d love to try it with diet Coke. I’m sure there are other combos that I’d try as well, but alas, the good folks at Coke think they know best. Apparently, the Freestyle machines are a [wealth of statistics](https://ischool.syr.edu/infospace/2014/04/14/coca-cola-freestyle-the-marriage-of-coca-cola-and-informatics/). There is also a mobile app related to the machines. I’m going to have to download it prior to my Six-Flags New England trip this weekend with my daughter. We love the machines, and come up with some odd combos! (diet Sprite, 1/2 Peach, 1/2 Cherry is my go-to.) ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [October 7, 2016, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coca-cola-orange-and-other-interesting-soft-drinks/761215/55 "2016-10-07T15:56:29Z")
> [@Robot\_Arm](#): > > Do they make those flavors anywhere besides those all-in-one fountain machines? … Cherry Coke and Vanilla Coke are available bottled here. Vanilla Coke is pretty awesome. Also, Pepsi is bottling Wild Cherry Pepsi and Cherry Vanilla Pepsi. Wild Cherry Pepsi is very good. Cherry Vanilla Pepsi is better. ---
**Author:** ![ekedolphin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ekedolphin/32/10003_2.png) [@ekedolphin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ekedolphin)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2016, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coca-cola-orange-and-other-interesting-soft-drinks/761215/56 "2016-11-14T23:55:51Z")
Through their Freestyle machines here, Wendy’s has released a new flavor called Dave’s Cherry Cream Soda. It’s worth a try if you see it, but don’t go out of your way for it. ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2016, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coca-cola-orange-and-other-interesting-soft-drinks/761215/57 "2016-11-15T00:08:17Z")
> [@Snowboarder\_Bo](#): > > But the best soda is Cherry Coke Zero. I may revise that opinion after I try Grape Coke Zero the next time I eat at the BK Lounge. > [@Cartoonacy](#): > > I’m disappointed that it won’t allow certain combinations, like vanilla Fanta or lime root beer, or any flavor at all with club soda. Turns out they can’t just dial up combos, as **Cartoonacy** noted. That means I can’t try Grape Coke Zero. :mad: ---
**Author:** ![Alan\_Smithee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/2acd7d/32.png) [@Alan\_Smithee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alan_Smithee)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2016, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coca-cola-orange-and-other-interesting-soft-drinks/761215/58 "2016-11-15T01:32:35Z")
> [@Snowboarder\_Bo](#): > > Turns out they can’t just dial up combos, as **Cartoonacy** noted. That means I can’t try Grape Coke Zero. :mad: Why the hell not? I can’t imagine any rational reason for them to limit the flavor combinations possible. Were they getting complaints from people who tried it and didn’t like Grape Coke? Also, I was at one of those stations recently, and they were out of Coke Zero. But they still had all the (available) flavors of Coke Zero: orange, cherry, razzberry, lime, etc. It sure looked like they were mixing Coke Zero syrup with fruit flavored syrup in the nozzle when it was dispensed. Why would they have been “out” of regular Coke Zero? ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2016, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coca-cola-orange-and-other-interesting-soft-drinks/761215/59 "2016-11-15T01:34:20Z")
> [@Alan\_Smithee](#): > > Why the hell not? I can’t imagine any rational reason for them to limit the flavor combinations possible. Were they getting complaints from people who tried it and didn’t like Grape Coke? > > Also, I was at one of those stations recently, and they were out of Coke Zero. But they still had all the (available) flavors of Coke Zero: orange, cherry, razzberry, lime, etc. It sure looked like they were mixing Coke Zero syrup with fruit flavored syrup in the nozzle when it was dispensed. Why would they have been “out” of regular Coke Zero? The combos are pre-programmed; you cannot make your own combo. There’s a button for “Coke Zero Cherry” and a button for “Coke Zero Lime”, for instance, not buttons for “Coke Zero” and then “Grape” or “Lime” or “Schnozzberry”. ---
**Author:** ![Balthisar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/balthisar/32/2825_2.png) [@Balthisar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Balthisar)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2016, 11:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coca-cola-orange-and-other-interesting-soft-drinks/761215/60 "2016-11-15T11:49:53Z")
We were drinking Orange Coca Cola back in Germany in 1991 at the latest. You could order them off the menu, because soda fountains weren’t self-serve back then. I don’t think you need a fancy soda fountain to make these today, even. Serve some orange, then add your Coke. I miss German Fanta. Much better than the syrupy stuff we get here. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coca-cola-orange-and-other-interesting-soft-drinks/761215.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coca-cola-orange-and-other-interesting-soft-drinks/761215.md?page=4)