# Was "BLAK" Coke a Flop?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-blak-coke-a-flop/385863>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Tags:** soda-softdrinks\
**Created:** [December 28, 2006, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-blak-coke-a-flop/385863 "2006-12-28T15:22:10Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Tuckerfan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/eada6e/32.png) [@Tuckerfan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tuckerfan)\
**Post date:** [December 30, 2006, 6:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-blak-coke-a-flop/385863/41 "2006-12-30T06:53:11Z")

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[QUOTE=Dolores Reborn]  
Or a _palate_ even… 😉  
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Thank you, I knew I spelled it wrong, but couldn’t think of the correct spelling.

Oh, and the name _isn’t_ Ebonics in origin. It’s simply the first thing someone says after tasting the stuff. Blaaaaak! 😉

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**Author:** ![Lissla\_Lissar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/8491ac/32.png) [@Lissla\_Lissar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lissla_Lissar)\
**Post date:** [December 30, 2006, 1:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-blak-coke-a-flop/385863/42 "2006-12-30T13:31:05Z")

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I’m with **Freudian**. It didn’t taste as bad as I was expecting it to taste. Still bad, but not awful.

I like Black Cherry Vanilla Coke. I’ll have to stockpile.

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**Author:** ![Rube\_E.Tewesday](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f0a364/32.png) [@Rube\_E.Tewesday](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rube_E.Tewesday)\
**Post date:** [December 30, 2006, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-blak-coke-a-flop/385863/43 "2006-12-30T15:44:02Z")

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I think it only came on the market in Canada this past summer – I definitely remember cute girls giving out complimentary bottles. It’s definitely an odd taste, but I like it OK, and my permanently sleep-deprived wife thinks it’s a fine energy drink, as well as something that goes nicely with bourbon.

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**Author:** ![Fionn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/a587f6/32.png) [@Fionn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fionn)\
**Post date:** [December 30, 2006, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-blak-coke-a-flop/385863/44 "2006-12-30T16:40:16Z")

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I loved Coke Blak, but I just couldn’t bring myself to pay that much for it on a regular basis.

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**Author:** ![kung\_fu\_lola](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/f4b2a3/32.png) [@kung\_fu\_lola](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kung_fu_lola)\
**Post date:** [December 30, 2006, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/was-blak-coke-a-flop/385863/45 "2006-12-30T17:24:50Z")

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[QUOTE=Lissla Lissar]  
I like Black Cherry Vanilla Coke. I’ll have to stockpile.  
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Likewise! Thanks for the heads-up! Come to think of it, I HAVE noticed the 600ml bottles disappearing… ☹

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