MandyM wrote: » I LOVE Vanilla Coke! I recently found some at The Gourmet Bank, but I was very disappointed to find that it tasted nothing like the Vanilla Coke in South Africa I've know that drinks can taste quite different in each country, but never thought it would be that drastic. Btw. Vanilla Coke & Malibu!!!!!!!
Tar.Aldarion wrote: » hmm lime version, intrigues me
Ordinary Coca-Cola already contains small amounts of vanilla. The history of adding additional vanilla flavoring to Coca-Cola, at least in the US, dates back at least to the 1940s when local soda fountain workers (soda jerks) would upon request add a "shot" (roughly a couple of tablespoons) of vanilla syrup to a (12-16 oz) Coca-Cola fountain soda. This remained common practice in ice cream shops where vanilla syrup and Coca-Cola were both common items for decades. The Coca-Cola Company first tested a Coca-Cola blend with extra vanilla flavoring at the 1982 World's Fair in Knoxville, Tennessee