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I spent my summers as a young boy in the suburbs of mid-Michigan. I roamed the mean streets of my semi-affluent neighborhood on my green Trek mountain bike. I played driveway basketball, dove headfirst with reckless abandon down makeshift slip-and-slides made from a leftover tarp in my garage, and got into garden-variety mischief with other kids from my neighborhood.
I ate bomb pops and constantly begged my babysitters to drive me to the mini-putt course that was a town over from mine. Life was good, and my world during the summers of my youth was basically confined to the streets directly connected to my parents home.
Throughout this flurry of changing activities, one thing and one thing only remained a constant and that was Coca-Cola Classic. I was a fiend for Coca-Cola during my youth, much to the chagrin of my parents and the family dentist.
I was actually caught once on video camera at a party hosted by a family friend with a can of Coke in both of my hands, alternating between the two cans in the backyard because I thought that no one was watching me. That story gets told whenever I see those people and it still gets a lot of laughs.
I’m on record as an advocate against pop of any kind. It’s horrible for the teeth and even worse for the body, but as a child, you’re not thinking about the negative health effects of Coca-Cola. I would have injected Coca-Cola into my bloodstream if that was allowed. It’s the closest thing a child has to booze, and it’s even better with a splash of grenadine. Oh man. The nights when I would get a Coke with grenadine at a restaurant with my parents were some great times. That stuff is fantastic. In my prime (around 9, 10, 11 years old) I could put down a glass of Coke in under two minutes, and I’d drink them until I was physically stopped by an elder.
Nothing compared to an ice-cold Coke, be it out of a glass bottle, from the fountain, or in a can. The 2-liter was my least favorite vehicle for Coca-Cola, as it was incredibly difficult to keep the pop from going flat once you poured your first glass over ice.
As I got older and preferences changed Coca-Cola just sort of fell by the wayside. For a while in college, I couldn’t touch the stuff because of an unfortunate evening involving Admiral Nelson spiced rum. Nowadays I’ll take an iced tea or chilled Perrier with my lunch rather than a Coke, but I was reminded of its inherent goodness yesterday when a close friend of mine tweeted me this picture.
In moderation, a Coca-Cola classic is simply fantastic. After a night of heavy drinking, it’s more than fantastic — it is a revelation. The picture above should be hung in The Louvre next to the Mona Lisa.
That right there is how you do it. Look at the small, round ice. That kind of ice is seldom seen (unless you frequent Sonic restaurants which are scarce here in the Midwest) and I can’t imagine the joy that overcame my friend as his Coke was brought to him.
It’s of the fountain variety, and I think we can all agree that outside of a chilled eight-ounce glass bottle, this is the ideal way to enjoy a coke. I don’t know why but out of a fountain it just tastes better than it does out of a can.
I am not saying that we should all stop drinking water with meals and replace it entirely with Coca-Cola. I’m also not telling you that you should be like those weird Diet Coke people who drink eight cans a day. But I am saying that on occasion when the mood strikes you, a Coke over ice (preferably the kind shown above) should be enjoyed without regret. It’s one hell of a beverage. .
Image via YouTube
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jduda@grandex.co
Fully agree with this take.
The coastal elites here tell me I should hate it, but McDonald’s coke is the GOAT.
McDonald’s coke is actually different than regular coke. The water filtration is of higher quality #themoreyouknow
Duda with two good takes in one day? There’s a glitch in the matrix
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Gotta get that Mexican Coke because they use that real cane sugar instead of that fake shit because America has turned into a politico-corporate-cartel wasteland of greed and corruption similarly to Mexico but at least they still care about preserving the true taste in a classic drink that makes you feel somewhat good inside for that short fleeting moment lol
I think the bottle is just as important as the real sugar. Cold glass is superior to cold plastic
Dominican Coke is the same way but makes you feel like diabeetus is imminent 10 minutes later
This was me when I was a kid, only with Vanilla Coke. There was a summer when I was in middle school when I’d guzzle 2-3 cans of it per day. Probably gained 20 pounds that summer.
Sonic is scarce in the Midwest??? I feel like any town with over 1000 people and a dollar general has a sonic in it.
everywhere except DC Metro area, yet somehow we are still bombarded with commercials. V unfair.
Here in the Chicago area we got bombarded for years before we got a Sonic. My first Sonic experience was in Nebraska.
Coca Cola classic weekend in review
There are few things worse in this world than Coca Cola freestyle machines that always taste off
ALWAYS do a 5 second flush with the water before your drink. Doesn’t always work, but ups your chances of not having a drink that taste like the “suicide” mixtures we used to do as kids
This changes everything. Maybe I can finally get a Vanilla Coke that tastes right
Those machines are a classic example of companies trying to do way too much with technology
^this is a very important take
If you’re going to have a Coke, have a Coke, not Diet.