{"id":19842,"date":"2016-03-28T02:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-03-28T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/?p=19842"},"modified":"2023-04-14T16:17:56","modified_gmt":"2023-04-15T02:17:56","slug":"review-pepsi-1893-ginger-cola","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/2016\/03\/28\/review-pepsi-1893-ginger-cola\/","title":{"rendered":"REVIEW: Pepsi 1893 Ginger Cola"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Pepsi<\/a><\/p>\n

“Excuse me, Mr. Cashier? Could I speak to your manager? I don’t want to make a scene, but all your cans of soda expired 123 years ago!”<\/p>\n

Damn it, Dad. Get off my computer! Who said you could write the first line of my review?<\/p>\n

While I lure my dad away with Home Depot coupons and History Channel DVDs, here’s a brief history lesson on Pepsi’s new 1893 soda line: coming in both Original and Ginger, these retro premium colas are based on “Brad’s Drink,” an 1893 Pepsi-Cola predecessor created by Pepsi founder and distinguished Walt Disney lookalike Caleb Bradham<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Like Brad’s Drink, Pepsi 1893’s base recipe contains, amongst other things: carbonated water, real sugar, African kola nut extract, and vaguely named “spices.” Ginger is obviously the lead spice in this variety I tried, so until soda historians uncover the secret formula for “Beckham’s Drink,” fans of Posh will have to settle.<\/p>\n

\"Pepsi<\/a><\/p>\n

I poured my classy Pepsi into the classiest glass I own (there are pretty much 1,893 different Pok\u00e9mon by now, right?) and admired its amber caramel hues before sipping with my pinky out. As with any brown liquid I’ve ever photographed, pictures don’t do it justice. Interpret that as you will.<\/p>\n

Original 1893 comes in a black can, while Ginger’s is sleek and copper-colored. If you stack them Voltron-style, you can make a drinkable Duracell battery. I only mention this because Ginger 1893 is exactly the soda I imagine a post-apocalyptic steampunk cyborg would swig for energy before busting fiendish intergalactic prospectors.<\/p>\n

This is because even though its carbonation is a bit light (Dad: “you’d be flat too after a century on the shelf!”) this soda has a bite<\/i>. The ginger taste hits quickly, but don’t expect molasses and liquefied gingersnaps. This spice is fiery, floral, and folk medicine-y. <\/p>\n

\"Pepsi<\/a><\/p>\n

The kola cola taste is intriguing: it’s definitely nuttier, earthier, and more “authentic” than run-of-the-mill Pepsi, but it also seems to exist separately from the carbonated sugar water rather than being blended smoothly into it. Coupled with the sweetened water’s granulated sugar flavor, it’s like Nesquik, just with cola instead of chocolate, and a ginger root instead of a stirring spoon.<\/p>\n

A tingling burn of caramel and ginger lingers long after each drink, but this warming sensation becomes pleasant and cara-mellow as it spreads into my stomach. Designated drivers of the world, take note: Ginger 1893 might spice up your sober night a little.<\/p>\n

As for everyone else, your enjoyment of this cola will depend entirely on your fanaticism for ginger as a spice, because the sizzling ginger here is more fiery and overbearing than Guy Fieri on fajita night.<\/p>\n

In short: it’s a much angrier Vernors<\/a>. To use a reference non-Michiganders will understand: it’s like that Jolly Reindeer soda Coca-Cola brought to Freestyle machines last Christmas<\/a>, except this time the reindeer kicks you in the throat after each sip. <\/p>\n

As for me, the spice is simply too much for my baby tongue. I think I’ll stick to the Original Pepsi 1893 so I can more richly appreciate the kola nut flavor. Should the desire for a sweet ginger soda ever strike me, I can always sadistically dunk a freshly baked gingerbread man into the bubbling brown liquid until the goofy smile melts from his face.<\/p>\n

I’ll see you in therapy, Caleb Bradham.<\/p>\n

We also reviewed 1893 Original Cola! Click here<\/a> to read our review.<\/b><\/p>\n

(Nutrition Facts – 1 can \u2013 150 calories, 0 grams of fat, 55 milligrams of sodium, 40 grams of carbohydrates, 39 grams of sugar, and 0 grams of protein..)<\/small><\/p>\n

Purchased Price:<\/b> $1.69
\nSize:<\/b> 12 fl oz can
\nPurchased at:<\/b> Meijer
\nRating:<\/b> 5 out of 10
\nPros:<\/b> Warm ‘n’ bubbly in my belly. Cool kola nut nuttiness. Elegant Pok\u00e9mon chalices. The Continuing Adventures of Duracell Voltron<\/i>.
\nCons:<\/b> Hot ‘n’ spicy in my throat. Ginger was not applied gingerly. 19th century Nesquik Bunnies. Dad jokes. Guy Fieri’s dinner parties.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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