{"id":19920,"date":"2016-04-15T02:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-04-15T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/?p=19920"},"modified":"2021-10-27T14:05:00","modified_gmt":"2021-10-28T00:05:00","slug":"review-pepsi-1893-original-cola","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/2016\/04\/15\/review-pepsi-1893-original-cola\/","title":{"rendered":"REVIEW: Pepsi 1893 Original Cola"},"content":{"rendered":"

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

Ah, good ol\u2019 1893. What a year.<\/p>\n

Who could forget Grover Cleveland\u2019s riveting inauguration speech? The first commemorative postage stamps were displayed at the Chicago World\u2019s Fair. The most beloved Marx Brother, Gummo, entered the world. And it was with a heavy heart that we said goodbye to the 19th President of the United States, Rutherford B. Hayes.<\/p>\n

While it could be argued the Supreme Court legally declaring the tomato a vegetable was the single biggest event of 1893, I would counter with the invention of Brad\u2019s Drink. \u201cWho\u2019s Brad, and why should I care about his drink,\u201d you ask? Why \u201cBrad\u2019s Drink\u201d was the original name of one Pepsi Cola.<\/p>\n

Now here we sit 123 years later with the release of Pepsi 1893. Brad would be proud.<\/p>\n

1893 claims it\u2019s a \u201cbold\u201d spin on an original cola, but I\u2019m not sure \u201cbold\u201d was the best word to use.\u00a0I was expecting to be hit with something completely foreign, but in reality it wasn\u2019t that much different than what I\u2019m used to.<\/p>\n

In order to truly see what the hubbub was about, I picked up a 2016 Pepsi to compare.<\/p>\n

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

1893 looks and smells exactly the same, but it\u2019s not as sweet as the current Pepsi formula.<\/p>\n

It almost tasted a bit watered down, and like a mixed cocktail. Now I realize not everyone drinks alcohol, but if you\u2019ve ever had a Jack and Coke<\/span> Pepsi, I swear this tasted like a very weak version of that. It’s as if the bartender filled my glass to the brim with Pepsi, and then dropped a thimble worth of whiskey in. That said, I\u2019m a Jack and Coke guy, so that actually worked for me.<\/p>\n

If it interests you, I believe 1893 would make a really strong mixer. A \u201cJack and 1893\u201d is a hipster drink if I\u2019ve ever heard one.<\/p>\n

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

For the non-drinkers (Don\u2019t drink, kids!) think of the \u201cReal Sugar\u201d Pepsi (1893 is made with Fair Trade Certified sugar). Now think about leaving a glass of it with a couple ice cubes on the counter for an hour. Now take a sip. The carbonation level here is not in the ballpark of what you’re used to, and it\u2019s not a bad thing. I try not to drink soda too much these days, so every time I do, I get hit with what I call \u201cbubble burn.\u201d Regular Pepsi was like a shock to my system after drinking 1893.<\/p>\n

I assume the slight taste difference is from the aromatic bitters and the natural kola nut extract, but I\u2019m not gonna lie about knowing exactly what those taste like. I\u2019ve never even seen a kola nut. Anyone who takes a sip of this and says \u201cI can definitely taste the natural kola nut extract\u201d is a try hard and you shouldn\u2019t be their friend. Vin is your friend.<\/p>\n

Beyond that, 1893\u2019s can style is pretty deceptive looking. I imagine I\u2019m not the only one who thought Pepsi may have gotten into the cola energy drink game. That being said, it\u2019s a cool, sleek, \u201cold school\u201d style, and I dig it.<\/p>\n

In the end, it\u2019s just a slightly different Pepsi. If you\u2019re looking for a huge difference, you\u2019re not gonna get it. If someone three-card Monte\u2019d 1893, Real Sugar Pepsi, and regular Pepsi and asked which was the \u201coriginal\u201d recipe, you\u2019d pick 1893 without flinching, but that\u2019s not a knock. This is a solid spinoff.<\/p>\n

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

(Nutrition Facts – 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> $1.29
\nSize:<\/b> 12 fl oz. can
\nPurchased at:<\/b> Wegmans
\nRating:<\/b> 7 out of 10
\nPros:<\/b> Sleek Retro Can. Not as sweet. Less bubble burn. Cola with a K. No high fructose corn syrup. Wikipedia. Learning about the year 1893. Gummo love. Vin as a friend.
\nCons:<\/b> Not a massive difference. Tastes like a weak cocktail. Rutherford B. Dead. No one’s ever asked for a \u201cJack and Pepsi.\u201d Tomato is a fruit!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Ah, good ol\u2019 1893. What a year. Who could forget Grover Cleveland\u2019s riveting inauguration speech? The first commemorative postage stamps were displayed at the Chicago World\u2019s Fair. The most beloved Marx Brother, Gummo, entered the world. And it was with a heavy heart that we said goodbye to the 19th President of the United States, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":32,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1440],"tags":[1500,1488],"class_list":["post-19920","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews","tag-pepsi","tag-soda"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":19842,"url":"https:\/\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/2016\/03\/28\/review-pepsi-1893-ginger-cola\/","url_meta":{"origin":19920,"position":0},"title":"REVIEW: Pepsi 1893 Ginger Cola","author":"Dan","date":"March 28, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"\"Excuse me, Mr. Cashier? 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