{"id":21277,"date":"2017-02-21T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-02-21T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/?p=21277"},"modified":"2025-09-19T11:49:36","modified_gmt":"2025-09-19T21:49:36","slug":"review-coca-cola-plus-ginger-japan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/2017\/02\/21\/review-coca-cola-plus-ginger-japan\/","title":{"rendered":"REVIEW: Coca-Cola Plus Ginger (Japan)"},"content":{"rendered":"

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For most of my life I\u2019ve thought of ginger as more of a medicine than an ingredient. <\/p>\n

When I felt nauseous playing DOOM, I sucked on ginger candy. When I felt something funny in my tummy while watching someone play DOOM, I drank ginger ale. And when it felt like the room was spinning around every time I closed my eyes after playing DOOM, I hung out next to the toilet.<\/p>\n

While ginger ale is quite possibly the most popular beverage with ginger, more drinks are being offered with it, like ginger beers, ginger kombucha, and, last year, Pepsi put some into their wonderful 1893 Ginger Cola.<\/p>\n

Because of my love for Pepsi\u2019s craft ginger cola, the first thing I sought out during my Japan trip was the new Coca-Cola Plus Ginger.<\/p>\n

While Pepsi Japan comes out annually with limited edition soda flavors you\u2019ve never seen in a PETE plastic soda bottle, Coca-Cola Japan keeps it simple by just adding a bit of flavor to the standard Coke and does it at an Olympics-like frequency. About three years ago, Coca-Cola Japan sold a delicious orange-flavored Coke<\/a>. <\/p>\n

It\u2019s funny that the Pepsi Japan flavors are like ideas from a cocaine binge (cucumber, baobab, cherry blossom), while the cola that once had actual cocaine in it ends up being tame.<\/p>\n

Much like the amount of orange flavoring in the last limited edition Japanese Coke I had, this soda had the right amount of ginger flavor. You can\u2019t miss it, but it doesn\u2019t overwhelm the cola. To be honest, it tastes right at home with the cola spices. Also, it didn\u2019t burn, like it does with ginger beer. Coca-Cola Plus Ginger is such a great tasting soda that I bought two more bottles at the end of my trip.<\/p>\n

If you enjoyed Pepsi\u2019s ginger cola, you\u2019ll like this, if you get your hands on it. It\u2019s only available in Japan for a limited time (it was available in Australia in 2016) or from an online Japanese snack seller. If you think you\u2019ll be able to replicate it by mixing Coca-Cola with Seagram\u2019s Ginger Ale, you won\u2019t because I tried using various ratios and none of them tasted anything close. <\/p>\n

I really hope Coca-Cola Plus Ginger ends up in the United States, or at least be an option on a Coke Freestyle machine.<\/p>\n

(Nutrition Facts – 100 ml – 44 kcal, 0 grams of fat, 11 grams of carbohydrates, 0 grams of sodium, and 0 grams of protein.)<\/small><\/p>\n

Purchased Price:<\/b> 130 Japanese Yen
\nSize:<\/b> 500 ml
\nPurchased at:<\/b> Lawson Station
\nRating:<\/b> 9 out of 10
\nPros:<\/b> If you’re a fan of Pepsi’s 1893 Ginger Cola, you’ll like this. Right amount of ginger flavor. Ginger complements the cola spices. Doesn’t have ginger burn.
\nCons:<\/b> Not available in the U.S., but might be available through online Japanese snack sellers. The nauseous feeling I got when playing DOOM.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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