{"id":44736,"date":"2020-08-19T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-08-19T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/?p=44736"},"modified":"2022-03-14T06:35:54","modified_gmt":"2022-03-14T16:35:54","slug":"coca-cola-with-coffee-us-dark-blend-vanilla-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/2020\/08\/19\/coca-cola-with-coffee-us-dark-blend-vanilla-review\/","title":{"rendered":"REVIEW: Coca-Cola with Coffee (Dark Blend and Vanilla)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"display:block; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Coca-Cola-with-Coffee-U.S.-Cans.jpeg?resize=600%2C600&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Coca Cola with Coffee  U S Cans\" title=\"Coca-Cola with Coffee (U.S.) Cans.jpeg\" border=\"0\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Update 3\/14\/22: We also tried the Mocha version! <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/2022\/03\/14\/coca-cola-coffee-mocha-review\/\">Click here to read our review<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The cans of Coca-Cola with Coffee tell me they have great Coca-Cola taste blended with rich, luxurious coffee.<\/p>\n<p>In less flashy terms, it is a coffee-flavored soda containing real coffee powder for a uniquely fizzy hybrid beverage. I&#8217;ll be reviewing the Dark Blend and Vanilla flavors, but there will also be a caramel one when these debut nationwide in early 2021. <\/p>\n<p>I am a coffee lover and a soda lover, so I&#8217;m absolutely pumped to experience their love child months before the official release. Both have a nice fizz and the signature dark brown color of regular cola. Each one also starts off with a very familiar Coca-Cola taste.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"display:block; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Coca-Cola-with-Coffee-U.S.-Vanilla.jpeg?resize=600%2C600&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Coca Cola with Coffee  U S Vanilla\" title=\"Coca-Cola with Coffee (U.S.) Vanilla.jpeg\" border=\"0\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" \/><\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s interesting as the beginning just tastes like cola, but then each one transforms. The vanilla one brings in some creaminess towards the end, but I&#8217;m not sure where the coffee is. I can maybe taste it if I really think about it. This one pretty is much like Coca-Cola Vanilla. It&#8217;s good, but the coffee flavor is kind of lost amongst the cola and vanilla.<\/p>\n<p>I was underwhelmed with the vanilla version, but boy oh boy does the Dark Blend make up for it. After trying it, I can confirm the coffee flavor is scarce in the Vanilla variety because this one contains such great coffee essence.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"display:block; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Coca-Cola-with-Coffee-U.S.-Dark-Blend.jpeg?resize=600%2C600&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Coca Cola with Coffee  U S Dark Blend\" title=\"Coca-Cola with Coffee (U.S.) Dark Blend.jpeg\" border=\"0\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The beverage starts off cola-y and morphs into a fizzy roasted coffee drink. If you have ever had an imported Italian coffee soda, it actually tastes like a lighter, Coke-flavored version of those. The flavor was pretty intense upon first sip but then lessened a bit the more I guzzled down. This may not be the best drink to wash down a burger and fries because of the flavor mashup. But as a late morning\/early afternoon drink or in the heat when cold brew is not an option, it would be absolutely phenomenal. YUM!<\/p>\n<p>It also likely won&#8217;t 100% replace your favorite go-to soda or satisfy your coffee fix whenever you need it (it has 69 mg of caffeine, more than a regular cola but less than a cup of joe). But overall, it is a darn good drink to add to your rotation. <\/p>\n<p>There is a pretty well-known saying of Everything Old is New Again. Well, here we are again, as this drink follows <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/2006\/04\/13\/coca-cola-blak\/\">Coca-Cola Blak<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/the-soda.fandom.com\/wiki\/Pepsi_Kona\">Pepsi Kona<\/a> from years past that failed to light the world on fire. So it is not a brand new idea by any means, but maybe 2020 can be the year when cola coffee finally becomes a drink staple. Not to mention that a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/2017\/11\/08\/review-coca-cola-coffee-plus-japan\/\">version of this beverage<\/a> has been making the rounds internationally for the past few years. <\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"display:block; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Coca-Cola-with-Coffee-U.S.-Ingredients.jpeg?resize=600%2C450&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Coca Cola with Coffee  U S Ingredients\" title=\"Coca-Cola with Coffee (U.S.) Ingredients.jpeg\" border=\"0\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" \/><\/p>\n<p>One odd thing about this beverage is the sugar content. Not only is it a hybrid with flavors, but it is also a hybrid on the sweetener scale because it contains high fructose corn syrup, sucralose, and acesulfame potassium. I don&#8217;t think the taste is impacted as it doesn&#8217;t taste too heavy like a soda or too sweet\/fake like a diet one. However, it does worry me that it may put off those that exclusively drink one or the other.<\/p>\n<p>Ever wonder what a mixture of Coca-Cola and coffee would taste like? Or are you tired of the fruity-flavored colas and want to quench your thirst with something new? Come January 2021, you are in luck. But skip the Vanilla version and reach for the Dark Blend one for a deliciously unique coffola (It should have a fun name, like a celebrity couple) experience. Maybe we can make it stick around this time!<\/p>\n<p><strong>DISCLOSURE:<\/strong>\u00a0I received a free sample of the product. (Thanks, Coke!) Doing so did not influence my review.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Purchased Price:<\/strong>\u00a0FREE<br \/>\n<strong>Size:<\/strong> 12 fl oz cans<br \/>\n<strong>Purchased at:<\/strong> Received as part of the Coca-Cola Insiders Club<br \/>\n<strong>Rating:<\/strong>\u00a05 out of 10 (Vanilla), 9 out of 10 (Dark Blend)<br \/>\n<strong>Nutrition Facts:<\/strong> (1 Can) <em>Both flavors have identical nutrition facts<\/em> &#8211; 70 calories, 0 grams of fat, 40 milligrams of sodium, 18 grams of carbohydrates, 18 grams of sugar, and 0 grams of protein.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Update 3\/14\/22: We also tried the Mocha version! Click here to read our review. The cans of Coca-Cola with Coffee tell me they have great Coca-Cola taste blended with rich, luxurious coffee. In less flashy terms, it is a coffee-flavored soda containing real coffee powder for a uniquely fizzy hybrid beverage. I&#8217;ll be reviewing the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":48,"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":[1493,1540,1492,1488],"class_list":["post-44736","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews","tag-coca-cola","tag-coffee","tag-coke","tag-soda"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":45876,"url":"https:\/\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/2021\/01\/29\/spotted-coca-cola-with-coffee\/","url_meta":{"origin":44736,"position":0},"title":"SPOTTED: Coca-Cola with Coffee","author":"Marvo","date":"January 29, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"Here's our review from last year of the Dark Blend and Vanilla flavors that our reviewer was able to get early through the Coca-Cola Insiders Club. 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