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04.28.07 by Widge @ 12:51 am  Hey, Coke. What's the deal already? This year I snagged some of your "Passover" or "Kosher" Coke. The kind that you make with real sugar instead of with high fructose corn syrup. Okay, to be perfectly honest, I didn't snag some of it. I bought out all that I could find at three Publixs. But that's not the point. The point is this: why the hell isn't this available year round? Come on, it tastes better. We did a blind taste test between regular Coke and kosher Coke and the kosher version has a richer, fuller taste to it. I know it sounds insane to be talking about your soft drink like I'm some sort of wine connoisseur but at least I'm not saying that it needs to breathe first and swishing it around in my glass, am I? Categorized as: Drinks
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10.29.06 by Widge @ 8:06 pm  Fascinating. I don't know anything about their Transylvanian grapes that they apparently saved from destruction or what all, but kudos to them for making a wine that's perfect for Halloween parties. And, you know, for Goths on a day to day basis. Hell, I don't know. It might be really damn good stuff that's perfect with steak. Rare, of course. And I'm amazed they sell white varieties at all. Just a little bit off-theme there. Categorized as: Drinks
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08.02.06 by Widge @ 11:35 pm  Since I've been known to dabble in DIY cola alchemy myself, I can relate to what these two women are going through, although I haven't taken it as far as having to worry about what sort of gum arabic I need. For more about DIY cola than you could possibly ever want to know, check out this Wikipedia article on OpenCola. Categorized as: Drinks
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07.11.06 by Widge @ 11:58 pm  So...Josta. We've mentioned it before, how it was near and dear to our hearts and had gotten us through many a long night drive. Many have quested for the lost drink. I'm wondering if I've stumbled onto the damn thing. So...new Brazilian place opened up in the area. Brazilian place = guarana drinks. Sweet. So I pop in every now and then and pick up several liters. They even had a yerba mate drink in cans that was really damn good, but I wound up buying every one they had and they said they're not getting anymore. Dammit. But anyway, I needed a quick pick me up. Stopped in today, grabbed a bottle of guarana drink, was walking back down the isle and...my, what is that? "Xarope de Guarana." I'm guessing that's Guarana Syrup. Shonuff. Hey, concentrated guarana with craploads of sugar? Count me in. After peeling off the English label I see beneath, in Portuguese, that you're supposed to one part of this with nine parts of water. Or whatever. So of course I did what any of you would have done. Categorized as: Drinks
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05.03.06 by Widge @ 11:11 pm  Well, we've talked up their products before, but now there's a couple of new bits you should be aware of, coming from the folks at Bally Total Fitness. We understand there are probably some people out there who are trying to cut back on sugar. I'm even doing it a little, though I'm not a big fan of artificial sweeteners. I'll go with caffeinated water, thanks. But some of you and some members of the team here want a little more taste to go along with the stimulated bang of a drink, so for you folks Bally has created a sugar-free version of their energy drink. It's got comparable oomph with the regular drink--that is, taurine, ginseng, gingko, green tea and plenty of B vitamins. And it's got sucralose (i.e. Splenda) instead of sugar. And only ten calories. The taste is different, obviously, but if you need the kick without the added poundage that sugar consumption brings and you're cool with sucralose, we say go for it. Categorized as: Drinks
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