What’s the deal with Mexican Coca-cola?

Cane sugar/glass bottle/foreign things are cool.

Those are the best answers I can come up with. Frankly, it just tastes better.

Here’s the deal: a couple of years back, I ordered a bottle at Alex Robert’s fantastic Brasa in NE Mpls. I had a sip and was blown away. I didn’t know Coke could taste like that.

Since then, I’ve made frequent treks to my favorite supermercado inside the Midtown Global Market, and have read a bunch of great articles, blogs and heard varying opinions about Mexican Coke.

People get fired up about this stuff.

I’ve not done the blind taste testing. The double-blind scientific study or the random sampling of the Twincy population on this one. It’s not necessary to me.

I love how Mexican Coke tastes. I like how it feels in my mouth. I love how the bottle feels in my hand, and the way it feels on my lips as I take a sip (note: not gulp. You can’t really gulp from the 12oz. glass bottle. I appreciate that.). I also love the fact that it’s made with cane sugar.

I don’t hate high fructose corn syrup (HFCS). I think it’s an easy target for foodies looking to find reasons for why we’re fat. I do think HFCS is not very good for me, or for you. But it’s not the devil. That said, I think I like the taste of cane sugar better. Especially when it comes to Coca-Cola.

Viva la Coca Cola!