Mexican Coke @Costco

Cuba Libre season is upon us and Costco (Lincoln Park) has cases of Mexican Coke w/real cane sugar for $18.49.

Yep. Also, the new Fresh Farms in Niles has cases for $20. A good price if you aren't a costco member.

gleam wrote:Yep. Also, the new Fresh Farms in Niles has cases for $20. A good price if you aren't a costco member.

Do you know if you can buy this by the bottle? I just saw the case price.

You can buy it by the bottle at lots of Mexican take-out places.

And here's a not-quite-recent Yelp thread on it:

http://www.yelp.com/topic/chicago-where ... -coca-cola

Pie Lady wrote:

gleam wrote:Yep. Also, the new Fresh Farms in Niles has cases for $20. A good price if you aren't a costco member.

Do you know if you can buy this by the bottle? I just saw the case price.

You can buy it by the bottle at Fresh Market on Touhy (under $1, IIRC).

I've seen it sold by the bottle at just about every grocery store serving a Mexican clientele.

We bought the case at Costco Clybourn yesterday and noticed a 10% tax and a 3% tax on it. I rarely buy pop in the city since I live in the 'burbs, so this was a shocker for me. Did Daley implement the pop tax already?

Yes, there is a 3 percent soft drink tax.

See http://www.revenue.state.il.us/business ... tdrink.htm

Please pardon the ignorant question, but is there a difference (in ingredients or taste) between Mexican Coke and kosher Coke? I ask because I am still seeing just a few bottles of kosher Coke on shelves around here.

Please pardon the ignorant question, but is there a difference (in ingredients or taste) between Mexican Coke and kosher Coke? I ask because I am still seeing just a few bottles of kosher Coke on shelves around here.

The Coca Cola company is the sole manufacturer for Coke syrup and sells it to all its franchisees, so the basic recipe should be consistent worldwide. The bottlers then add sweetener. So, in theory, it's about the same. But there's just something about a frosty Coke in a glass bottle. Reminds me of the summers of my youth and the stores that had the Coke bins with the little maze that you had to route the bottles through after you put your money in.

(And yes, my position on any sweetened beverage is that it's effectively liquid candy with no redeeming value, but there's still something about icy cold Coke on a hot summer's day).

Katie wrote:I ask because I am still seeing just a few bottles of kosher Coke on shelves around here.

And where would those bottles have been spotted?

Kosher for Passover coke is largely beet sugar, while Mexican Coke is cane sugar. Some people detect a difference in taste, although I don't. Mexican Coke has 39 grams of sugar per 12 ounces, while KfP coke has (I think) 40-41 grams of sugar per 12 oz.

KfP isn't available in glass, Mexican is.

I feel like Mexican coke is less carbonated than KfP coke, in a good way.

I feel like Mexican coke is less carbonated than KfP coke, in a good way.

I actually thought the opposite was true with my last batch of KfP Coke -- may also be a function of 2liter bottles vs. little glass bottles. However, I've now gone all-Sodastream at home. My one (and only) "green" move.

stevez wrote:

Katie wrote:I ask because I am still seeing just a few bottles of kosher Coke on shelves around here.

And where would those bottles have been spotted?

I knew someone would ask ... okay, I'll tell ... at the Mundelein Garden Fresh Market. I'm only telling you because I think I live closer to it than you do, and I'm headed there later this morning. If there are three or more bottles left I'll let you know. If not, I got there before you did, or someone else got there before I did.