I’m a collector of dumb things. My shelves are littered with movie and TV promo ephemera, Cleveland sports memorabilia and one unopened glass bottle of Coca-Cola BlāK.
For those that don’t remember, Coca-Cola BlāK was Coke’s first foray into coffee-flavored sodas in 2006. We got them early in the college convenience store where I worked. I can still remember the cringes from our staff as we cracked them open. They were truly awful. Rightfully so, the experiment failed and it was dropped in 2008.
Now 15 years since its first try, Coca-Cola is back at again with three flavors of Coca-Cola with Coffee, available for a little less than $2 per can. Because this is a column about experimenting with product trends, I put on a brave face and tried all of them (dark blend, caramel and vanilla). For those wanting caffeine and caloric content, all three…
