This was conveniently located right outside our hotel so we felt the need to stop.
What a great idea that was.
We dropped by about 30 minutes before they were closing up shop so we had just enough time to shop and try the sample upstairs. I'm so glad the first thing I did when we walked in was go upstairs. Had I not, I never would've had the pleasure of tasting cokes made around the world.
As soon as I saw they had a drink bar, I bolted to that area and saw the menu. I told my sister to go find a table for us cos I was getting the tasting menu. When I got to the front I noticed that it was 2 trays with 8 cups on each tray and they were only charging $8 for the whole thing. I was like whaaaaaaaaaaaat come up. Not to give them any ideas, but I would pay $20 for that thing.
I was handed two trays and two pieces of paper. The paper had a list of where the drinks are from and their names.
We didn't particularly start in order. I just went for whichever had the best color or smell and took a sip. I took a few sips from each cup, then decided to look at the list. At that point I decided to do a do-over and started with cup 1 from tray 1. The worst tasting one was definitely Italy. That bitter taste made me hate them. Like why even Italy? Why would you like that? Some smelled great, but tasted funky. Some smelled sweet, but were also fuzzy which was a weird combo. Some smelled great and tasted great. Some reminded me of weird memories.
My favorite were Krest Gingerale from Mozambique and BonBon Anglais from Madagascar. This basically confirms my wanting to visit Africa. They're winning.
This place is a must stop for everyone. Even if you end up not buying any of the merchandise, you still get the opportunity to taste 16 different types of Coke from all over the world. That in itself is a great experience.