Coca-Cola Blāk is a coffee-flavored soft drink introduced by Coca-Cola in 2006. The mid-calorie drink was introduced first in France, before making its way to the United States and other markets. It was possibly inspired by the traditional southern Italian beverage BibiCaffè.
| Coca-Cola Blāk | |
| Type | Coffee flavored Cola |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer | The Coca-Cola Company |
| Country of origin | France |
| Introduced | 2006 |
| Related products | Pepsi Kona, Pepsi Tarik, Pepsi Max Cappuccino, BibiCaffe |
Coca-Cola Blāk launched in the United States[1] on April 3, 2006. Coca-Cola Blāk launched in Canada on August 29, 2006[2] with an event staged in Toronto, Canada at Dundas Square offering free bottles of the product.[3] The drink has not yet found its way to the majority of shelves across these countries, and promotional campaigns, aimed mostly at young adults, are still underway.
The U.S version of Coca-Cola Blāk is sweetened with high fructose corn syrup, aspartame and acesulfame potassium. The French and Canadian versions of Coca-Cola Blāk replace the high fructose corn syrup with sugar.
Consumer Reports taste-testers found the French version to be less sweet and to contain more coffee flavor.
The American and Canadian versions have a plastic resealable cap on a glass bottle that resembles the classic Coke bottle, whereas the French version is a bottle shape formed from aluminium, similar to a wine bottle.
Coca-Cola BlāK will be discontinued in the United States and Canada in early 2007. This was also released the same day Coca-Cola told consumers Black Cherry Vanilla will be discontinued as well. Both Black Cherry Vanilla and BlāK (coffee flavored) were released in 2006.
Nutritional facts
US Version(from [4])
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French Version(from [6])
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References
External links
- Official Site
- Consumer Reports Taste Tests Coke Blāk, March 2006
- Coca-Cola gives out thousands of Coke Blāk samples in Times Square