The Coca Cola Store In Las Vegas-Taste Of The World

A few years back when the store originally opened, friends of mine were able to visit it and remarked how you could freely sample the various beverages that the Coca Cola company had to offer in far and distant lands. These friends told of exotic flavors and taste combinations that were unheard of domestically. Sadly, upon my first visit many years past, that feature of the store no longer existed. In its place was a soda fountain that harkens back to the 60's and 70's when diners were the place to hang out.

Recently, I found myself back in Vegas and back at the store. Aside from the usual offerings, a variation on the worldwide samples was on offer for $7. With this, you get 2 trays of 8 sodas to sample. 16 in total and most at least 4 ounces added up to over 64 ounces of global thirst quenchers. Many of these flavors, though they may sound strange, taste very sweet and not unlike alot of soft drink varieties currently available. One drink of particular note was number 7 on the second tray. Mysteriously labeled as Beverly from Italy, this one made itself known right away. It was not sweet like all the others but a brick wall of bitter that coats your tongue. The only way to get the sensation off your tongue was to either sand paper it off or just cut it off for a faster result. Of course, knowing this dastardly tidbit of knowledge, I espied others as they drank ever closer to the beverage from hell. I delighted in their reactions, the same as mine, to have put something so foul into their mouths.

The samples below have sheets that tell you what where its from. Number 1 starts at the top right and works down to number 4 before number 5 starts at the top left. This holds for both trays

After sampling all 16, I was amazed to see that I had hardly even imbibed half the quantity afforded me. Having hit the sugar wall, I gave up without a complaint and returned the remainder to the counter, defeated.