What does cola taste like?
The new Pepsi ad campaign is touting there "Cola Taste". So, as I am sure many of you have wondered... What in the world is 'cola taste'. I have never tried cola, nor would I know where to get it. If you have wondered this, I have done some research for you. First, 'cola' taste traditionally comes from the kola nut. The kola nut is a nut from a tree found mostly in Africa. It was used in cola drinks to add caffeine and taste. Apparently though, the cola nut is a carcinogen. Yeah, so it causes cancer. I am not sure, but I don't think they use that anymore in Coca Cola or Pepsi. Anyways, the cola taste is completely arbitrary. I guess mostly Pepsi knows that, and the ads are (I think) mostly supposed to be humorous. This must be the case, since only 56% of people even said Pepsi...
For the record, I prefer Coke; Cherry Coke mostly. I cannot compare it to Kola Nuts, but if it is more like them I must like them too.