�� ��Coca-Cola has announced a new beverage that will debut in France in January 2006. It��s called Coca-Cola Blak, and it is a strange hybrid soda-coffee concoction. Carbonated coffee? Well, no thanks. Who knows, they could have pulled it off, but my gut reaction is, ��WTF?��
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��According to Coke, it ��has a rich smooth texture and has a coffee-like froth when poured.�� Lest you think they got it right, it��s being marketed as a ��mid-calorie beverage,�� meaning it has the same sweetening structure as Coke C2: Half high-fructose corn syrup, and half Splenda. I��m not sure many of you experienced the tastebud travesty of C2, but it wasn��t pleasant. I hope they didn��t do the same thing here.
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��Since it isn��t actually available yet, I only have estimates at the caffeine content. Best guesses put it at 68mg for 12 ounces, about double a normal cola. I��ve put this number into The Caffeine Database and, of course, you can off yourself with Blak on the Death by Caffeine calculator.
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��I��ll post a follow-up and a more accurate caffeine number when it becomes available. If anyone has actually tried this, let everyone know how it tastes.
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