Coca-Cola is a new flavor, and people are nervous
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When you're feeling risky, but not too risky, Coca-Cola's got you covered.
The brilliant minds that brought us New Coke are back at it again with a flavor concoction that is sure to win hearts, minds, tastebuds, dollars, and possibly doctor visits. Say hello to Orange Vanilla, which is a press release telling us that it is the first new iteration on that classic Coke flavor in over a decade.
The flavor will be available in the U.S. starting Feb. 25, but that Orange Vanilla is, at this moment, kept out of reach by Time's evil grasp soda fans from speculating on the possibilities offered by the new flavor.
And while some are keeping an open mind, others … well, not so much.
– then (@killerlawns) February 9, 2019
New Coca-Cola flavor: Orange Vanilla… .I'm not sure how I feel about that combo… 19
– Tristan Vernon (@trust_in_vernon) February 9, 2019
The Coca-Cola Company is set to release new Orange Vanilla Coke. With this new flavor they hope to appeal to millennials, or anyone who enjoys a good puke.
– Jon Curtis Rose (@JonCurtisRose) February 9, 2019
They already have strawberry Coke at one of our local restaurants on the table to fill your drinks. That's gross enough. Orange vanilla ??
– ~~ ɱıŋƙą ǟʟɛxɛɨ ~~ (@ mynameisminka78) February 9, 2019
why now and why Orange Vanilla? Thankfully, Coca-Cola brand director Kate Carpenter filled us all in.
"We wanted to bring back positive memories or carefree summer days," she is quoted in the aforementioned press release as an explanation. "That's why we leaned into the orange-vanilla flavor combination – which is reminiscent of the creamy orange popsicles we grew up loving, but in a classically coke way." Ah yes, now does seem like the right time to wax nostalgic about carefree summer days. Coca-Cola, you know us better than we know ourselves. I'm still not drinking this orange vanilla nonsense, though.
