Is there anything better than the "throat burn" from Coca cola? (healthier, addictive)

[NYC refugee]

In a can is the best for the throat feel. Cigarettes also give that back of the throat hit. I used to come home from work and open a can of coke and light a cigarette and it was nirvana. Of course, now I don't smoke any more and - well, you get the picture.

We have Mexican coke here, too. And Jarritos. But I prefer San Pellegrino.

[TexasLawyer2000]

I do enjoy me some Mexican coke. It's the only good tasting one. I don't know how they get away selling the crap they do in the US.

[jay5835]

Yes. I get the same "throat burn" from San Pellegrino. Just as good a burn, naturally zero calories.

[GeoffD]

Why would I drink HFCS junk food? If I liked Coke, I’d drink the Mexican glass bottles made with sugar. I stock some for a friend who drinks rum & coke. I drink tap water run through a high quality activated charcoal filter. If I’m gonna drink something with empty calories, it had better have alcohol in it.

[Taffee72]

Originally Posted by jay5835

Yes. I get the same "throat burn" from San Pellegrino. Just as good a burn, naturally zero calories.

Yes, exactly. I drink Worcester, MA produced Polar seltzer water and when you pop open the can and take that first drink, you can get that throat burn.

[Charlie&Rose]

For me it`s the nose burn, from a big dose of horseradish. Ii will clear your sinuses, that`s for sure.

[kevxu]

Originally Posted by ELOrocks17

I love Coca cola. Besides tasting delicious, i love taking that first gulp and getting the "throat burn" feeling as it goes down. No other soft drink does that....

As a kid I quickly decided that Coke was a burning mouthful of swill, and I was always a Pepsi drinker after that.

[Indiana Tony]

Originally Posted by marcandme

For me it`s the nose burn, from a big dose of horseradish. Ii will clear your sinuses, that`s for sure.

I get the same sensation from the Chinese hot mustard. Not the packed ones, but the mustard on the table at restaurants.

[Indiana Tony]

Originally Posted by kevxu

As a kid I quickly decided that Coke was a burning mouthful of swill, and I was always a Pepsi drinker after that.

People around here say "Pepsi's for junkies."

[Dogboa]

Originally Posted by Nonchalance

I used to drink something similar. These days I throw some pepperoncini or pickled jalapeños into beer.

Cave Creek is bottled with a serrano in each. On a hot day, with the beer ice cold, you can slam your first gulp and then the serrano hits you.