KingOfSoda.com

In 2003 I discovered Moxie after watching a segment on the Food network. This “new” soda opened my eyes to a world of different sodas that I had never heard of before. This site catalogs my ratings of each of these sodas. If you find any interesting sodas that are not on my list, I would love to try them. If you are interested in trying any of the sodas that I have here, let me know and I'll try to find one for you.

-Mike Shinn, mikeshinn@mikeshinn.com

Tuesday, January 1, 2013

Cock Cola - 3

Cock Cola - 3 thumbs up
There are many jokes to be made here but I will avoid them.  The soda simply wasn't strong enough.  The cola flavor was weak.




Death Valley Cola - 6.5

Death Valley Cola - 6.5 thumbs up
Just an okay cola.  Not a very strong taste.  I wish it were better!



Friday, May 4, 2012

Double Cola - 7.5

A genuinely good soda!
Double Measure - Double Pleasure.  I'm not sure what that means, but it's on the label.  I only measured once, but it looks like a standard 12oz bottle.  A good cola taste with cane sugar, which is what I like.



Sunday, March 11, 2012

Taylor's Tonics Cola Azteca - 8

This soda packs a kick! It is a unique and fun chocolatey, spicy cola. Well done!


Nichol Kola - 6

This is a decent cola, but unfortunately doesn't match up against Coca Cola. It was a good try, though. Thank you Cost-Plus.

Chai Cola - 3

Taylor's Tonics Chai Cola. I hate to discourage these guys as they're putting out independent sodas and trying new things. I just wasn't a fan of the flavor - neither Chai nor Cola, this Chai Cola did not taste good. It was a good try!


Friday, December 16, 2011

Sort This Out Cola - 5 thumbs up

A mild flavor and I expect a little more from a cola. 5 thumbs up. Excellent vintage-style photos on these. Thank you to Nic Neilsen who picked this up in Santa Ynez for me!


Chinese Coke - 4 Thumbs up

Coke from China is about the same flavor but a little more mild. It reminded me of Starbucks coffee in China. The same, but milder. What it does have that ours does not is a hot anime drawing on the side and a pull tab.
4 Thumbs up due to the flavor but a fun time!

Trader Joes Vintage Cola - 6 thumbs up

Trader Joes Vintage Cola is not bad but tastes like a diet soda. Just so-so. I expect more from you, Trader Joes. Get on it.


Sunday, December 26, 2010

Pig Iron Cola - 8.5

Another great soda found at the Plaza Deli in Santa Barbara. Stop in for some great sandwiches and sodas in the La Cumbre Plaza to find this and other cool sodas.

Out of Seattle, this cola is made from cane sugar which leads to a great, smooth taste. This is what you should be thinking of when you drink a cola. See their website at www.pigironbbq.net

Zevia cola - 3

Gross. You can taste the stevia sweetener like a bad diet coke flavored with sweet-n-low.
No thank you. 3 thumbs up

Tuesday, October 6, 2009

Whoopee Cola


Whoopee Cola : 5/26/2003: Not bad at all. It's a little more watered down than a coke, but it does the trick. A pretty good cola flavor. I give it seven thumbs up.
  Mike Shinn Rating: 7
Average User Rating: 10
J AZZARO Rating: 10     - If R/C & Pepsi had a baby it would be Whoopee Cola!!!!!!!!!!!!
Jason Rating: 10  

Virgin Cherry Lee Black Cherry Cola


Virgin Cherry Lee Black Cherry Cola : 4/22/2006: Decent cherry cola taste, but a little too mediciny. Nice gray bottle, though. I would find something different the next time I tried for a cherry cola.

Virgin Blonde Vanilla Cola


Virgin Blonde Vanilla Cola : 7/8/2006: This takes me back - very similar to a vanilla coke from the olde-timey soda shoppes. Delicious! Great grey bottle also.
  Mike Shinn Rating: 8
Average User Rating: 5
Lindsay Rating: 5     - Another ok soda. I'm generally not a big fan of vanilla colas though. And as vanilla colas go, this one had less vanilla, and more watered down coke flavor.

Virgin Black Cola


Virgin Black Cola : 9/15/2005: Virgin company (Virgin music, airplanes, etc.) has had a soda on the market for a while now but only recently have I found it for sale. Finally I got to drink Virgin Black. It has a decent, bold cola taste. Extra points for the unique silver non-transparent plastic bottle. Good fun.
  Mike Shinn Rating: 7
Average User Rating: 4.5
MB Rating: 4     - Nasty. cool container but just tastes like a heavier bitter version of RC.
diana Rating: 5     - The name and the packaging makes it a fun soda. "Give me a black virgin" or whatever color the label is. The drink itself isn't too impressive though. Try the other colors/flavors... they're not as disappointing.

Vernors


Vernors : 7/22/2006: This ginger ale wasn't that gingery, wasn't that soda-y, and just wasn't that good. Everyone raves about this stuff being the bast. Mine was just so-so. It does have a nice cap that can be recapped for later drinking if you don't finish yours in the first drink.

Ugarit Cola


Ugarit Cola : 1/13/2005: Tastes more like President's Choice Cola than Pepsi. It has a nice taste that dissipates almost immediately. A little flat.

Toni Col


Toni Col : 12/31/2006: Sabor Vanilla! You can also taste the cinnamon. A nice, thick cola with a hint of vanilla and cinnamon. Not bad at all! Thanks to Billy for smuggling this from Mexico.
  Mike Shinn Rating: 7
Average User Rating: 6.66666666666667
nick dezan Rating: 7     - It good but it is a little strong. It is very sweat.
Lindsay Rating: 7     - Very tasty and unique - I like the strong vanilla flavor. Perhaps a little cinnamon too?
billy Rating: 6     - Yo creo que esta soda es differente porque del sabor vanilla. Es muy bien. Seis!!! 

Thin Coca-Cola


Thin Coca-Cola : 7/1/2003: This is the regular coke classic which gets 6 thumbs up. I really like this thin can, though! It's cool, like a redbull, except inside is the regular coke. CocaCola would have been smarter to market an all-syrup energy drink in this instead. Thanks to Lisa Zhao for the drink!
  Mike Shinn Rating: 6
Average User Rating: 4
Kevin Koontz Rating: 4     - As a fan of Coke I don't understand. This wasn't nearly enough for me to drink.

Tab


Tab : 7/5/2005: All nostalgia aside, there's a reason why Tab lost the cola wars. It tastes like flat diet pepsi. It's got the familiar 70s/80s look to it, but don't let the novelty of the look fool you.
  Mike Shinn Rating: 4
Average User Rating: 6.25
billy Rating: 3     - I do not like nutrasweet water. And for this reason, I do not like Tab. Perhaps it was better in 1985.
barby Rating: 10     - Great site - what a lot of fun! Have to disagree with you about Tab, though. I give it a 10. Being that it was the first diet soda, I feel it has withstood the test of time. It has a refreshing taste that so many other sodas, diet and non-diet, do not have. I am disappointed that it is getting increasingly difficult to find - I hope Coca-Cola will continue to support this product.
carlene Rating: 10     - The best diet cola, but hard to find in some locations, when I travel I take it in a suitcase!
Steph Rating: 2     - Don't get me wrong. I love diet sodas. I drink Coke Zero and Diet Dr. Pepper on a regular basis. I even like diet root beer. But this... My tongue felt violated. At least the can looks cool.