The only time I get real Coke made with sugar is when I'm out of the country. I like the smoother taste that real sugar helps bring to the party vs high fructose corn syrup (HFCS). On these occasions it seemed that the bottles has more pressure in them compared to the US. They "popped" when you unscrewed the cap on a cold bottle.

I alway chalked it up to how they do things outside the US. Today, while food shopping, I ran across Kosher for Passover Coke on an endcap in the supermarket, on sale no less 3-2 liter bottles for $3.00.

In case you don't know what the big deal about Kosher for Passover Coke is, this is the true original recipe Coke made with sugar instead of HFCS. Someone that knows more about this then me can explain why corn syrup is not Kosher during Passover.

Either way, it just tastes better then Coke with HFCS.

I'm happy that I got several bottles of sugar sweetened Coke without leaving the country. I took them home chilled one, and later poured myself a nice cold glass.

I noticed that when I unscrewed the cap for the first time the bottle "popped" just like it did in the other countries.

Do they add more gas to Coke with sugar? Does the use real sugar makes it harder for it to stay carbonated?

Some Mexican restaurants offer Coca-Cola imported from Mexico, whose ingredients label lists sugar instead of high fructose corn syrup.

I always wondered why coke tasted better in Latin America.

The reason corn syrup is not kosher at Passover is because Ashkenazi Jews are prohibited from consuming corn, rice and legumes during Passover. Living in the NYC metro, we always have kosher Coke around this time of year. You can always tell because instead of traditional red caps, they are another color, usually yellow. It is 10000% percent better.

Also, the Coke recipe is different in each individual bottling plant as is the water, which is why Coke tastes different when youre traveling. Coke in FL is the worst i've come across yet.It is like carbonated sugar water, with hardly any other flavor.

Correct. Nevermind that corn is indigenous to North America, so had Moses found some corn, he'd likely have eaten it. Nothing in the bible about corn -- they'd never seen the stuff.

One of the things I love about living in Phoenix is that I can get Mexican Coca-cola pretty much everywhere. I even saw a case of it at Costco last week. I do feel slightly bad about not returning the bottles.

One of my great joys in traveling, sadly, is trying other countries soft drinks. I love Fanta and it isn't sold in Canada in regular stores, I do find it but the labeling is in either some eastern european or arabic language.
I was in Mexico City a couple of weeks ago and couldn't stay away from the Coke, loved it.

I am in love with the Israeli soft drink, Kinley.

Went to this place yesterday: Galco's Soda Pop Stop, in LA. They carry Coca-Cola made with cane sugar (among many other "rare" sodas), and they ship.

The Costcos in the SF bay area are now carrying Mexican Coca Cola.

If you're in Dallas you can go to Central Market and get Dr. Pepper made with cane sugar. I love the stuff.

We've also got Mexican coke (in glass bottles!) at our Seattle area Costcos for $17.99 a case.

I don't know if it's still available there, but one of the shops in the B terminal at DFW used to sell "Dublin Dr. Pepper"; it's a version of that soft drink still made with cane sugar instead of corn syrup.

Coca Cola from Mexico, made with "real" cane sugar is available throughout Texas at "Mexican" food stores, stores in neighborhoods catering to substantial Mexican American clientele, HEBs and the "Fiesta" chain. The WalMart affiliate, "Sam's Club" carries Mexican Coke in a number of its outlets in Texas (and some WalMarts will have it).

The "Big Thrill" is original Dr. Pepper, still formulated with cane sugar syrup at the small Dublin, TX bottling plant, rarely available "out of town" except at the Dr. Pepper Museum in Waco (birthplace of the beverage).

Don't let anyone tell you there's not a real difference!