Cocaine — the new party drink

The Enterprise (Brockton, MA) ^ | 9/28/06 | Jean Porrazzo

[msnimje]

I didn't think a thing about this drink until I saw a Muslim "activist" on TV DEMANDING that the person stop making this drink.

Now I want it to be wildly successful.

[DBrow]

I went to the website and looked at the ingredient list- nothing that would numb anything, unless one of the flavoring elements is something like clove (eugenol) or hops.

The blurbs on their pages do not mention throat-numbing. Could just be creative journalism.

[BansheeBill]

I collect old restaurantware china and if you look at diner coffee mugs from the 30s and 40s, they only held 6 or 7 ounces of coffee. The bottles of Coca-Cola from the same era held 6.5 ounces. The glasses in which they served Coca-Cola at soda fountains in the 20s held about 5 ounces. It was considered a treat. Thats a long way from the 40 plus ounce buckets of soda you see kids buying at 7-11 type convenience stores.
The 60s brought about large (12 oz) cups of coffee at coffee shops and the growth of the take out cup has continued to today, where at some places you can get a cup that holds almost a quart.

I have heard that some of the adverse reactions people have to some energy drinks gas to do with the guarana (sp?) that gives the drink its caffeine "buzz". I thought Red Bull used that instead of caffeine from coffee beans. I have known more than a few people who have had bad reactions to some of these super energy drinks sold in health clubs.

[antiRepublicrat]

An 8.4 ounce can of “Cocaine” contains 280 milligrams of caffeine.

Whoohooo, I think I've found my drink!

OTOH, my mug of coffee in the morning probably has more caffeine than that.

[beezdotcom]

Dave Chappelle...Red Balls....Cocaine in a can, baby!"

[BansheeBill]

gas=has

[antiRepublicrat]

Everyone who has drank water has died also.

Ban dihydrogen monoxide. It has killed more people than any drug on the planet, ever!

[JoeFromSidney]

I have heard that some of the adverse reactions people have to some energy drinks gas to do with the guarana (sp?) that gives the drink its caffeine "buzz".

I don't know about energy drinks, but when I was a visiting scholar in Brazil I came to like their guarana drinks. There's a grocery near Cincinnati that carries lots of imported stuff. I go there every once in a while to get some guarana.

[nuconvert]

"An average 5-ounce cup of coffee has at least 106 milligrams of caffeine,"

LOL! Who on earth only drinks a 5oz cup of coffee??? Even a small coffee mug is 10 oz. And who drnks only one of those?

[Toby06]

The West Bridgewater selectmen want to ban the product from their town. The board has sent a letter warning all liquor license holders that “any use of a new 'energy' drink called 'Cocaine' will not be tolerated” and any use “would be deemed a violation by the board.”

Why, on what grounds, because they don't like the name? That won't last long.

[Gingersnap]

Who cares really?

Some people will drink this to impress their friends but most will eventually move on. Nobody is going to drink something that tastes like Jolly Rancher candy and then immediately begin buying real cocaine.

[boxerblues]

"An 8.4 ounce can of “Cocaine” contains 280 milligrams of caffeine. An average 5-ounce cup of coffee has at least 106 milligrams of caffeine, according to the U.S. Department of Nutritional Services."
Who drinks a 5oz coffee anyway? What a rubbish comparison.

Most on the go coffe mugs are 12-16 ounces, I am getting about the same amount of caffeine as "cocaine" without the price tag

[Ro_Thunder]

However, there's A LOT of people that mix Red Bull with Vodka, or Rum (light, not dark), and get an energy drink with the alcohol.

As the old saying goes, nothing like a wide-awake full of energy drunk!

[Ro_Thunder]

Would you believe, Jolt HAS an energy drink?

That's right - check it out at
http://www.joltcola.com/

[shempy]

Let me guess...they made an deal with Pat Travers to use his song "Snortin' Whiskey" for the jingle.

I love that song. Definitely a classic late night bar band tune.

[Wolfie]

...where some idiot claimed that tobacco, alcohol, and caffeine, were "gateway drugs,"

CASA, that wonderful organization that Prohibitionists love to quote, says the same thing.

[Illuminatas]

Favorite coffee drink --- Coffee Americano (aka "Speedball"). 3 (or more) shots espresso in 16 or 24 oz. cup. Fill to brim with coffee of the day. Maybe add a splash of heavy cream to take the edge off. Drink.

1/2 caf, 1/2 light, skinny, triple vanilla-toffee latte's are for rank amatuers. Kinda like umbrella drinks are for people who really dont like the taste of booze.

[GOP Poet]

So basically, with the exception of the 'throat numbing substance' (which I could probably simultaneously shoot into the back of my throat that stuff that numbs it when one has a sore throat.), it is my morning cup of coffee. Small cup to me is most people's massive size anyway.

[TexanToTheCore]

Pansies all.

My standard coffee cup is 24 ounces of black coffe.


Aside from that, can't we just saw off Calfornia and float it out to sea? Maybe anchor it in the Bering Strait?

[nuconvert]

Sounds good to me. My regular blend at home is 1/2 Columbian, 1/2 espresso, touch of milk. ;~ )