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Everyone of course knows Fentimans and Fritz-kola. But there is also Cockta from Slovenia and Kofola from Czechia. Does anyone else knows of local EU coca-cola alternatives that we might want to explore? And of course, where we can buy them online:

Cockta

Kofola

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[–] plumpsklo@feddit.org 1 points 43 minutes ago
[–] rwdf@lemmy.world 24 points 7 hours ago (1 children)
[–] Rokin@lemm.ee 2 points 6 hours ago

Best answer.

[–] starlinguk@lemmy.world 1 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

If I never see a post about Coca Cola alternatives again it will be too soon. Why are all y'all so freaking obsessed?!

[–] x00z@lemmy.world 2 points 2 hours ago

We drink a lot of cuba libre.

[–] kayefflemmynator@feddit.org 2 points 4 hours ago* (last edited 3 hours ago)

If you are in germany, i can recommend the kaufland store brands, in my opinion from all store brands they taste the closest to coca cola brands

[–] brot@feddit.org 12 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

Buy your locally produced Cola. Don't start to import cola produced in Germany to Spain or the Norwegian lemonade to Italy. Don't ship sugar water trough Europe by lorry, we have enough traffic on our motorways already.

[–] Chemo@discuss.tchncs.de 0 points 4 hours ago

Tbf, that's the upside of a major corporation like Coca Cola. They only transport the syrup and fill the bottles at local factories.

[–] coldwarful@lemm.ee 6 points 6 hours ago

There's easily 100 different kinds of Cola and Cola-Orange ("Spezi") mixes produced in the EU it's easiest to start taste-testing with everything in your local grocery store and finding out if one of them is to your liking. If you're from Germany, there's at least Fritz-Cola, Afri-Cola, Proviant-Cola, Paulaner Spezi (and Spezi made by many other breweries)...

[–] rowanthorpe@lemmy.ml 2 points 4 hours ago
[–] Dungrad@feddit.org 13 points 7 hours ago
[–] Dungrad@feddit.org 13 points 7 hours ago (1 children)
[–] Akasazh@feddit.nl 3 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

Everyone of course knows Fentimans and Fritz-kola

First sentence by op

[–] Dungrad@feddit.org 4 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

Oh wow, how did I miss that? :D Sorry!

[–] Akasazh@feddit.nl 2 points 4 hours ago

Don't worry, still solid advice ;)

[–] JoKi@feddit.org 11 points 7 hours ago
[–] fayoh@sopuli.xyz 8 points 7 hours ago
[–] nitefox@sh.itjust.works 2 points 5 hours ago

Just a local ripoff. I personally drink blues zero, it tastes the same as Coca Cola zero

[–] alucard@feddit.org 2 points 5 hours ago

Der Dracola

I hadn't tried it myself but saw it suggested somewhere else. It's the austrian Coca Cola version

[–] Monkyhands@feddit.dk 9 points 7 hours ago* (last edited 7 hours ago)
[–] albert180@discuss.tchncs.de 7 points 7 hours ago* (last edited 7 hours ago) (1 children)

In Eastern Germany they have VitaCola, which was their former GDR Cola. They still outsell Coca Cola there, but I guess it's an acquired taste. I personally don't like it very much

https://www.vita-cola.de/

[–] Saleh@feddit.org 2 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

It tastes ten times better, since it contains some lemon flavor.

[–] albert180@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 5 hours ago* (last edited 5 hours ago)

Which tastes very artificial IMO.

But maybe it's just like with Club Mate or Coffee, you need to have a few of them before you like them

[–] freijon@lemmings.world 4 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

Not from the EU, but from Switzerland if that also counts: Vivi Kola

[–] sasquash@sopuli.xyz 2 points 5 hours ago
[–] yonderer@lemm.ee 5 points 7 hours ago

Breizh Cola, from Brittany in France https://www.breizhcola.bzh/

[–] krigo666@lemmy.world 6 points 7 hours ago

In Portugal practically all medium to large chain has its own brand of Cola, competing with Pepsi and Coke.

[–] rafport1@lemmy.zip 5 points 7 hours ago

Molecola from Italy! It is really good! https://molecolaitalia.it/

[–] dumblederp@aussie.zone 2 points 6 hours ago

You can make your own cola syrup, there's a bunch of recipes out there.

[–] albert180@discuss.tchncs.de 4 points 7 hours ago* (last edited 7 hours ago)

OMG I love Cockta 😍. It has it's own very nice and distinct taste. But unfortunately it's very hard to get in Germany. And it's also not made in Slovenia anymore but in Croatia. (Which is a pity, but thanks to the Croats for bringing this drink back to life, and marketing it successfully)

Kofola is also very nice, because you can get it fresh from Tap in Slovakia and Czech Republic

Afri-Cola and Fritz-Kola taste both not very good IMO, but the other Lemonades and MischMasch from Fritz are great though

[–] Aidenwill@jlai.lu 2 points 6 hours ago
[–] teslasaur@lemmy.world 3 points 7 hours ago

Cuba Cola from Sweden

[–] Goldholz@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

Spezi, Alaska, Oettinger ColaMix All german. Well atleast from what i know. An app showed me they are owned by coca cola but idk

[–] albert180@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 7 hours ago

That App is wrong...