Jarritos Mexican Cola
Tuesday, February 8, 2011 at 5:31PM Jarritos does such a great job making sodas that we’ve reviewed every one of them so far… except Strawberry. Our bottle of strawberry was lost to some goblins in a fan’s house. One day… one day. Any who, imagine my joy when a fan of ours, “AX2”, brought me a bottle of Jarritos Mexican Cola. I wasn’t even aware Jarritos sold a cola in the United States so I had to research. What I found was that Jarritos Mexican Cola had run an ad campaign with the sentence “It Crossed!” as the slogan. I can only assume that this means it has only recently found a home here across the border. Doesn’t matter though because I’m raring to try it!
After tracking down my bottle opener for this twist proof cap I am welcomed by a robust soda aroma wafting from the lip of the bottle. It’s a stronger cola smell than Coke produces so hopefully we’re looking at a strong contender in the best cola category. Time for some drinkin’.
Very nice! Just the right amount of carbonation and a great cola taste. It’s not as strong or acidic feeling on the throat as Coke is but Jarritos Mexican Cola definitely gets the point across. There’s something a little different with the cola flavor in this soda than in others and I can’t quite put my finger on it. It’s almost as if they put more syrup in it than you would think they would be able to. This doesn’t weigh down the beverage, in fact it’s almost like they made the cola flavor more efficient. I could find a mathematical formula to represent this but that would be boring and very inaccurate. Oh heck here’s one anyway:
It’s almost as if they condensed the cola flavoring so that you get more than you would think per sip. Like I said… I can’t put my finger on it. Cinnamon maybe? I dunno. The big question is, “Is it better than Coke/Pepsi/RC?” The answer is yes. Jarritos of course uses sugar so that already gives it a leg up on the competition. With that said, and sugar aside, the flavor/mouth feel from Jarritos Mexican Cola is better than that of the big boys. I would choose this every time over “Red” or “Blue”. If you can get some Jarritos Mexican Cola in your area do so, in fact…
Verdict – Buy a Pallet!
~A
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Twist needs a Mexican brother named Disparar for cases like this
Reader Comments (6)
I found one of these in a nearby small town IGA, and I have to say the flavor that struck me was cinnamon. It tasted a little bit like a Sweet Tart, too. Very unique cola. All the weird flavors I detected would lead someone to believe I didn't think this was good, but that would be wrong. It was weird and good. And it was also overly sugary, which also managed to work in its favor.
My first experience with it left me smiling. To me it tastes exactly like Haribo Happy Cola gummy candies, one of my favorite treats from Germany. They are available here in the States. Until that day I thought RC Cola was the only contender as a better cola than the two giants. Not anymore. Jarritos is the perfect cola for me. Sweet but not cloying with a unique but definite cola taste. Ice cold, straight out of the bottle...it's the only way.
Howdy,
I'm glad you liked this so much, and I'm also happy about your opinions on RC Cola!
Thanks for the comments!
~A
AMAZING! I want another one! So much better than Coke or Pepsi! It had a refreshing taste the left me wanting another bottle! I cannot wait to try their other flavors A+
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I live in Texas so I'm lucky enough to be able to purchase Jarritos easily but I don't take that for granted. I tried their Mexican Cola a few months ago and actually just finished a bottle right now. I agree with your review 100 percent. It beats out every other Cola I've tried.
As popular as Jarritos is at any decent taquería, I really wish more carried the cola and the Toronja. Both A+.