The Breakdown

  • Invented 1865 Cartagena — oldest soda still made
  • Intense red dye, vanilla-sweet profile
  • FEMSA bottled, classic sugar bomb formula
  • Cultural icon reduced to beachside nostalgia sip

Side Effects

pink tongue, generational sugar crash, ancestors filing complaints

Buy Instead

Skip the can. Buy a glass bottle of real cane-sugar cola from a smaller maker or just drink water.