Mine... all mine.
I’ve spent fourteen months scouring the island for Cherry Coke. Chasing shadows. Following whispers. Tracking rumors.
All leading to nowhere. You can’t find it.
How can that be? There are five million people here. Does no one prefer Cherry Coke? Seriously, people!
Because of this, I’ve been relegated to the lesser Coke. Just the plain old secret formula. Yawn.
I’ve officially given up searching. The rollercoaster ride is over. I’ve accepted my fate.
I even talked to one of the main Coke distributors here. There’s a reason why I can’t find it. Apparently, Singaporeans think Cherry Coke tastes too much like cough medicine. And, it sits on the store shelves.
Cough medicine?
So, there I have my answer. Either I import it myself, or go without.
Luckily, fortune happened upon me this morning. My manager, visiting from Hong Kong, bestowed a charitable gift upon me. Never has a six-pack of Cherry Coke been so valuable.*
*Apparently, I will be receiving Cherry Coke in lieu of stock options this year.
11:21 am on September 23rd, 2009
Yes! I want to see some Cherry Coke in S’pore too.
7:50 pm on September 23rd, 2009
What is up with the Singaporeans thinking that delicious soda flavors taste like medicine?!
I enjoy Cherry Coke almost as much as Dr. Pepper and they’ve shunned them both!
It’s insanity, I tell ya!
6:43 pm on October 19th, 2009
LOL – This sounds like me in Dublin! Finally found some bottles in Boots but have strong suspicion that the formula is different. Spent 6 years in S’pore without Cherry Coke and switched to Peach Snapple at that time. Not nearly the same though. I feel your pain!
8:13 pm on October 19th, 2009
Funny, someone brought me some Cherry Coke from the UK today. You are right… the formula IS different. Less sweet and not as much cola flavor. Same great cherry taste though.
9:10 pm on March 1st, 2010
Hey there, came across your blog.
I’m a Singaporean, and to be sure, cherries aren’t the most adored fruit in Singapore. I do imagine cherry coke to taste like a weird cough formula though.
9:54 pm on September 1st, 2010
im from singapore and ive never tasted cherry coke before. well maybe i tried it once when i was young but i couldnt remember the taste.
are there any neighbouring countries of singapore that sells cherry coke? cos i would die to try it.
how i wish singapore is like canada where cherry coke can at least be found, watch this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mCA7kwGt6Es
even if it does taste like cough medicine, as least ive tried…
7:01 pm on September 18th, 2010
singapore used to have cherry coke… but in the late 90s and it didn’t taste good for my taste buds… maybe it taste diff than other countries cherry coke?
7:10 pm on September 18th, 2010
The North America Cherry Coke is much better than the UK version. They have the UK version in KL and Malaysia, so maybe that’s what you had in Singapore in the 90′s. If so, yep, I get it… not so good.
6:28 pm on October 3rd, 2010
I am looking for cherry coke as well in SG!