Coca-Cola Raspberry facts for kids

Coca-Cola Raspberry is a special kind of Coca-Cola that tastes like raspberry. It was first tried out in New Zealand. There was also a sugar-free version called Diet Coke Raspberry. These drinks first came out on June 1, 2005, but they were stopped by the end of that year. Later, in the summer of 2017, Coca-Cola Raspberry came back for a short time in New Zealand. It was also sold as a summer drink in Australia.

In August 2018, the zero sugar raspberry flavor was offered in Finland and Norway. This flavor then came to the UK in January 2019. Raspberry Coke Zero Sugar was also sold in Denmark by REMA 1000. It was later replaced by Coke Lemon Zero Sugar in October of the same year. In 2019, 600ml bottles were available in Taiwan. A similar drink, California Raspberry, was released in 2019. Coca-Cola Raspberry Zero Sugar also came out in Sweden at the end of 2019. In 2021, Coca-Cola Raspberry became available in the Netherlands and Belgium.

Where You Could Find It

Raspberry was the third flavor added to regular Coke in New Zealand. The other flavors were vanilla coke and cherry coke. When it first came out, bottles of Raspberry Coke were sold on US auction sites. Some bottles sold for around $10 US dollars.

Today, this drink is usually not available. It is considered very rare and a collector's item. By May 2008, most of the original supply was gone. You could not buy it from online auctions or stores anymore. The only place you might still find Coca-Cola Raspberry is in special Coca-Cola Freestyle soda machines. It is also available in some Burger King restaurants in the UK. Raspberry Coke was a popular flavor in Australia during the summer of 2017-2018. Other flavors available then included Coffee Coke and Ginger Coke.