SODAPOPBOB
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Vin Mariani ~ French Wine Cola ~ Coca Cola
( A Brief Study )
This is a spin-off discussion from my earlier thread titled …
“Was Coca Cola Invented in Valencia, Spain?â€
Link: https://www.antique-bottles.net/forum/m-434142/mpage-1/key-/tm.htm
　
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Based on the various contributions to that earlier thread, which was primarily based on the claims of an elderly Juan Jose Mica from Spain, it was determined there is no credible and/or substantiating evidence to indicate that Coca Cola was invented in Spain. And until such time as Mr. Mica or any member of his family is able and willing to provide the world with “proof†of the claim, it will hereafter be considered as false.
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However, this is not to say the original inspiration for Coca Cola did not have some measure of European influence. This is evidenced by Coca Cola’s creator, John Stith Pemberton, who openly admitted that his earlier experimentations with similar concoctions were the result of his interest in a French made product of the time called “Vin Tonique Mariani.†With Pemberton’s resulting product becoming known as “French Wine Cola.â€
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This then is a brief study of all three products, with various website links and pictures to serve as resource material for future research. And please note this is not intended to take anything away from the genius of John Stith Pemberton whose “Coca Cola†is the real thing and is as 100% American as Chevrolet ~ Baseball - and Hot Dogs!
Signed … SODAPOPBOB … U.S.A.
August 2011
( A Brief Study )
This is a spin-off discussion from my earlier thread titled …
“Was Coca Cola Invented in Valencia, Spain?â€
Link: https://www.antique-bottles.net/forum/m-434142/mpage-1/key-/tm.htm
　
~ * ~
Based on the various contributions to that earlier thread, which was primarily based on the claims of an elderly Juan Jose Mica from Spain, it was determined there is no credible and/or substantiating evidence to indicate that Coca Cola was invented in Spain. And until such time as Mr. Mica or any member of his family is able and willing to provide the world with “proof†of the claim, it will hereafter be considered as false.
~ * ~
However, this is not to say the original inspiration for Coca Cola did not have some measure of European influence. This is evidenced by Coca Cola’s creator, John Stith Pemberton, who openly admitted that his earlier experimentations with similar concoctions were the result of his interest in a French made product of the time called “Vin Tonique Mariani.†With Pemberton’s resulting product becoming known as “French Wine Cola.â€
~ * ~
This then is a brief study of all three products, with various website links and pictures to serve as resource material for future research. And please note this is not intended to take anything away from the genius of John Stith Pemberton whose “Coca Cola†is the real thing and is as 100% American as Chevrolet ~ Baseball - and Hot Dogs!
Signed … SODAPOPBOB … U.S.A.
August 2011
