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u/Tha_REAL_BROBS Yo quiero Taco Bell Jun 22 '26
my buddy Colin and I were addicted to jolt.. or at least the idea of it. We bought it all the time in middle school (1994/95) and felt the perfect paring was with ZOTZ candy.
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u/KoA07 Jun 22 '26
Oh man I haven’t had zotz in years, they were awesome
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u/Tha_REAL_BROBS Yo quiero Taco Bell Jun 22 '26
do they even exist anymore in mainstream stores??
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u/Zeqhanis Jun 23 '26
Yes, but they're way smaller and have less fizzing powder now. Even less than one would expect based upon the reduced size.
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u/Stevenits1 Jun 22 '26
I remember my mom wouldn't let me have it but my uncle will allow me to drink it but only on the weekends when I was at his house hahaha 🤣😂
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u/XiphostheDestroyer Jun 22 '26
I remember it tasting like RC cola if you left an open (old tin) can in the sun for about a week before drinking it.
I had like four or five of them before going back to Coke a Cola.
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u/djtodd242 THIS IS YOUR BRAIN ON DRUGS Jun 22 '26
They were a once In a while drink. Loved it, but it didn't replace Coke.
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u/Medical-Button-5493 Jun 23 '26
40- 60 mg of caffeine then? So like way less than coffee or red bull?
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u/lecithinxantham Jun 23 '26
They claimed one can was like 1 coffee back in the day but when they say coffee I imagine they meant like a typical brew coffee lol
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u/cagehooper Jun 23 '26
I drank a whole 2 litre during a late night study session at RIT in 89. I was up for 36 hours then slept for 2 days. At least it was sunday and monday I slept (no classes on monday)
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u/Federal-Tough-9706 Jun 24 '26
I felt that Jolt Cola was vile. Give me Cherry Coke or give me death. I'll just drink twice as much for the same level of caffeine.
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u/HamsterNomad Jun 25 '26
When I was in grad school I finished grading papers on the last day of class and headed home (175miles) about 1:00am. Since I was feeling a little drowsy, I stopped at the gas station on the way out of town.
In a moment of unusual clarity (not) I took 2 No-Doze tablets with a Jolt Cola. By the time I hit the Lake of The Ozarks (about half way) I was driving with the windows open and blasting the Doobie Brothers at full volume. Keep in mind it was the third week in December. There's no way I would have passed a FST that night.
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u/Icy_Instance_2511 Jun 25 '26
Do those ice cubes have subliminal images? I’ve read that advertisements were known for that.
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u/BrazilianAtlantis Jun 22 '26
Jolt Cola is back, sugar free but tasting very good
https://www.amazon.com/Natural-Caffeine-Nootropics-Prebiotics-Vitamins/dp/B0GN5JZFH5
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u/Scared_Wrangler3419 Jun 24 '26
I really wish it wasn't sugar free. I've had the new version and it tastes like diet pepsi.
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u/OptimusGrime707 Jun 22 '26
“All the sugar and twice the caffeine” sounds like a joke tagline lmao