Est Cola everywhere

[drronnie]

While I do not mind drinking Est Cola actually I even drink a lot but some people surprised that it is so hard to find Coke or Pepsi and there is Est everywhere.

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[singa-traz]

"Est Cola" ... is that the cola with detergent taste?

They are leveraging their distribution channel to force everyone to sell this sh*t.

Good news is that it taste so bad that I started drinking more water instead.

[beano2274]

Since it is a Thai brand what would you expect, keep the farang products at bay

Edited December 12, 2015 by beano2274

[h90]

"Est Cola" ... is that the cola with detergent taste?

They are leveraging their distribution channel to force everyone to sell this sh*t.

Good news is that it taste so bad that I started drinking more water instead.

If you don't eat sugar and never coke or similar and than drink a pepsi or coca cola it taste like thinner with sugar.

I don't even want to know how Est Cola taste....

[h90]

Since it is a Thai brand what would you expect, keep the farang products at bay

I guess one of the heavyweights here is filling and distributing it. Could be wrong but I guess it is here more Chinese than Farang.

[billd766]

You can find real Coco Cola and Pepsi at every 7/11 unless they have run out of stock. My local whisky shop across the road from 7/11 also stocks Coke but not Pepsi.

[stoneyboy]

It came about after they binned Pepsi a while back and started making their own.

See here,typical Thai strategy I guess.

http://bangkok.coconuts.co/features/thailands-cola-conflict-est-vs-pepsi

Edited December 12, 2015 by stoneyboy

[Happy Grumpy]

They were Pepsi's long-term partner in Thialand (20 years+ ?)

Then they ditched them about 3 years and released EST Cola.

Exact Same Thing.

It's Thai business DNA.

Now they have a range of pink and orange drinks that you could use to land a plane if you stood outside waving them.

[Matej]

"Est Cola" ... is that the cola with detergent taste?

They are leveraging their distribution channel to force everyone to sell this sh*t.

Good news is that it taste so bad that I started drinking more water instead.

If you don't eat sugar and never coke or similar and than drink a pepsi or coca cola it taste like thinner with sugar.

I don't even want to know how Est Cola taste....

Exactly!

There's nothing better than water ...

[Lannig]

Call me a pervert, I actually like it

[cyberfarang]

Call me a pervert, I actually like it

You, you, pervert you.

That EST is the kind of stuff they used to sell in UK supermarkets for about half the price of the real thing, often called the poor man`s cola. It was the drink that no one would buy if having a party or having guests around for dinner, otherwise the hosts would be considered as cheapskates.

Due to clever marketing they have tried to make this cheapo splodge seem more upmarket when in fact still tastes like nat`s urine and is the same crap served up under a different brand name.

[AyG]

in fact still tastes like nat`s urine

Who's Nat? And how do you know what his urine tastes like?

[kannot]

"Est Cola" ... is that the cola with detergent taste?

They are leveraging their distribution channel to force everyone to sell this sh*t.

Good news is that it taste so bad that I started drinking more water instead.

If you don't eat sugar and never coke or similar and than drink a pepsi or coca cola it taste like thinner with sugar.

I don't even want to know how Est Cola taste....

same with extra thinner + more sugar + bleach a drop of turps and some meths............... well to me anyway

[drronnie]

Call me a pervert, I actually like it

Me too but it would be cool if one can go to the food court or events and can choose

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[Eddy B]

For me coca-cola is still the no.1 and I prefer from the glass bottle rather than the plastic or can. If I go to a ma and pa's shop and there is no coca-cola, if would rather by the big cola than Pepsi or EST. It tastes a little bit like the "Happy shopper" coke back in the UK. I wished they sold "Dandelion and Burdock", I have not drank that in a long time.

[BuaBS]

Coca & pepsi are US brands , so profits go to US companies & US government . Ingredients in it cause cancer , and the sugar is bad for you. In rare occasions that I have a craving for cola , EST will do just fine and it is Thai. Not much cheaper than CC or pepsi though. The supermarket brands back home , are much cheaper and just as good.

[augustwest]

Since I own a ton of KO I'll never buy anything else!

Edited December 13, 2015 by augustwest

[ignis]

EST Sugar Free is nice, me a Pepsi Max drinker, but Pepsi has got a strange taste sometimes + not easy to find, bit of a hit and miss if there is any on the shelves.. when I buy normally buy 5 + 12 bottle packs at a time, not good if all 144 1.45 lt bottles have the funny taste

EST, also bit of a hit and miss if there is any on the shelves. non last week on shelves but asked, and the boy found 5 packs at the back in the store room [but no Pepsi Max]

as for 7/11 will pass....... Pepsi Max @ 27 baht or supermarkets @ 22 baht.......... likewise with EST 7/11 charge 20 baht, supermarkets 2 for 30 baht.

Edited December 14, 2015 by ignis