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Just cracked open my second Mexican coke, got some chicken in the oven
and just took two advil.
Folks, I have worked national campaigns before, and I am telling you this:
They know now.
Each side has swapped their respective internals and they KNOW.
Even though it's EST and California is 3 hours behind us: they know now.
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Was that I haven't had any Mexican coke since the 90s when I started a family. Then I saw the sugar cane comment. Woops!:
I might have to put one in the fridge for cooling. 
You're right though. Hard to find
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cheerwine
"Cheerwine is a cherry-flavored soft drink by Carolina Beverage Corporation of Salisbury, North Carolina. It has been produced since 1917, claiming to be "the oldest continuing soft drink company still operated by the same family".[1]
.....
Cheerwine has a mildly sweet flavor with strong cherry notes, most notably black cherry; is burgundy-colored; and has an unusually high degree of carbonation compared to other soft drinks. The product was named for its color and taste; the company website states that "it made sense to name a burgundy-red, bubbly, cherry concoction—Cheerwine."[4] The "Retro Cheerwine" variant is sold in glass bottles and is sweetened with cane sugar instead of high fructose corn syrup. Despite its name, Cheerwine is not really a wine and contains no alcohol.
The company also markets Cheerwine flavored ice cream, sherbet, and cream bars, mainly in Food Lion, a Salisbury, NC–based supermarket chain.[8] A commercially baked Cheerwine cake, based on an old Southern recipe, became available through a Salisbury-based company in 2008.[9]" ...(more)
(And it also makes a really good "float" if added to vanilla ice cream!
)
"Cheerwine is a cherry-flavored soft drink by Carolina Beverage Corporation of Salisbury, North Carolina. It has been produced since 1917, claiming to be "the oldest continuing soft drink company still operated by the same family".[1]
.....
Cheerwine has a mildly sweet flavor with strong cherry notes, most notably black cherry; is burgundy-colored; and has an unusually high degree of carbonation compared to other soft drinks. The product was named for its color and taste; the company website states that "it made sense to name a burgundy-red, bubbly, cherry concoction—Cheerwine."[4] The "Retro Cheerwine" variant is sold in glass bottles and is sweetened with cane sugar instead of high fructose corn syrup. Despite its name, Cheerwine is not really a wine and contains no alcohol.
The company also markets Cheerwine flavored ice cream, sherbet, and cream bars, mainly in Food Lion, a Salisbury, NC–based supermarket chain.[8] A commercially baked Cheerwine cake, based on an old Southern recipe, became available through a Salisbury-based company in 2008.[9]" ...(more)
(And it also makes a really good "float" if added to vanilla ice cream!
)
