Win Cola - Win Cola

Japanese: ウイン・コーラ - ういんこーら
Win Cola - Win Cola

…It seems that it was already imported to Japan in 1912, and in the December issue of Shirakaba magazine of that year, the poem "Poem of the Madman" by Kotaro Takamura appeared, which read, "One more cup of Coca-Cola," but it did not become popular. After the war, Win Cola was manufactured and sold in 1952, and Mission Cola the following year, but the spread and development of cola drinks as we know them today was sparked by the liberalization of imports in October 1961, and when Coca-Cola's commercial song was broadcast on the airwaves in October 1962, it became explosively popular and became the most consumed carbonated drink in Japan. Today's cola drinks have a unique flavor that combines lemon, lime, nutmeg, cinnamon, cassia, coriander, cloves, ginger, and other ingredients in addition to cola, and are colored with caramel, and a small amount of phosphoric acid is added to give it a refreshing acidity. …

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Win-Cola" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…日本には1912年にはすでに輸入されていたようで,同年12月号《白樺》所載の高村光太郎作〈狂者の詩〉に〈コカコオラもう一杯〉と見えるが,大衆化しなかった。戦後になって,1952年にウイン・コーラ,翌53年にミッション・コーラの製造発売をみたが,今日のようなコーラ飲料の普及発展は61年10月の輸入自由化によって口火が切られ,62年10月コカ・コーラのコマーシャル・ソングが電波に乗るに及んで爆発的人気を集め,日本で最も多く消費される炭酸飲料になった。現在のコーラ飲料は,コーラ以外にレモン,ライム,ナツメグ,シナモン,カシア,コリアンダー,クローブ,ジンジャーなどを配合した独特の香味をもち,カラメルで着色し,少量のリン酸の添加によってさわやかな酸味をもたせている。…

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