Polo-Cockta (sometimes written as 'Polo Cockta' or 'Polo-Cocta') is a Polish

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-like drink introduced in the 1970s. Polo-Cockta was introduced as a substitute for the original Coca-Cola, which was unavailable in Polish shops due to limited imports from the US to soviet bloc countries. At first it was based on

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, a very popular drink from

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). Polo-Cockta was discontinued during the 1980s, but has been revived for a few years by a private company Zbyszko which acquired all the rights to the brand, reacting to the ever-popular demand for PRL-stylised products, an element of "

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". The taste of Polo-Cockta is sometimes described as a mixture of

and

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. For a while Polo-Cockta was renamed Polo Cola, without change to the product. However, in 2016, Polo Cola was renamed back to Polo-Cockta. Polo-Cockta has made a significant appearance in the Polish film ''

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'' by

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, where it was a major plot device.

External links

Polo-Cockta on its manufacturer's website

References

Cola-like brands PRL nostalgia Polish brands Products introduced in 1970 Soft drinks manufacturers {{soft-drink-stub