The way of the world is to bloom and to flower and die but in the affairs of men there is no waning and the noon of his expression signals the onset of night.
Coca Cola is a direct descendent of Mulled Wine, a drink invented during the expansion of the Roman Republic & perfected in Europe. By necessity, the drink requires an Empire's worth of spices.
What does Coke taste like?
Like Carthage being burned.
Like Conquest.
Have a Coke.