Coca-Cola Tropical Is Coming to a Freestyle Machine Near You
The taste of a beach vacation, without the plane ticket.
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No matter where your soda preferences lie, there’s a lot to love about Coca-Cola’s innovative Freestyle machines. After all, these automated soda fountains bring highly customizable options to fast food joints and gas stations across the country, inviting a little bit of whimsy with each beverage. From classic cherry Cokes to more offbeat concoctions, there are seemingly endless ways to dream up your own fantasy beverage. And now, the soft drink giant is gifting us six more ways to sip our favorites this holiday season.
Three new seasonal sodas — in regular and Zero Sugar versions — are headed to Freestyle machines this month, and they’re all inspiring visions of breezy vacation destinations. Sprite Cherry Pineapple Punch, Coca-Cola Tropical, and Sprite Pineapple are currently rolling out to Freestyle machines near you. Here’s everything we know so far.
Which Tropical Holiday Flavors to Expect
Like clockwork, Coca-Cola launches an annual lineup of themed holiday drinks for Freestyle fountain machines. This year, the development team must’ve had summer days and upcoming vacations in mind — all the drinks are tropical in nature, including one flavor that reminds us of festive holiday punch bowls.
Food blogger and all-around fast food insider Markie Devo first shared details on the new flavors in a recent Instagram post, in which he says it’s rolling out to alludes to most Freestyle machines nationwide. Here’s what Devo says we can expect:
Sprite Cherry Pineapple Punch
Sprite Zero Cherry Pineapple Punch
Coca-Cola Tropical
Coca-Cola Zero Tropical
Sprite Pineapple
Sprite Zero Pineapple
Coca-Cola hasn’t yet officially announced the new flavor lineup on their social channels, but all flavors have been quietly added to the Freestyle website. After all, Devo’s been fairly accurate in his reporting about other launches — including certain coffee chains’ holiday menus — so we’re likely to believe there’s some merit to his words.
Where Can I Find Coca-Cola’s Tropical Holiday Flavors?
All holiday flavors should soon be available nationwide — at the simple press of a button — on most Freestyle machines. As many commenters on Devo’s post reiterate, however, there might be some delay as the new flavors roll out. He’s so far confirmed that select Burger King and Firehouse Sub locations stock the new flavor.
Thankfully, Coca-Cola does offer a tool on its website for locating the nearest Freestyle machine, but you can also typically bet on finding them at convenience stores, fast food chains, movie theaters, and the like. Over on the r/Soda subreddit, users said they spotted the limited-run flavors at Wendy’s and Wawa. If commenters’ quick enthusiasm is any indication, these flavors might be one of Coca-Cola’s most unexpectedly delicious holiday offerings.
How Long Will the Seasonal Flavors Be Available?
Unfortunately, it’s not yet clear exactly how long Sprite Pineapple, Coca-Cola Tropical, and Sprite Cherry Pineapple Punch might be on tap in Freestyle machines, but each annual holiday lineup is only available for a limited time.
If you’re craving something a little different this holiday season but can’t make it to a Freestyle machine, might we suggest the returning canned favorite, Sprite Cranberry, or one of the soft drink giant’s other seasonal offerings?
