Coke launches mixers in throwback glass bottle

Coca-Cola Signature Mixers, designed to pair with premium dark spirits, will be sold exclusively in the U.K. starting next month in sleek Hutchinson glass bottles—a nod to the silhouette of the first-ever Coca-Cola bottle from 1894.

Coke's mixers come in a Hutchinson glass bottle.
Coke's mixers come in a Hutchinson glass bottle.

Coca-Cola Great Britain challenged a handful of the world’s leading bartenders to experiment with Coca-Cola and more than 200 contemporary and traditional ingredients. Last spring, several mixologists attended a Coke-curated workshop, where they created different recipes designed to pair with premium dark spirits. These four varieties bubbled to the top in consumer taste tests:

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