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Polo-Cockta (sometimes written as 'Polo Cockta' or 'Polo-Cocta') is a Polish Coca-Cola-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 communist bloc countries. At first it was based on Cockta, very popular drink from Slovenia (then Yugoslavia).[1]

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Polo-Cockta

Type	Soft drink
Manufacturer	Zbyszko (2000s)
Country of origin	Poland, based on Slovenian Cockta
Introduced	1970s; 2000s
Discontinued	1980s
Flavour	cola
Related products	Coca-Cola, Pepsi, Kofola
Website	https://zbyszko.com.pl/category/polo-cockta/

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 "PRL nostalgia". The taste of Polo-Cockta is sometimes described as a mixture of Coca-Cola and Pepsi.

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 Kingsajz by Juliusz Machulski, where it was a major plot device.

External links

• Polo-Cockta on its manufacturer's website

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