Coca-Cola started as a small medicinal tonic in a Georgia pharmacy but it quickly transformed into a global powerhouse and ...

Absolutely. The grapefruit is a little weak for my tastes and I'd roll with the regular tonic over the Indian variant, but the Cascara Cola and the Lemon-Limeade are some of the best sodas I've ...

It contained "the valuable TONIC and NERVE STIMULANT properties of the Coca plant and Cola (or Kola) nuts," the ad reads, later describing the drink as "a valuable Brain Tonic, and a cure for all ...

Atlanta-based Coca-Cola Company’s world-famous soda has had quite the history since its introduction in 1886. Atlanta pharmacist John S. Pemberton originally touted the drink as a tonic ...

On May 8, 1886, pharmacist John Stith Pemberton hauled a jug of his latest patent medicine—a tonic he called Coca-Cola—over to Jacob’s Pharmacy on Peachtree Street. The syrup was mixed with ...

All this debate over the truthiness of Coca-Cola's new anti-obesity message reminded us that, more than a century ago, the company actually branded itself a maker of "medicinal tonic." Let's go ...

She also told tales of the brand’s storied history, explaining how Coca-Cola has been an icon of Americana since the beverage was first mixed as a medicinal tonic by Dr. John Pemberton in 1886 ...

Dr. John S. Pemberton, a pharmacist and inventor of patent medicine, sold the first Coca-Cola on May 8, 1886, at Jacob’s Pharmacy in Atlanta, Georgia. CPemberton’s bookkeeper, Frank Robinson ...