Champagne cola

Champagne cola, Kola Champagne, or champagne soda is a sweetened carbonated beverage produced mainly in the tropics of Latin America, former British West Indies, and Pakistan. Kola Champagne was invented in Puerto Rico by Ángel Rivero Méndez. Rivero Méndez was a Captain in the Spanish Army during the Spanish–American War. In 1902, a few years after the end of the Spanish-American War, Rivero Méndez founded El Polo Norte Fábrica de Sodas (the North Pole Soda Factory) where he created the Kola Champagne, which became, and still is, a popular soft drink in Puerto Rico. While elaborating the drink he worked on his book, Chronicle of the Spanish-American War in Puerto Rico.

It is typically dark yellow to light brown in color, with a flavor comparable to bubblegum or cream soda, with no connection to "champagne" or "cola". In many countries, "kola" is used as a general term for all soft drinks. A similar product is the Peruvian Inca Kola.