I found a 40-year-old unopened can of Coke up a mountain while hiking – so I decided to crack it open and TASTE it
A HIKER stumbled across a 40-year-old unopened Coke can on a mountain – before shockingly taking it home to taste it.
Tori-chan made the incredible discovery on Mount Kita in Japan, with the drink dating back to the 1980s.
The hiker decided to take it home with him – but not to keep as a cool artefact.
The can sports an old, vintage design but the iconic original logo still remains the same.
It even has a ring pull – something we do not commonly see on today’s fizzy beverages.
But looking at and holding the amazing discovery wasn’t enough for Tori-chan.
He wanted to know what it tasted like, and so shockingly proceeded to drink the decades-old Coke.
He said: “I found this old Coke can on the Okabasawa route on Mount Kita and it was still drinkable.
“It didn’t go flat and the ring-pull type was apparently produced until the 1980s.”
Tori-chan filmed himself opening the vintage can.
He cautiously removed the ring-pull before pouring the contents into a tumbler glass – ready to taste.
The drink seems to look like the coke we see today, with it still appearing to be gassy and not discoloured in any way.
Tori-chan said he drank the beverage and was surprised that it tasted as normal, What’s the Jam reports.
He added: “I was expecting some weird liquid to come out, but it looked like regular cola so I drank it.”
One local said: “If your stomach doesn’t hurt, that’s great!”
Another joked: “A few days later, Tori-chan’s behaviour began to change, and six months later the world was filled with sugar zombies.”
“It’s like nature’s very own time capsule,” said someone else.
Jinsei wrote: “That was brave. I was raised to never consume anything I found on the ground so I couldn’t do that!”
Gunkanmaki remarked: “Coke is acidic with a pH of 2.5 so it is less likely to spoil.”
It is never recommended to consume food or drink beyond its use-by date.