David Ames
Co-founder, President & CEO of Sovereign Flavors, Inc., a Santa Ana, CA flavor house he brought on This American Life to help recreate what may be Coca-Cola's original recipe.
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Oct 12, 2026
Ira GlassHOST
We all look at each other like, "What have we done?" How close do you think you are to the taste of actual Coca-Cola now?
David AmesGUEST
You know, uh, I would say probably, what, on a scale of, uh, 10, we're probably around nine, I would say.
Ira GlassHOST
[laughs] Do you think ordinary consumers would be able to pick out which one of these is real Coca-Cola?
David AmesGUEST
I think if we would do a blind test right now with a regular consumer, I think we will be able to fool them.