1886-2011, 125 years since our friend John Pemberton created his drink.

To mark the occasion, Coca-Cola France had opened a dedicated space on the Champs Elysées with a few vintage paintings and decorative objects, a wall of images with the various ads, a bar, a store and… a bottle simply marked 125 years. The bottle with the pinup wasn’t available on my three visits, and the others were… out of stock (some Belgians left with dozens of packs, according to the young salesman…).