Jolt Cola

Jolt Cola was a cola with a cola drink above average caffeine content of Germany in 200 mg / l This is not higher than that of medium strength coffee.

Jolt was invented in 1986 in the U.S. and was meanwhile also available in Germany. The Jolt Cola logo consisted of a yellow lightning bolt that comes through the Word Jolt in the letter o.

Earlier Jolt recipes had less sugar than the product sold recently, but tasted Jolt due to the high caffeine content - which acts as a bittering agent - not too sweet.

Jolt Cola was originally made ​​by The Jolt Cola Company of Rochester in New York; after which it was produced by Wet Planet Beverages, which also come from Rochester. In Germany the distribution of Jolt by Klaus Dörrenhaus Marketing ( KDM) was acquired from Cologne.

In the U.S., there were additional flavors that were not sold in Germany.

In September 2009, Jolt Co Inc (Wet Planet Beverages) went into bankruptcy under Chapter 11 The production was completely stopped in the U.S. in 2010. On the German website a " V " -Cola is advertised in a similar way recently.

The VOLT -Cola is produced and distributed by Klaus Dörrenhaus Marketing -und Vertriebs GmbH. This has an even higher content of caffeine ( 320 mg / l) as Jolt.