We all know the taste of Coca-Cola. But do you know the pain behind the recipe? The inventor of the world’s most famous drink wasn’t a billionaire businessman. He was a dying Confederate soldier named John Pemberton who was addicted to morphine.
In this documentary, we reveal the dark, drug-fueled origins of Coca-Cola. From the bloody battlefields of the Civil War to the opium dens of Atlanta, this is the tragic story of how a desperate man created a billion-dollar empire just to cure his own addiction—and how he lost it all for $2,300.
⏱️ TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 The Taste of Tragedy 2:15 The Soldier’s Wound (Civil War) 5:30 Creating “French Wine Coca” 8:00 Prohibition & The Birth of The Syrup 10:45 The Vultures Circle (Enter Asa Candler) 13:20 The Death of John Pemberton 15:00 A Legacy of Addiction
TAGS: John Pemberton, History of Coca Cola, Dark History, Drug Addiction, Civil War History, Stolen Inventions, Business Documentary, Asa Candler, Cocaine in Coca Cola.