Manhattan Special Bottling Corporation

Every time I find a Manhattan Special, it’s like a little slice of refreshing coffee goodness. This is a strictly NYC product, so if you are coming for a visit, or a local, try it. You won’t be disapointed.

Their Espresso Coffee Soda tastes amazing. It can be hard to find, but is worth the effort. I buy it at some North Jersey ShopRite supermarkets. Don’t be fooled by imitations.

I haven’t seen any Manhattan Special at any deli or bodega I’ve visited lately, which prompts this review, because I miss them. In this age of bespoke mayonnaise, this real product, with a distinctive brand and taste, manufactured in a neighborhood that says it values authenticity… well, it should be a no-​brainer. Why aren’t we all drinking Manhattan specials? Why not indeed?
This is the real deal. Please buy their soda. Please encourage Choice Brooklyn, Urban Rustik, Brooklyn Victory Garden, etc. etc, to do the same.

With all the fancy pansy coffee shops in the city which might only be outnumbered by nail salons or dry cleaners. Most people have never had a REAL coffee drink. I mean something that has not changed for over 8 presidents and every world war we could come up with. Manhattan Special Coffee Soda is that drink. The recipe has not changed, they still use real sugar and the largest word on the ingredient panel is carbonated water. Ice cold this brew is not for the faint of heart, but for people who TRULY enjoy an iced Espresso coffee the way it was meant to be, strong full bodied and bitter sweet…

BE STILL MY HEART! We first met yesterday at a Pizza Joint when I picked you up. You overcharged me at $ 1.75, but you were well worth the indulgence. You’ve been around since 1895 but like a fine wine, you get better with age. It was love at first sip. I am enamored by how you are always perfectly bubbly when I’m around. Plus your acquired taste makes me swoon. Your pimp charges an arm and a leg for shipping on your website, but alas, I found a cheaper pimp in Manhattan that sells you for less ($ 1.39 for 10oz and $ 2.89 for the 28oz), even though I had to leave a $ 0.05 deposit for you. Through kismet, we were reunited once again and able to lock lips later on that night. Sheer ecstasy would be an understatement. Life would never be the same without you. You are the best thing since The Fat Boys broke up. Don’t ever leave me.