1473 entries.
Esther glickman
Just to let you know that Ferdnando's is still
there on Union Street still selling Manhattan
Special with all there meals.
I was so happy to find Manhattan Special at Mazzaro's in St.
Petersburg, Florida. My earliest recollection is drinking it with my
little Sicilian Grandmother in Brooklyn. Also at Ferdnando's on
Union Street a true Sicilian delight. Parnell Specials with an iced
Manhattan Special. Ahhhh lovely!!
Thanks for a great product.
To One and All
Did you ever pour manhattan special in the old
ice trays ?
To make ms ice cubes so you can suck on them
while watching Roy Rogers TV show or Howdy Doody ?
we lived so simple in those days lol :}
Hello all my father had a candy store on Summit
St. and the owner personally delivered this
great coffee soda there that was in the 50's
I'm glad I found this site, because Manhattan
Special has been talked about many times on the
South Brookln Network .com site. Now many people
can find out more about Manhattan Special once
they find out about this. Keep up the good work.
What exactly is in your drinks? I can't stop
drinking them! I tried to limit myself to one a
day but now it's continuous. Great product.
I used to drink this all the time when I was i
High School...It was great.
Manhattan Special is brooklyn thing its know far
and wide from sea to sea , i cant remember not
ever drinking MS with a sandwick or making an ice
float with coffee soda.
This year I sent 6 bottles of Manhattan Special
to Burbank Calfornia to my best friend it cost me
a minni fortune to send to her, but it was worth
it to hear it in her voice when i call her she
was a teacher in brooklyn Red Hook for about 30
years , at scared hearts and jesus & mary gramer
school on hicks street.
is there any deli that sells it in calf ?
hi to one and all brooklyn
I was born in Manhattan and when we moved to the
lower East Side (now the East Village) in 1961 La
Focacceria was one door down from us and I
learned to give up my ham and cheese sandwich for
a Vasteddi and a Manhattan Special. I lived on
that meal for six years until we moved to
Brooklyn. Every time I came into Manhattan I ate
lunch there. I now live in NJ and have taken my
son to NY to enjoy a Manhattan Special. He loves
it as I still do. He even made me buy a few
bottles to take back to Jersey and kept the empty
bottles. How I miss it because we don't have it
here.
I grew up in williamsberg-greenpoint. I moved
to brooklyn heights when i was 10 and from there
did the trek to staten island and then on to
pennsylvania. I now live in florida. I was
recently feeling really home sick especially
after hearing that one of my cousins was selling
zapolis at the mt carmel feast. my husband flew
up to ny this past week and in true fashion
brought me home a blast in the past. A few
bottles of ms and fresh mozerrella, 4 boxes of
raviolis and the best greated cheese (true love)
from pastosa's. I was so happy. Dry ice is a
former new yorkers best freind. So needless to
say this sunday will be an authentic italian
sunday complete with a good gravey, ravs and a
bottle of ms gracing the table just like it did
all those many years ago when i was a kid. I
may be an italian jypsy but i will never forget
or yorn for the traditions of my past. hey
remeber playing skelsies--check out
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As a child growing up in Brooklyn, Manhattan
Special was on my Grandma's kitchen table every
Sunday dinner, and every holiday. My Dad buys it
and brings it to me as a gift quite often. It
always brings back wonderful family memories!
Imagine finding your product and realizing that
we have lost 50+ years of enjoying it!!! On a
recent visit to Rockaway Beach, we were
introduced to it, and are now trying to locate a
Boston retailer, which is where we live. Thank
goodness we stocked up our car with your
Espresso for the return trip. Watch out New
York....we may start stockpiling!!! Eleanor
Lechtenberg and Richard Jacobs.
As a child I lived in Brooklyn a few blocks away
from the Manhattan Avenue factory that produced
the Manhattan Special espresso soda.
From as early as I can remember;there was always
a bottle of this beverage on our table-especially
during holiday celebrations.
This is the case even today.My children and their
families all enjoy that same wonderful drink -the
quality and taste are as good as ever.i never
turn down a chance to drink Manhattan Special -
whether it be for breakfast,lunch or dinner or
merely as a pick me up refresher.
My father grew up in Brooklyn and loved your
product. Now I bring it to family and friends
everywhere to show them a product that kicks
Starbucks Butt! Thanks for a great product.
Keep it up.
I grew up with Manhattan Special & didn't realize
HOW special it was until I moved down to D.C. &
couldn't find it anymore. I finally found an
Italian specialty store that sold it but then
they went out of business. This stuff is not
only fabulously delicious (and makes a great ice
cream soda), but I have no doubt that it saved my
life many times. Nothing kept me awake during
back and forth trips between NY and Virginia like
Manhattan Special, and I had to do a lot of them
caring for elderly relatives. 2 Manhattan
Specials were better than any amphetamine could
be - if I'd had no sleep at all it'd take 4.
This soda ROCKS.
Wow Lots of people from Brooklyn in this guest
book. Hey to the guy moving to Phoenix Arizona .
u can get some Manhattan spdecial at the New
York Bakery West on Grand ave Just south of
Bell rd. It is the best coffee drink ever !!!!
Wow, i just had my first espresso coffee soda,
it was amazing, i want to trty all of the
manhattan special products now.
I've loved Manhattan Special all my life. I was
thrilled to see the introduction of the diet
decaffeinated product, as I can no longer tolerate
sugar or caffeine. It tastes just as good as the
original!
Because of your web sight, I have re-newed an
aquantance with someone I knew over 40 years ago
Thank you Manhattan Special. BTW...still and
always will be a devoted MS drinker!!
HI LINDA!
I truly love your soda since 1973 and when i was
pregnant with my son in 2000 that's all i was
drinking and now he loves it so it three
generations of family cause my mother also loves
it we are native New Yorker's And we will always
LOVE "MANHATTAN SPECIAL" it's what NEW YORK CITY
stands for if your a REAL NEW YORKER like i am
then the only drink for u is MANHATTAN SPECIAL.
This is the first time in 18 years I've returned
to N.Y.C for more than a weekend in the city.
This time I had a chance to grocery shop. I
spoted Manhattat Special on the shelf. A flood
of taste memories came back to me. I bought some
and found that my memories were not clouded by
time. Manhattan Special is as good as ever. Will
I beable to ever live without it again? Where
can I find it in south Florida?
I love Manhattan Specials!
As a young boy I lived in Brooklyn on Withers
Street a few blocks away from the factory. Next
door to me was a soda distributor in the early
1960's where my grandmother Sue would always get
a few bottles to have around. I always managed
to sneak a glass (since it has caffeine and I
was not allowed to drink coffee). The taste was
great and to this day I still love it. My cousin
Peter DArienzo wrote in 1999, I enjoy
introducing it to my friends and neighbors. The
only ones who do not appreciate it are my in-
laws. I had the same experience with my in-
laws. I have since moved out of New York into
State College, PA (Nittany Lion Country) and
have managed to find an Italian Pork store that
carries Manhattan Special. Thank you Jesus!!! I
cant wait to let my kids try it!!
This soda is the best in the world!! I've moved
from the N.Y. area 10+ years ago, so every chance
I get to hop a flight back home I never forget to
bring a few back w/me (post 911)!! Now I'm
thinking 'Distributorship'for the Atlanta area!!!
I LOVE YOUR COFFEE SODA ALL MY LIFE. I wish i
could find it in Tn. THANK-YOU
Its great to see that Quality still means
something. Thanks
Love your product !! Are t shirts available ?
I have always liked Manhattan Special, ever since
my grandmother gave it to me without telling my
mother. Actually drinking a bottle of it right
now as I type. Love the espresso soda, even been
trying the rest of the flavors now. Its as
Brooklyn as you can get.
Im a senior in high school, I was introduced to it
at age 8. Since then, It has become a regular part
of my daily life. Since freshman year, I'd stop at
the corner store, and pick up 2 bottles, and
finish them by the time the bell rings. They are
refreshing at anytime of day, and are in a
completely different standard than your average
cola. I hope to keep MS as a drink that I can
introduce to my own family in the future.
Ever since i can remember MS has been part of the
Sottile family.There wasn,t a day that grandma
did not have MS in the house.Saturday
morning my job was to bring the empty's back to
the store and buy more MS.At that time we would
get 2 cents on a bottle, and i got to keep
it,"big money in those days" Today our beautiful
grandmother is gone, but the tradition goes on.
We always have MS it in the house, and for all
our family party's.Thank you for all the years we
had of enjoying your wonderful soda.
We sold MS in our Focacceria on Henry St (Pannelli, Arancine,
Vasteddi & Cazzilli) starting in 1947 until my father retired in
1980. That's when I got addicted to it. We still stop in Brooklyn
every Saturday for lunch at Ferdinando's Focacceria on Union St
who has MS on tap!
On our way back to Westchester we stock up at Beverage World
in Greenpoint for ourselves, our son and daughter. Every time
my wife and I share a bottle we invariably look at each other,
smack our lips, and simultaneously say "The nectar of the Gods."
Keep it coming, your product is a great Italian American
tradition and icon.
I just love your Cherry Soda; I had it delivered
to me in the mail from a company in California
about two weeks ago. I like the unique flavor and
the carbonation is superb.
JUST WANTED TO LET YOU AND THE "PUBLIC" KNOW THAT
WHEN YOU SAY "THE WORLDS FINEST ESPRESSO SODA"
IT REALLY IS. YOU CAN TASTE THE QUALITY AND
CARE YOU PUT IN EVERY BOTTLE AND KNOW THAT YOU
ARE DRINKING A SUPERIOR PRODUCT THAT HAS NEVER
CHANGED AFTER ALL THESE YEARS. IT IS MORE THAN
JUST THE FINEST ESPRESSO SODA IN THE WORLD, ITS
THE FINEST SODA IN THE WORLD PERIOD!. THANK YOU.
Am originally from Brooklyn, and I think I was
bottle-fed on Manhattan Special. Now that I'm in
Central Florida, I was almost brought to tears
when I found a small Italian shop in a far away
flea market that sold fresh ravioli and Manhattan
Special. I am looking for a closer retailer to
Orlando, though. THANK YOU for a wonderful
product!
- Jim sentinel762@yahoo.com
After years of living in New York, I finally tried
Manhattan Special. I'm sorry I waited so long. You
should have had hundreds of my dollars for years.
Thanks for the simple, all-natural ingredient
list. the first thing I looked at and I hope it
never changes.
When I was a child I lived on withers st.
between graham and humboldt sts.and we always
had coffee soda in the fridge! I now live in
florida and till this day manhattan special is
one of my favorite drinks!
I wish i could find this wonderful beverage in the
State of South Carolina, especially in the Upstate
region. Please let me know if this is possible.
Thanks for the wonderful experience.
I have been driniking your espresso soda for
years. Working in the Williamsburg, Brooklyn area
for almost 20 years, your products were always
easy to find. Ten years later, I see your
products now in most supermarkets in Queens and
Long Island near where I live and work. I find
adding cold milk to the Manhattan Special is a
much tastier,refreshing,and inexpensive drink
than what the coffee chains popping up all over
the neighborhoods are offering. Thanks for a
great product that's been around as long as I can
remember.
MANHATTAN SPECIAL IS THE BEST I HAVE BEEN
DRINKING FOR OVER 35 YEARS THANKS FOR MAKING IT
SPECIAL.
just recently I gave my 18 year old son a
bottle and I said to him before there was
STARBUCKS, there was Manhattan Special, and he
said what's that? I said; "taste this' and he
said " ooh, That's good"....and the rest is
history...oh and by the way the man who has
these STARBUCKS going up everywhere and now is
the CEO and Chairman, drank Manhattan Special
when he was a kid ...that's right, and he's from
Brooklyn, NY.....What a small world
The Great Taste lives On........I grew up in the
Williamsburg-Greenpoint area of Brooklyn. Yes
going to Annunciation Catholic School and then
on the way home crossing Metro Ave. and stopping
at Lillies Candy store and getting a egg cream
or splurging for Manhattan Special was the day,
Then walk up Havemeyer St and you got home and
you had the energy to go outside and hang with
the girls and the guys...But the best was going
to the McCarren Pool, and then taking the long
walk up Roebling and stoping for the Manhattan
Special bottle and oh did the walk feel great...
Just Recently, I was delighted
Manhattan Special is so good that it made me
actualy log onto it's web site to check it out.
I've had it for years in NYC but today I was just
over the Brewster line into CT and stopped at
Milanos deli. Soprassata, Cappicola, fresh
mozzarella, roasted red peppers, and a little mayo
on a sesame grinder....with a Manhaatan
Special...followe by a Torrone...nothing better in
the world....it's good to be Italian.
I have been drinking this stuff since I was a
teenager..delicious!
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tried it for the first time the best
Truly,nothing beats an ice cold, old fashioned
Manhattan Special with an old style thin n crispy
pizza found at Valentinos pizzeria on 86th st.&
17th ave. Bklyn. N.Y. I discovered it because of
an artical below.I go all over the city to find
the old style pizza that goes well with a
Manhattan Special. Now I dont have to look much
further; I go right to Valentinos pizzeria. Thank
you for this web site Manahttan Special.
Growing up in Staten Island MS was always around.
I now live in Atlanta and have to seek it out at
a few stores that carry it.Why dont you make it
more widely available? There is an obvious demand
for coffee beverages everywhere, MS is by far
much better than Coke Blak.
I just posted a message and mentioned Galco's in
Los Angeles. I then read some posts and saw that
some of you want to have Manhattan Special shipped
to you. Galco's ships Manhattan Special. It is not
cheap, but it is worth it if you love MS as much
as I do. www.sodapopstop.com
I am originally from Queens and I grew up with
Manhattan special. It is difficult to find it in
upstate New York - where I live now. I am
currently in California on a contract and was
estatic to find Manhattan Special at Galco's in
Los Angeles. They don't have the iced coffee
flavors - I would like to try those. They have all
the sodas though. I sometimes add a little bit of
milk to the coffee soda to make it fizz up and
have a little different flavor. I think I am going
to have to pop open a bottle now that I am just
thinking of it.
I had the pleasure of drinking your Espresso
Soda last Saturday, while on visit to Jimmy's
Italian Food Market in Dallas, Texas. That has
to be the best soda I have ever tasted and I
would love to be able to buy some online, by the
case! It was so refreshing and I love the fact
that you use real coffee, not coffee flavor and
honest to goodness sugar, not corn syrup. It
makes all the difference and I can't wait to
have another one.
My father Dr. Sparacio told me to try Manhattan
Special and I fell in love with it. Nothing is
quite as tasting and refreshing as Manhattan
Special on ice with a little milk.
Michael
Just finished an ICE COLD Manhattan Special and
2 slices at Valentino's Pizza on 86th Street in
Brooklyn, New York. The best pizza in Brooklyn
and the best coffee soda on earth. Never has a
combination of food and beverage tasted so
right!
I no longer live in New York but in Florida. I
MISS Coffee Soda. Please make it available for
purchase online !!
My favorite drink of all time, Manhattan Special
Coffee Soda =)
I miss my MS. One of my earliest memories is
going to the Half Moon in the Bronx for a slice
and an MS with Grandma. Now its the Full Moon,
but the last time I went back, no MS... I almost
cried. I live in Southern Cal now and cant find
it anywhere. There was a place in Little Italy
in San Diego that used to have a sign up, but I
think he took it down rather than have to tell
me "No, I dont have any" every time I went in.
LA is sadly lacking much in the way of an
Italian section or even much good deli. I have
heard about a place called Mario's in Glendale,
but haven't had a chance to visit. I figure the
longer I delay, the longer I can hope that I may
walk in and find my beloved bottle (with the new
look) waiting for me, my one and only... until
then I depend on my brothers' shipments every
couple of months, unless someone can point me to
a local source...
Tried it for the first time this year! I live near Smith St and 2 St in
Brooklyn, where two deli's carry the 10oz bottles. [Who's jealous?]
Since I first brought it home, my apartment has consumed 2-6
bottles of it daily. Amazing taste for $1.50 apiece. I'll have to
check out the bottling plant up in Williamsburg. One thought... the
colored labels for the different flavors are not colorblind-unfriendly
- the red and the green look identical, but red's for regular and
green's for diet decaf... we have some unwanted bottles of diet
decaf if anyone wants to come get them... heh...
I've never seen the large bottles anywhere, either.
I'm sitting here in Fishkill, NY (Dutchess County) right now
drinking Manhattan Special with my Pop (he's got the diet one).
I've been drinking it as far back as I can remember. There's
nothing like it in the world (and I've been around it).
I now live in Los Angeles, CA and there's nowhere to get it. As a
matter of fact, there's not even a Little Italy, or any kind of
Italian area that I know of, in Los Angeles.
I make it home once or twice a year and always try to make it
down to Mulberry Street to pick some up.
Anyone know where I can get it in Southern California?
I can't wait to try the new flavors, but the original will always be
close to my heart. Which is right above my belly.
-Rocco
My aunt had a candy store on 116st in NY. We
always had a MS and a pretzel. My sisters & I
went back for Our Lady of Mt. Carmel feast and
then went to the BX and bought as many as we
could find. I live in the Lake George area and
no one even knows what a MS is, can you tell me
where I can found them.
Hi Live upstate NY, near LkGeorge. I am
originally from the city. I was wonder ing is
there anywhere up here that sells Manhattan
Soda. I usually have to wait for a family member
to come up to get some.
I grew up in greenpoint and drank manhattan
special every day.I moved to phoenix AZ and
yesterday i came across a pizza place so i went
in to get somthing cold to drink and there it was
right in front of me,i asked where did they get
it from they said they fly it in from new york.i
bought all 24 bottles and asked if they would
call me when they reorder so i can buy more.it's
45 miles from where i live. I found my manhattan
special and it's worth every dime and mile.
I look forward to my Manhattan special daily.
When my husband passed away last summer, I
purchased 25 cases to take with me to Florida to
make sure I still had my Manhattan!
I grew up living right next door to the factory
and on a good day when the wind would blow just
right you could smell the wonderful smell of
coffee coming from the factory and hear the
bottles going around and around on the conveyer
belt,boy how I miss the good old days. I still
drink the wonderful soda that came from there.
to the person whos looking for manhattan special
in SC: you cant find any here in NC and I ve
been here 4 months, we took about 4 cases with
us and are now finished, I guess its time to go
home and get more. By the way the Marines love
it. God bless america and happy 4th. God bless
all our troops!
I just found you after searching for years.. The
first time was when I was in Brooklyn about 20
years ago, I can still remember the wonderful
flavor...Now in Florida, here you are.... Thank
goodness....
We love Manhattan Special. It is the best!! I
grew up in the Bronx and just love it. We now
live in Long Island and thankfully we are still
able to find it. We may be moving to South
Carolina {Greenville area}, is there anywhere in
that area that we can find it? Please help!!!!!!!!
Dear Manhattan Specialistas;
I recently read the ingredients on a bottle of
new Coca Cola Black, their coffee soda. They
gotta be kiddin'!
There's only one real coffee soda - Manhattan
Special!
I don't remember a time when Manhattan Special
was not on the table at a family gathering. My
grandma would come over on her day off and bring
ham and fresh mozzarella for sandwiches which we
washed down with our esspresso sodas. I remember
drinkin them at "way too young to have coffee"
age and now my 6 year old daughter steals sips
from my 4-5 bottles a day like i did from my
mom....aaaaahhhhhhhh tradition.
It's no starbucks chilled beverage and that's a
good thing.
I have searched and Manhattan Special is the best
I can find. I'm hooked.
the first time i every tasted the espresso coffee
soda i was very impressed with the flavor and i
am hooked for life.
I LOVE IT!I GREW UP ON POWERS ST.RIGHT ACROSS
FROM ST.NICK'S.I DRINK ABOUT 4 OR 5 BOTTLES A
DAY.
I remember when I was about 15 years old and I
had finished off a six pack of the little nips
of Manhattan Special. I finally fell a sleep at
7 a.m. next morning. LOL... 40 yrs. now and I'll
always have a big bottle in our fridge . Nothing
goes better with an Italian combo hero!!!!
OLMC feast is comming on july 6th. What better
way to have A delicous Manhattan special with a
sausage sandwhich or with some zeppoli. Out of
town people called the soda coffee no its coffee
soda hello. I have memories of passing the
factory on manhattan ave and inhalling that
beautiful scent and watching the bottles fill up
as a little girl. So come to the feast, get your
sandwich watch the gilio and drink liquid gold
manhattan special.Lets go mets, this is the
year, sorry yankee fans, this is our year!
The best way to enjoy a manhattan special is to
dunk a pretzel rod right into the bottle. We
used to buy thse pretzels for 5 cents and sit on
the stoop and enjoy ourselves they are also
excellent with knishes memories of the 70s.
Absolutely the best. Better than wine!
Had a 10 ounce bottle of regular expresso few
months back and fell in love with it. This past
weekend stopped in at an Italian deli and
purchased 4 10 ounce bottles of the diet
version. Damn you guys are good. So happy
there are stores in South Florida which carry
this beverage. Best cold coffee beverage on the
planet.
Everytime I have a bottle of Manhattan Special
it brings me back to when I was a child,
visiting my grandfather in his pool hall on
Belmont Avenue in the Bronx. There is no better
tasting soda!!
I played for the Manhattan Special little league
team in Greenpoint, NY in 1961 and 1962. I have
been drinking Manhattan Special soda for over 40
years.
Well, I didn't grow up in the city, I grew up on
a farm (and wrote the children's book of the same
title) so I never had this wonderful product
until one day about 15 years ago, I was working
on a landscape job for some folks who have a
country home in upstate N.Y. They offered me a
Manhattan Special. Now that made my day! I love
the clean, pure coffee flavor and the "perk-me-
up" it gives. I can't wait to try the new
flavors. Keep up the good work.
Wow, talk about memories! I remember drinking
this when I ordered Italian hot dogs at Jackie's
Lemon Ice in Belleville, NJ. Real hot dogs with
peppers, onions, and potatoes...not boiled wienies
with kraut(which I like, too). MMMM!!! I really
don't drink soda much, but I love this coffee
soda! Coca-Cola doesn't have anything on it! The
only place in Houston I've seen it is at Spec's
downtown, and every time I go, they only have one
or two bottles left. Boo, hiss.
I grew up om Long Island and now live in North
Carolina. My brother and I have great childhood
memories of walking to the 7 eleven from Nana's
in Bellrose to get a manhattan special. We
finslly found a store near us who sells them and
it is like a little piece of our past. Thanks..
ps. I like mine with a little bit of chocolate
milk in it. yummmm
I grew up in the Bronx and had to have Manhattan
Special all the time. I just love it, don't
drink coffe, but love my Manhattan Special. When
I moved to Rockland County, I would go back to
the Bronx and always brought some back home with
me. Now, luckily, we have it here too. Caroline,
DeCicco Marketplace in New City sells it. There
is nothing like a good "hero" and a Manhattan
Special to wash it down!!!
Just wanted to let everyone know...if you are a
DIE HARD MANHATTAN SPECIAL gotta have it person
like me...and live in the Winter Springs or
Oviedo part of Central Florida, you are in
luck...a great little Italian Deli in the Home
Depot Plaza (Oviedo) carries it. You can buy
singles or the large bottles ice cold right from
their cooler...folks...you just haven't lived
until you've had that ESPRESSO KICK from a
bottle of Manhattan Special...
I'm a former Bronx girl...raised on the
stuff...now in Florida...
I've been drinking Manhattan Special for over 25
years. Visited Brooklyn last week and had to
bring a bottle back to South Carolina to share
with my husband and son. My son loves it!!!!
He's 10 and is already asking if we can order it
for special occasions. Could be a bribe for good
grades? 🙂 I think I may have stumbled onto
something. I sure hope we can order this drink
online. Manhattan Special brings back special
memories of home,grandparents,friends and good
times. I love this drink. Thank you for making
it after all these years!!!
I miss this drink. When I make trips back to
L.I. or Brooklyn I always make sure I pick up a
case of Manhattan Special (10 oz.)
I grew up in Brooklyn and we always had this
beverage in our home. The warehouse is on
Manhattan Ave. & Jackson and it was convenient
sometimes to just go down there and purchase it.
I get a kick out of all the new coffee drinks
that are out now......nothing compared to this
beverage.
I thought you could not get this fine drink any
more. I moved to the south years ago and a friend
and I were speaking about childhood delights just
the other day. I spoke fondly of the drink of my
youth and it made me do a search to see if it was
still available. I HAVE FOUND YOU AND NOW MUST
ORDER. It is now time for my children to be
introduced to a wonderful tradition of drinking
coffee soda. Thank you.
I love this drink. And it is so hard for me to
find it..and belive it or not I LIVE IN NYC...
When I do see it anyplace I buy all that they
have on hand.
My favorite way to drink it is on ice with a
little half and half..
I also love the little buzz that you get(do not
know if it is from the sugar or the caffine)
But being a flight attendant and working lots of
red eye flights this drink has become very
helpful to keep me awake and chipper...
I have been lucky enough to have been raised on
Manhattan Special. As a kid my family lived on
Metropolitan & Marcy Avenues and Tommy's Grocery
Store was my thrid home (next to mine and my
Grandparents) where I would go each day to get
my fix. If I didn't know better, I would swear
that my family gave it to me in my bottle. It
was hard to find for awhile, but I have my
sources and now get it by the case...there is
NOTHING better!!! Thank you Manhattan Special,
for allowing me to introduce it to my son, too
often things die off and are never to be seen
again!!!
Having been blessed by God and my parents I grew
up on the Northside and I often call Manhattan
Special the "Nectar of the gods". I have gone
as far as to send cases with a friend when he
was assigned to Japan for work. Most recently I
introduced co-workers here in south-west New
Jersey to the greatest tasting beverage in the
world. Now they know why people from Brooklyn
are "special"!
Nothing brings me back to my NYC roots than this fine espresso
beverage. No coffee-cola wannabe can even come close (I'm lookin'
at you Coke).
Manhattan Special is STILL the original NYC pick-me-up!
THE FIRST AND THE BEST COFFEE SODA IN THE WORLD,
FORGET STARBUCKS. THE DIET IS EXCELLANT, I WISH
I COULD FIND IT IN THE SECOND CITY CHICAGO
does anyone know where you can buy manhattan
soda, preferably by the case, in Bergen County,
NJ or Rockland County, NY? Thanks.
A refreshing beverage, especially in the summer.
A time honored tradition in my family.
A great American tradition.
I have been drinking Manhattan Special for
years, hadn't had one in a while - walked into
the grocery store not far from the company and
bought all last four. Keep up the good work,
can't wait to taste the new flavors.
I've Been Drinking Manhattan Special since I was
a Kid On Lorimer Street In The 50's. When I Move
To Michigan, What Am I Gonna Do? Keep That
Assembly Line Running, But Give Us Transplanted
New Yorks, A Place To Get A Bottle!
Was surprised to see that this drink is bottled
in my old neck of the woods: Greenpoint,
Brooklyn! Great stuff!
My dad owned a candy store on Court Street in Red
Hook in the late 1950's - early 1960s. Manhattan
Special was very popular at his store, but it did
not even exist in the stores where I lived near
Marine Park. I acquired a taste for the stuff as
a teenager, and to this day still pick up a few
cases whenever I'm in NYC visiting and carry them
back to South Carolina. I would love to try some
of these flavors; I have only seen the coffee
soda.
This stuff ROCKS! I've driven miles and miles to hunt it down.
Love it!
i love your product, i drink it every day all
day. i would like to find out if i can order on
line
Great product. I was born and raised in Bay
Ridge Brooklyn and I used to drink the coffee
daily at my friends pizzeria in Bensonhurst. Now
I moved to Nazareth PA. I can't find it
anywhere. They don't even know what a Manhattan
Special is. Can I order it
directly.andrew5272@msn.com
Oh... how I miss being able to just go into a
store., actually my Dad's soda store to get a
cold Manhattan Special 😉
Poulsbo WA is very far from Brooklyn.
