Regular version
The version based on classic Coca-Cola was released as Coca-Cola with Lime in the United States and Canada in the first quarter of 2005.[16][17] The decision to market the product was based on popular feedback from consumers. An advertisement of Coca-Cola with Lime first appeared on television during the March 7, 2005 broadcast of American Idol. The advert used Harry Nilsson's hit song Coconut in an edited and slightly altered form with the mondegreen "You put the lime in the Coke, you nut."[18]
Coca-Cola with Lime was released as a limited edition in Australia, at the same time as its American debut, in 2005.[19] However, it proved quite unpopular with some larger retailers such as Woolworths and Coles, who bought in bulk, having to reduce the price considerably (50c for a 1.25 L bottle compared to around A$2 for all other varieties) to clear the product out. Despite a marketing push, it was a failure and discontinued by early 2006.[20] Singapore became the third region after North America and Australia to receive the drink, in 2005.[21] In 2021, it was back in the country for a limited time at 7-Eleven stores.[22]
Coca-Cola with Lime had limited releases in many European countries. It saw a limited edition release in Great Britain in the summer of 2006, after the success of Coca-Cola with Lemon the year before, and was available in green bottles. However, it was not made permanent at the time.[23][24] The drink launched in Turkey in 2014, exclusive at Migros stores.[25]
Lime had also began distribution in Poland in April 2017,[26] and then in Romania returned to market in April 2024, a few years after discontinuation.[27] Coca-Cola Lime returned to the British market in January 2025 after seventeen years, alongside its Zero Sugar counterpart.[28] In 2025, the drink was introduced in Serbia and Montenegro.[29]
