I found a 40-year-old unopened can of coke up a mountain while hiking – so I decided to crack it open and TASTE it

A HIKER stumbled across a 40-year-old unopened Coke can on a mountain – before shockingly taking it home to taste it.

Tori-chan made the incredible discovery on Mount Kita in Japan, with the drink dating back to the 1980s.

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Tori-chan opened and poured out the old drink[/caption]

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The 1980s coke looked just the same as it does now[/caption]

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The old coke can has all the old packaging and even a ring pull[/caption]

The hiker decided to take it home with him – but not to keep as a cool artefact.

The can sports an old, vintage design but the iconic original logo still remains the same.

It even has a ring pull – something we do not commonly see on today’s fizzy beverages.

But looking at and holding the amazing discovery wasn’t enough for Tori-chan.

He wanted to know what it tasted like, and so shockingly proceeded to drink the decades-old coke.

He said: “I found this old Coke can on the Okabasawa route on Mount Kita and it was still drinkable.

“It didn’t go flat and the ring-pull type was apparently produced until the 1980s.”

Tori-chan filmed himself opening the vintage can.

He cautiously removed the ring-pull before pouring the contents into a tumbler glass – ready to taste.

The drink seems to look like the coke we see today, with it still appearing to be gassy and not discoloured in any way.

Tori-chan said he drank the beverage and was surprised that it tasted as normal, What’s the Jam reports.

He added: “I was expecting some weird liquid to come out, but it looked like regular cola so I drank it.”

One local said: “If your stomach doesn’t hurt, that’s great!”

Another joked: “A few days later, Tori-chan’s behaviour began to change, and six months later the world was filled with sugar zombies.”

“It’s like nature’s very own time capsule,” said someone else.

Jinsei wrote: “That was brave. I was raised to never consume anything I found on the ground so I couldn’t do that!”

Gunkanmaki remarked: “Coke is acidic with a pH of 2.5 so it is less likely to spoil.”

It is never recommended to consume food or drink beyond its use-by date.

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Tori-chan filmed the experience[/caption]

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The hiker’s discovery amazed viewers, with one calling him ‘brave’[/caption]

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Tori-chan said it tasted like new[/caption]

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The hiker found the 1980s can on Mount Kita in Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan[/caption]