Due to popular demand from the popular AskReddit thread, IamA Kool-aid collector AMA!

What's the best flavor out there?

IMO Blastin' Berry Cherry. I also recommend Pina Pineapple and Watermelon Cherry.

Like I'm taking flavor recommendations from someone who washes their mouth with period blood.

Hey, no one is making you

Wrong, Invisible Kool-Aid is the best.

WRONG!

What does Jamaica taste like?

Flowers. Sorta like rose water

Have you ever attempted to break through a wall to really create a true koolaid experience?

Sadly no

Do you have any other... uses... for Kool-aid?

Kool aid makes great ice cream

:O Please do elaborate

1 - packet unsweetened kool-aid, any flavor 1 - cup granulated sugar 2 - cups whole or 2% milk 1 - cup half & half Mix it together and put it in an ice cream machine

I'm getting diabetes reading this.

Have some kool-aid

Do you ever mix flavors to make your own "recipes"? If so, what should we try?

Anything goes well with lemonade. A favorite of mine is 65% orange to 35% strawberry.

Gosh, how much experimentation do you have to do to figure out such exact proportions? I'm imagining you lining up little rails of Kool-Aid powder...

Lighter flavors like orange need more compared to darker flavors like strawberry

How come the kool aid in those plastic bottles with the twist top that looks like a scorpion are so much better than the jammers/mix?

IDK but they are. I love those

I have an personalized autograph from the original Kool-Aid man. One of my prize possessions.

OHH YEAHHHH!!!

What product do you use for oral care and fresh breath?

Take a guess

Do you keep it in individualized packets sorted by flavor too?

Only Kool-aid

What are the three you dont have and why not?

Mandarina Tangerine. Green Apple. A resissue of Sharkleberryfin.

You mentioned in your first post you know where they are but can't get them. Why not?

The only green apple I have seen as of now if bulk and it costs $50. Not really wanting to pay that much right now. I can get mandarina tangerine, I just keep putting it off because it isn't one of my favorites. I havnt seen much of sharkleberryfin either

http://www.koolaidworld.com/en/hard-to-find-flavors/111-sharkleberry-fin.html Here ya go

Thanks

As someone who has never had Kool-aid, what does it taste like?

Basically spot on to the actual flavor. Cherry is cherry. Pina Pineapple is pineapple and coconut. Etc.

What's the texture like?

Wet, like water. Except flavorful

Why is it called Pina Pineapple? It sounds a bit redundant.

It is isnt it? Its pineapple and coconut

Best alcoholic drink to be made with Kool-aid

Kool-aid goes great with vodka

How cool are the flavors that change color when you add the water in? That was one of my favorite things to do as a kid.

I loved them. I also love the invisible koolaid as well

Once my mom accidentally used invisible grape koolaid that was in our fridge to boil broccoli. It was horrible.

I imagine so!

in your expertise, what would be the best kool aid to boil broccoli with?

Grape

What was the point of the invisible kool-aid? Was it for parents that didn't want their kids drinking artificial coloring, or was it just marketing?

I think it was just "cool"

You should contact KoolAid. You are a marketing wet dream.

Maybe they will see this and offer me some free stuff

How often do they come out with new flavors? Have you tried mixing different flavors?

They come out with new flavors usually every year or couple of years. I mix flavors all the time!

I appreciate your verification. Very kool of you to do that.

Thanks

Can I aid you in any way through this AMA?

You can kool-AID me. Ha ha.....ha

What's the most interesting Kool-Aid fact you know?

Rootbeer flavored kool-aid used to be part of the seven original flavors. I wish it still was

Powdered Rootbeer sounds awful. Did you ever get a hold of a packet to try it?

I actually didnt. Im a big rootbeer fan so it wouldve been great to sample it

I actually didnt. Im a big rootbeer fan so it wouldve been great to sample it

Do you ever just eat the flavor packets dry? I used to be addicted to powdered lemonade mix, and I've always wondered if anyone had that same...issue. This seems about the closest I'll ever come to finding out.

Too bitter for me

Is there a super-rare flavor that you're dying to get your hands on? Like a limited edition premium Kool-Aid signed by the Kool-Aid Man himself?

I would love to have any of the vintage flavors that are not available. Id love to try rootbeer as well as the chocolate flavor that was out a lonnng time ago.

Have you tried mixing them all together to make a Kool Aid suicide drink?

I have not. If I could find a big enough container I will tho. Maybe one day when I get a pool ill fill it with Kool-aid

do you have any rare packets from the 50s or something that are worth any money?

Unfortunately I don't. Maybe someday i'll get ahold of some

So basically you're just a guy who drinks a lot of koolaid, and is diverse on flavors.

Ive never seen anyone with a collection like mine, yet

I see it every day at the grocery store. Is it a collection or just a bulk order, really?

Collection

How many Kool aids do you have?

Total 500+ packs

For collection right? Which ones do you use regularly?

I use all of them until I get down to one pack. Then I'll buy more before I drink the last one

Are there any specific places you buy it from to get the rarer flavours?

If you want "rarer" flavors, stay away from walmart

How many McDonald chicken nuggets could you eat in one sitting?

I can eat 20

What if you had a Kool-Aid dipping sauce?

Everything that could be dipped would be gone

would you rather fight one horse sized Kool-aid man or a hundred Kool-aid man sized horses?

IDC as long as there was kool-aid to drink afterwards

If you could invent your own Kool-aid flavor, what would it be?

Bacon

Your favorite flavor?

My all time favorite flavor is Blastin' Berry Cherry

Did you ever play the kool aid game for the Atari?

No, I would love to tho. What is it?

Thanks for doing this AMA! Do you feel that Jim Jones and the Jonestown mass suicide had a negative impact on Kool-Aid? I hope you find your missing flavors soon!

I actually started drinking more after the incident

When did your addiction start? Does your family know about it? Do you want to stop, but just can't?

I've been drinking kool-aid for as long as I can remember. It started with my grandmas "collection" of five or six flavors. I thought it was so cool. I decided when I got older my collection would knock hers out of the park. It does.

Have you tried the ones that were available in 2004 (at least) that were called Ice? They had a weird cooling sensation similar to menthol or mint, but in flavors like lemon. Unsettling in the tummy, IMO.

Have you tried Kool-Aid pickles? Someone asked above in a child comment, but I need to know!

I LOVE Lemon Ice. And im not too fond of pickles so I havnt tried the kool-aid pickles either

Great AMA, thanks for the response!

Thank you

Do you only collect packets of kool-aid? Do you also collect memorabilia? If so, what do you have? How much money do you spend on koolaid?

I only collect packets. I think the kool-aid mix that comes in the plastic containers don't taste as good. I also don't collect any memorabilia. Total, I probably have $100-$140 dollars worth of kool-aid packets sitting in my house.

Soo how did you come up with that user name? Is it a kool aid flavor?

It could be one day...maybe

would you get a giant tattoo of the kool-aid guy on one butt cheek if i gave you one of the 3 missing flavors?

That's debatable

Have you ever been the kool aid man for Halloween?

Not yet

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Jamaica.

What is your favorite flavor?

Blastin' Berry Cherry

So I read through all your other posts just now and couldn't find an answer. What flavors are you missing (haven't tasted)?

Mandarina Tangerine. Green Apple. A resissue of Sharkleberryfin. And I was just informed that The Great Bluedini is also available

I NEED The Great Bluedini. That was the best Kool-aid flavor ever made, and no one knows about it.

Apparently very rare

Which green apple? The mentholated one from years back? Cuz...

http://i.imgur.com/GacTt2U.jpg

They brought green apple back without the "cooling" sensation. Arctic green apple is considered rare tho, so congrats on that

Uh, so i just checked ebay, theres one for $25, but its got zero bids, are rare ones actually worth that much? Cuz obviously i have a stack...

Depends on if there is someone that is willing to pay. I had seen one pack of arctic apple for $10 and opted not to buy it

Mandarina Tangerine

A bit pricey because it's a pack but I wasn't sure if you would be interested

I would rather find them individually because I'm not a huge fan of that flavor and dont want to spend so much on something I wouldnt drink as often

Have you ever dyed your hair with koolaid?

No, but my cousin has. Looks trashy if you ask me

How much blood does one need to mix in to give the Kool-aid that special flavor? I keep trying, but I can never get the ratio correct.

2 liters

What makes Kool-Aid the best of all the juices to you?

There are just so many flavors and they are all spot on to what they are supposed to taste like.

how often do you drink it. Do you think you'll get diabetes

I usually have a pitcher in the fridge at all times

How long before a Kool-Aid package goes bad? And do you drink from your collection or buy more for your consumption?

It takes awhile if you keep it in a dry place. If moisture gets around in youre pretty much screwed. I drink from the collection then buy more if I run low

Are all the flavours still available, or are there some you can't purchase anymore, and therefore avoid drinking?

Soarin' strawberry lemonade isn't being made it is now "strawberry lemonade" those flavors are still being produced but not under the same name. Lemon Ice is also hard to find. Ill only indulge in that flavor every now and then

How much money have you spent on Kool-Aid over these years of collecting?

IDK the exact amount. Im sitting on $100-140 dollars right now just with the packs in my house

Do you even want to lose your virginity?

Im married

What is the most novel application of Kool-Aid that you have encountered or tried yourself? Both in a good way and a bad way.

A few years ago at the Texas State Fair, a stand had fried Kool-Aid. I only read about it but it looks like they just add the mix into batter, then fry it up.

I like Kool-aid ice cream. You can also make Kool-aid pies which are delicious

How much do you like Ghoul-aid?

I like ghoul-aid it was really tough to find. Its only out in the fall in the northeastern part of the US if im not mistaken.

Have you ever used kool aid to dye your hair? Also, since no one has asked, what is your favorite flavor?

No I havn't. My favorite flavor is Blastin' Berry Cherry

Ever used Kool-aid to dye your pubes?

Maybe

When I was a kid I saved up a bunch of Kool Aid points and got a sick Kool Aid beach towel. A Kool-Aid collector like you has probably got some gnarly stuff. Do you have a collection of Kool-Aid merch?

No merch id kill for a koolaid mankini tho

Did you just wake up one day and say "I'm gonna collect kool-aid and be freaking awesome"? Because I feel like that's how it happened.

One flavor led to another. I wont stop til I have them all

If koolaid came up with a design and name your own flavor contest, what would yours be?

I think herb flavors like rosemary would be unique

Do you get pissed at those imposter brands of koolaid, like that shitty wylers knock off crap?

Absolutely. I will never buy those wannabes

So do you like Kool-aid?

Somewhat