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Ariane Sohrabi-Shiraz

'I tried Tom Hanks' 'Diet Cokagne' cocktail to see if champagne and Coke really do match'

Tom Hanks recently divided fans online by revealing that he has invented an unusual cocktail called 'Diet Cokagne', which only has two ingredients – Diet Coke and champagne.

During an appearance on the The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, the American actor explained that he had come up with the genius invention by chance.

Hanks isn't much of a drinker, so his go-to fizz is a Diet Coke, but during the festive holidays a celebratory bottle of champagne was brought round and he didn't want to miss out. Given he had a glass of Diet Coke already, he asked them to put a shot of champagne in there for good measure.

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