<Page> 7900 Xerxes Avenue South * Suite 2300 Bloomington, MN 55431-1115 612/835-1344 * FAX 612-835-5845 VIRCHOW, KRAUSE & COMPANY, LLP ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Certified Public Accountants & Consultants Cool Can Technologies, Inc. 4505 Las Virgenes Road, Suite 206 Calabasas, California 91302 Attention: Mr. Bruce Leitch, President Re: Cool Can Technologies, Inc. Registration Statement on Form S-8 Ladies and Gentlemen: CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS We hereby consent to the inclusion of our report dated August 15, 2001 which includes an emphasis paragraph relating to an uncertainty as to the Company's ability to continue as a going concern on the financial statements of Cool Can Technologies, Inc. for the periods ending June 30, 2001 and June 30, 2000 in the Company's Form S-8 registration statement to be filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission. We also consent to the reference to us under the caption "Experts" in the Prospectus. VIRCHOW, KRAUSE & COMPANY, LLP /s/ VIRCHOW, KRAUSE & COMPANY, LLP Minneapolis, Minnesota October 3, 2001