Diet Coke flavors
Written by Derek on March 5, 2009, 271 viewsI am missing out. There are a ton of flavors of Diet Coke out there that I haven’t been able to try. A quick search of Wikipedia reveals a host of flavors including raspberry, cherry, black cherry, and vanillia.
I suppose if I traveled more I’d have more chances to find these gems. Although it makes me chuckle a little when I recall a passage from For God, Country, and Coca-Cola (a book I really enjoyed). The author described a meeting between a new Coke sales rep and his superior. In the meeting the trainer asked the young rep how he ordered a Coca-Cola when he visited a soda bar. He replied, “dope with lime”. The superior scolded him and told him that Coca-Cola was a perfect drink, and did not need, nor should it be diluted with additional flavors.
Fast-forward to 2009. Soda sales are flat. The only increase in sales Coke sees are when it introduces a new flavor.
Check out this article on Coca-Cola’s plans to change product mix.
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11:16 pm on March 30th, 2009
Most New Zealanders (who are used to mixing raspberry with their Coke) didn’t like Raspberry Coke. It was only distributed in NZ, and was discontinued after 6 months.
Cherry Coke came out once in 1996 in Malaysia. I had a taste, and immediately didn’t like it. It had some sort of medicine flavour. It was quickly discontinued in Malaysia.
Vanilla Coke however, is my favourite flavour out of all Coca-Cola brands. I like it best when sipped slowly at room temperature. It will give off a very nice hint of sweet vanilla in your mouth.
3:03 am on April 4th, 2009
Thanks for the reply, Johan. I didn’t mind Cherry Coke when it was popular in Ontario in the mid-80′s. I wonder if the formula tastes different depending on what country you’re in?
So when you say you’re used to mixing raspberry with Coke, do you mean raspberry syrup or juice?
1:45 am on April 6th, 2009
Well, I’ve only tasted Cherry Coke once, and all I could remember was “tastes like medicine, don’t like it”, lol.
Anyway, I’m not a New Zealander, I’m a Malaysian but currently living in NZ as a student. I’ve never tasted the Coca-Cola version of Raspberry Coke, because it was discontinued a few months before I got here.
But anyway, I had a taste of NZ’s Coke with raspberry the other day, it tastes kinda like Ribena, only less sweet with a bitter cola flavor. Not bad I guess, but I like regular Coke better.
They use raspberry syrup in the mix. You can get it in bars and Burger King.