Coke Zero & Diet Coke are the Same Thing

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Re: Coke Zero & Diet Coke are the Same Thing

Post by Rowls » Wed Feb 08, 2023 6:07 pm

deanothedino wrote:
Wed Feb 08, 2023 5:52 pm
I could tell the difference in a blind taste test between Pepsi Max, Diet Pepsi, Diet Coke and Coke Zero - I have no hesitation in making this claim.
That's quite a claim, deano.

I'd be interested to see if it's truly possible for somebody to consistently discriminate between diet and zero cokes in a blind taste test.
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Re: Coke Zero & Diet Coke are the Same Thing

Post by IanMcL » Thu Feb 09, 2023 2:39 am

Rowls wrote:
Wed Feb 08, 2023 1:03 pm
Next time you have a bottle of both, do yourselves a blind taste test.

Remember to report back!
I'd rather not! Not my drink and I don't like the diet version, in any case.

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Re: Coke Zero & Diet Coke are the Same Thing

Post by Transpennine » Thu Feb 09, 2023 7:05 am

Wasn't coke Zero introduced as a marketing tool for 'men' due to the success of diet coke with women? I don't think many men were drinking diet coke in the 80's, and the adverts for it weren't exactly aimed at the male population at the time...
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Re: Coke Zero & Diet Coke are the Same Thing

Post by HalifaxClaret » Thu Feb 09, 2023 7:10 am

Fizzy pop is for kids.

File under tomato ketchup.

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Re: Coke Zero & Diet Coke are the Same Thing

Post by ŽižkovClaret » Thu Feb 09, 2023 9:40 am

Coke Zero is decent.

It also works well as a mixer for Johnnie Walker Red, and really is the only thing that makes that stuff palatable

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Re: Coke Zero & Diet Coke are the Same Thing

Post by Falcon » Thu Feb 09, 2023 1:32 pm

Coke Zero is top notch.

Diet Coke tastes like drain cleaner.

Regular Coke is minging and coats your teeth.

Of the Pepsi pretenders, Max is superior but pales into insignificance compared to CZ.

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