# Coke Zero is nasty **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [October 14, 2005, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coke-zero-is-nasty/326252 "2005-10-14T17:52:26Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2005, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coke-zero-is-nasty/326252/1 "2005-10-14T17:52:26Z")
imho. ---
**Author:** ![Ooner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/c67d28/32.png) [@Ooner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ooner)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2005, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coke-zero-is-nasty/326252/2 "2005-10-14T18:05:54Z")
imho this has been a fantastic thread. ---
**Author:** ![YaWanna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/bbce88/32.png) [@YaWanna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/YaWanna)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2005, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coke-zero-is-nasty/326252/3 "2005-10-14T18:09:36Z")
I vote nasty. At first it seemed ok, until the aftertaste arrived. Yuk. ---
**Author:** ![Stuffy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f17d59/32.png) [@Stuffy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stuffy)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2005, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coke-zero-is-nasty/326252/4 "2005-10-14T18:10:45Z")
I like it. I tried it out the first time last weekend. I’ve had a two liter on hand since. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2005, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coke-zero-is-nasty/326252/5 "2005-10-14T18:12:53Z")
I love it. Can’t stand Diet Coke, but Coke Zero, especially with a slice of lime is delicious. Threads like this keep soda companies in business. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2005, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coke-zero-is-nasty/326252/6 "2005-10-14T18:18:59Z")
You know what it tastes like? Tab. Of course, Tab is nasty also. ---
**Author:** ![Ponder\_Stibbons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ponder_stibbons/32/343_2.png) [@Ponder\_Stibbons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ponder_Stibbons)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2005, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coke-zero-is-nasty/326252/7 "2005-10-14T18:33:32Z")
But what do I know? I drink Vanilla Diet Coke … ---
**Author:** ![Misnomer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/misnomer/32/14897_2.png) [@Misnomer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Misnomer)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2005, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coke-zero-is-nasty/326252/8 "2005-10-14T18:34:36Z")
I agree with “nasty,” but then I don’t like Coke. I only have an opinion on Coke Zero by accident: a friend offered me a “zero” last weekend, and I thought she meant a Sprite Zero so I enthusiastically accepted. Turned out to be a Coke Zero, but I was so thirsty that I drank it anyway. ☹ (we need a [Mr. Yuk](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mr._Yuk) smiley!) ---
**Author:** ![Madd\_Maxx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Madd\_Maxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Madd_Maxx)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2005, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coke-zero-is-nasty/326252/9 "2005-10-14T18:53:59Z")
It’s fantastic in mixed drinks. It tastes much better than a rum and Diet Coke. Especially because the alcohol aftertaste is stronger then the Coke Zero aftertaste. ---
**Author:** ![DMark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@DMark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMark)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2005, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coke-zero-is-nasty/326252/10 "2005-10-14T20:01:30Z")
Zero is the taste score I give it. Far prefer Diet Coke. ---
**Author:** ![Ephemera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8baadc/32.png) [@Ephemera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ephemera)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2005, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coke-zero-is-nasty/326252/11 "2005-10-14T20:03:51Z")
Diet Coke with Splenda is the bestest of them all. ---
**Author:** ![Mint\_Julep](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/bc79bd/32.png) [@Mint\_Julep](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mint_Julep)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2005, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coke-zero-is-nasty/326252/12 "2005-10-14T20:56:39Z")
I like Coke Zero and Splenda Coke better than Diet Coke. And I heartily laughed at them, when they were introduced, as unecessary. But I enjoy them and welcome them now. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![NurseCarmen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/5daacb/32.png) [@NurseCarmen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NurseCarmen)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2005, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coke-zero-is-nasty/326252/13 "2005-10-14T21:05:46Z")
0 or C2 are both pretty tasty in my book. ---
**Author:** ![Snooooopy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ee7513/32.png) [@Snooooopy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snooooopy)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2005, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coke-zero-is-nasty/326252/14 "2005-10-14T21:20:17Z")
I didn’t like Coke Zero very much. Then again, I’m not a big fan of Diet Coke. (When I drank sugary sodas, I routinely purchased Coke instead of Pepsi. Weirdly, now that I drink the diet stuff, I basically stick with Diet Pepsi.) ---
**Author:** ![FairyChatMom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fairychatmom/32/21906_2.png) [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2005, 9:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coke-zero-is-nasty/326252/15 "2005-10-14T21:30:24Z")
> [@DMark](#): > > Zero is the taste score I give it. > > Far prefer Diet Coke. Couldn’t have said it better myself! ---
**Author:** ![FilmGeek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/b19c9b/32.png) [@FilmGeek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FilmGeek)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2005, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coke-zero-is-nasty/326252/16 "2005-10-14T21:31:42Z")
I tried it, and it’s much much better than diet coke (blech), but for my diet soda needs (oh, do I miss coke classic… sigh). I spend all my money on Diet Wild Cherry Pepsi. Don’t like regular Pepsi, strangely. ---
**Author:** ![World\_Eater](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f04885/32.png) [@World\_Eater](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/World_Eater)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2005, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coke-zero-is-nasty/326252/17 "2005-10-14T22:45:29Z")
I like it. It has an aftertaste, but it’s less funky then diet Coke. ---
**Author:** ![BJMoose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/5fc32e/32.png) [@BJMoose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BJMoose)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2005, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coke-zero-is-nasty/326252/18 "2005-10-14T23:03:27Z")
> [@twickster](#): > > You know what it tastes like? Tab. > > Of course, Tab is nasty also. Nah. Tab was _much_ worse. Coke Zilch tastes like motor oil with just a hint of turpentine. A two-liter bottle sits in our fridge half-empty. No one has touched it twice. ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2005, 2:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coke-zero-is-nasty/326252/19 "2005-10-15T14:40:46Z")
> [@NurseCarmen](#): > > 0 or C2 are both pretty tasty in my book. No, no, no – **n** asty, not **t** asty! 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2005, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coke-zero-is-nasty/326252/20 "2005-10-15T14:43:25Z")
Shortly after Coke Zero was introduced a local market was pouring samples. I tried one. _gak_ [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/coke-zero-is-nasty/326252.md?page=2)