# In Praise of Diet Coke with Lime **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [March 14, 2004, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-praise-of-diet-coke-with-lime/234170 "2004-03-14T01:55:29Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![usar\_jag](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/f0a364/32.png) [@usar\_jag](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/usar_jag)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2004, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-praise-of-diet-coke-with-lime/234170/1 "2004-03-14T01:55:29Z")
Coca-Cola has actually introduced a diet cola beverage that absolutely ROCKS! I was very skeptical of the new lime-flavored Diet Coke, given the previous attempt to mix Pledge Furniture Polish with Diet Coke and market it under the Diet Coke with Lemon moniker. The lime taste is very, very close to a fresh squeezed lime wedge. Of course, since Coca-Cola is the crack dealer of the soda world, the price has shot way up since its introduction. Bastards. I’m paying up, anyway. Bastards. This soda goes so well with any food even remotely Mexican or Spanish. I have yet to try it with rum. Any reports from the field? Pass me another cup of the new Diet Coke with Lime (aka Diet Soda Nectar of the Gods)! To the detractors of Diet Coke with Lime, I have but one word for you: Feh! ---
**Author:** ![JavaMaven1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/cab0a1/32.png) [@JavaMaven1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JavaMaven1)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2004, 2:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-praise-of-diet-coke-with-lime/234170/2 "2004-03-14T02:05:13Z")
I’ve been desperately trying to break my soda habit, but now I’m awfully curious. I’ve always liked putting lime in my diet coke in the first place (especially when I’m making Cuba Libres), but that looks like a pretty good shortcut there. And you know, I _just_ came back from the market, too. (Maybe I can get my husband to go for me. :D) ---
**Author:** ![twit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/958977/32.png) [@twit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twit)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2004, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-praise-of-diet-coke-with-lime/234170/3 "2004-03-14T02:15:22Z")
> [@usar\_jag](#): > > Coca-Cola has actually introduced a diet cola beverage that absolutely ROCKS! I was very skeptical of the new lime-flavored Diet Coke, given the previous attempt to mix Pledge Furniture Polish with Diet Coke and market it under the Diet Coke with Lemon moniker. > > The lime taste is very, very close to a fresh squeezed lime wedge. Of course, since Coca-Cola is the crack dealer of the soda world, the price has shot way up since its introduction. Bastards. I’m paying up, anyway. Bastards. > > This soda goes so well with any food even remotely Mexican or Spanish. I have yet to try it with rum. Any reports from the field? > > Pass me another cup of the new Diet Coke with Lime (aka Diet Soda Nectar of the Gods)! > > To the detractors of Diet Coke with Lime, I have but one word for you: Feh! Just bought yet another 12 pack today. I previously loved the cherry coke but now it’s lime all the way! ---
**Author:** ![rose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/91b2a8/32.png) [@rose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rose)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2004, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-praise-of-diet-coke-with-lime/234170/4 "2004-03-14T02:19:38Z")
aaaw… jealous!! I saw someone with some lime coke the other day and was pretty jealous. I haven’t tried it yet… but now that it has _Doper_ endorsement, that’s moving to the top of my to-do list! Yeah, i sound like an advertisement or something… ---
**Author:** ![Teelo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8491ac/32.png) [@Teelo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Teelo)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2004, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-praise-of-diet-coke-with-lime/234170/5 "2004-03-14T02:32:20Z")
I thought it was okay. I like my Pepsi Twist more. ---
**Author:** ![collinsc](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f6c823/32.png) [@collinsc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/collinsc)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2004, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-praise-of-diet-coke-with-lime/234170/6 "2004-03-14T02:42:38Z")
> [@usar\_jag](#): > > The lime taste is very, very close to a fresh squeezed lime wedge. Any reason why you wouldn’t just use a fresh squeezed lime wedge? I’m a fan of the coke & lime (& rum) but I can’t really understand this product. I am not about to go buy some vanilla to twirl around in my coke, that wont work very well. But limes! Limes squeeze! Limes are cheap! So, really, why not a real lime? I guess vending machines, or some other place where you wouldnt have a lime handy. Keep one in your pocket just in case the mood strikes. ---
**Author:** ![deadeyesdad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/dec6dc/32.png) [@deadeyesdad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/deadeyesdad)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2004, 5:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-praise-of-diet-coke-with-lime/234170/7 "2004-03-14T05:00:05Z")
Diet Cherry Coke is the drink of the gods!!! ---
**Author:** ![Waenara](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/50afbb/32.png) [@Waenara](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Waenara)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2004, 5:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-praise-of-diet-coke-with-lime/234170/8 "2004-03-14T05:07:31Z")
I hadn’t realized that they were making this - I’ll have to check next time I’m in a convenience store. This is _perfect_ for me - in restaurants I ask for Diet Coke with lime juice added, or failing that with an extra lime wedge. ---
**Author:** ![Otto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/bbe5ce/32.png) [@Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Otto)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2004, 6:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-praise-of-diet-coke-with-lime/234170/9 "2004-03-14T06:25:26Z")
I tried it the first time I saw it. I couldn’t understand why a product marketed as having the flavor of lime would taste so unlike lime. Dreadful. ---
**Author:** ![Larry\_Mudd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f14d63/32.png) [@Larry\_Mudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Mudd)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2004, 6:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-praise-of-diet-coke-with-lime/234170/10 "2004-03-14T06:35:49Z")
I like to squeeze a lemon into a glass of coke. Lime is evil. I imagine lime _flavouring_ is unspeakable. 😕 ---
**Author:** ![Carm6773](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/2bfe46/32.png) [@Carm6773](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Carm6773)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2004, 7:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-praise-of-diet-coke-with-lime/234170/11 "2004-03-14T07:19:21Z")
Diet Vanilla Coke is the nectar of the Gods! ---
**Author:** ![asterion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/4da419/32.png) [@asterion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/asterion)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2004, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-praise-of-diet-coke-with-lime/234170/12 "2004-03-14T13:40:50Z")
> [@Otto](#): > > I tried it the first time I saw it. I couldn’t understand why a product marketed as having the flavor of lime would taste so unlike lime. Dreadful. I’m with Otto on this one. Not awful like the stuff with lemon but not worth drinking again unless that’s my only choice. ---
**Author:** ![norinew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/eb9ed0/32.png) [@norinew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/norinew)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2004, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-praise-of-diet-coke-with-lime/234170/13 "2004-03-14T14:14:30Z")
> [@](#): > > _Originally posted by Collinsc_ > Any reason why you wouldn’t just use a fresh squeezed lime wedge? Well, as you said, lime is cheap; but in this case, it’s free, so why would you pay? Look at it this way: in my market, limes are often 3 for $1.00. Let’s say a 12 pack of diet coke is $4.00. The soda plus the limes to squeeze into them, a total of $5.00. Diet coke with the lime already added? $4.00. You save a buck. > [@](#): > > I guess vending machines, or some other place where you wouldnt have a lime handy. Sad thing is, it’ll never be available in vending machines. Vending machines have 876 flavors of sugary sodas, and _one_ lousy freakin’ diet soda, and it’s always plain cola. ---
**Author:** ![usar\_jag](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/f0a364/32.png) [@usar\_jag](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/usar_jag)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2004, 2:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-praise-of-diet-coke-with-lime/234170/14 "2004-03-14T14:18:53Z")
> [@collinsc](#): > > Any reason why you wouldn’t just use a fresh squeezed lime wedge? I’m a fan of the coke & lime (& rum) but I can’t really understand this product. I am not about to go buy some vanilla to twirl around in my coke, that wont work very well. But limes! Limes squeeze! Limes are cheap! > > So, really, why not a real lime?..Keep one in your pocket just in case the mood strikes. You know, I never thought of it that way. I drink pop mainly from cans. It’s rare that I would ever pour it over ice in a glass at home. Plus, I never keep limes on hand, except when I’m cooking something that reqires limes. When I drink alcohol at home, it’s either scotch neat, cordial or vino, so limes never come into play there. As for keeping limes in my pocket, well, that’s just so British! ---
**Author:** ![DrMemory](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/977dab/32.png) [@DrMemory](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrMemory)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2004, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-praise-of-diet-coke-with-lime/234170/15 "2004-03-14T14:49:21Z")
As this IS IMHO, I gotta admit I’m MYSTIFIED at how many people here can call ANY diet drink “Nector-of-the-gods”. SHEESH, people, you gotta be putting some Nasty things in your mouth to consider these things Great. ---
**Author:** ![don\_t\_ask](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@don\_t\_ask](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/don_t_ask)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2004, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-praise-of-diet-coke-with-lime/234170/16 "2004-03-14T14:55:49Z")
Don’t you guys have bottled lemon juice and lime juice? You can pick it up anywhere in Australia - it’s just straight juice in a plastic squeeze bottle with no preservatives. Once you open it it has to be refrigerated and only keeps for a couple of weeks. Any I don’y use I transfer to a spray bottle for cleaning. ---
**Author:** ![don\_t\_ask](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@don\_t\_ask](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/don_t_ask)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2004, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-praise-of-diet-coke-with-lime/234170/17 "2004-03-14T15:02:08Z")
[Here](http://www.homeshop.com.au/search.asp?keyword=lime+juice) is the lime juice $1.12 for 250mls - that’s a lot of limes. ---
**Author:** ![usar\_jag](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/f0a364/32.png) [@usar\_jag](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/usar_jag)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2004, 3:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-praise-of-diet-coke-with-lime/234170/18 "2004-03-14T15:39:44Z")
> [@DrMemory](#): > > As this IS IMHO, I gotta admit I’m MYSTIFIED at how many people here can call > ANY diet drink “Nector-of-the-gods”. SHEESH, people, you gotta be putting some > Nasty things in your mouth to consider these things Great. Hey, I qualified it as the DIET SODA Nectar of the Gods. Clearly, I’d rather have a nice Pinot Noir or a 12 year old Laphroaig coarsing over my pallate. But neither of those beverages wins on a cost per ounce basis or as a method of caffeine injection. ---
**Author:** ![Phatlewt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/a698b9/32.png) [@Phatlewt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Phatlewt)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2004, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-praise-of-diet-coke-with-lime/234170/19 "2004-03-14T17:40:21Z")
I don’t suppose they make caffeine-free diet coke w/ lime yet? ---
**Author:** ![\_ceQueen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/_/b9bd4f/32.png) [@\_ceQueen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/_ceQueen)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2004, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-praise-of-diet-coke-with-lime/234170/20 "2004-03-14T17:48:08Z")
I LOVED DC with Lime. And then I realized that it takes exactly like Sprite. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/in-praise-of-diet-coke-with-lime/234170.md?page=2)