Nope, ain’t just you. Actually, every time I see this thread title I get this immediate image of Pepsi-chick Britney Spears as the newest Spice Girl.
You are all crazy!
This stuff is G.O.O.D. good! Damn good. I suggest you all try it with a bag of kettle cooked salt and vinegar chips. Then you’ll have unlocked the magic.
To me, Holiday Spice Pepsi tastes like a bad mix from a soda fountain (in, say, a restaurant during dinner rush), but I find the ginger agreeable. I won’t judge it so heavily until I can find this in a can—I find that a plastic bottle taints the soda within. It may well be that the bottle messes this soda up as well; we’ll see.
I remember bringing Diet Shasta chocolate soda to a classroom “Chocolate Fever” party (inspired by the children’s novel), a potluck-like affair to which we all brought a food item based upon chocolate. My fellow classmates didn’t like that too much, and I couldn’t help but agree after tasting some.
I like it, too. I found it gingery. I’ll let Casey have the chips, though.
Robin
I bought some last weekend at the grocery store, without hearing anything else about it at all.
I actually like the stuff. Not “addicted to” like, but it’s a good change from standard Pepsi.
Without reading anything about it, I tasted mostly ginger (like gingerbread) in it. If there is cinnamon or nutmeg, it’s very subtle.
I finally got to try it tonight. It was okay, but nothing special. I wouldn’t spend money on it again. I agree with the poster that said it tasted like Red Hots had been dissolved in it.
Had a taste this afternoon. It definitely reinforced the idea that Coke is spicier than Pepsi because I thought it tasted like an over-the-top attempt to taste like Coke.
I thought I tasted ginger, cinnamon, and cloves, plus something like orange? The stuff is red, too, which was a little odd.
Anyway, I’m not used to regular pop any more, so I don’t know how much of my tasting was skewed by the presence of sugar/corn syrup instead of aspartame. But it was a little better than I expected and completely not worth the extra calories, to me.
My husband bought Mountain Dew Pitch Black at the same time, so we’ll see if one of us can have a successful foray into the world of weird pop. I’d like to try the Cherry Vanilla Dr. Pepper.
I tried it, and found it to be rather bland. I’m waiting for what’s left in the bottle to warm up before I finish it. Maybe that’ll improve the flavor or something.
I liked it too – it seemed less sweet than plain Pepsi. It made an good Rum and Coke, my husband said. I don’t like rum, so I mixed it with Ginger Brandy (left over from last year’s Tom & Jerrys) and that made an excellent cocktail.
People who do not like Diet Coke with vanilla or lime are gay Nazis who worship Satan and will be first against the wall when the revolution comes. (Exceptions may be made for people who don’t like Coke, lime or vanilla. Fill out your DC-10X form at the desk.)
Seriously, though … they’re lovely. UK Dopers, please call the Coca-Cola service division and request Diet Coke with lime in Britain.
Diet Coke with lemon, on the other hand, is revolting. It tastes like washing-up liquid [sup]*[/sup] smells.
[sup]*[/sup] Note for American Dopers: this is the stuff you use to wash the dishes, not laundry detergent.
It sucks.
When we tried it we didn’t know what the spices were.
At first we thought cranberry but it wasn’t that good.
Then I thought crap, but not really.
Hate it.
Eventually they will run out of flavors and start making new drinks called Pepsi Happy and Coke Clever.
Its good, but at the same time, after I finished more than my share of the 2 liter bottle that I had brought to my family, I decided that it perhaps is a good idea that it is only out for the Holidays.
I liked how it was red and “festive” as I proclaimed, pouring my first cup, as no one else was brave enough to go first.
But yes, Its just a step after Pepsi and Dr.Pepper mixed. But it still pulls off some holiday tint to it. To me, it seems well enigenered to compliment Holiday sweets.
Then again, The hilarious radio spot got me to try it, and I will go back to it, as my alternative to Egg Nog.
:eek:
There is no alternative to egg nog. It is the one true path.
You know, I’ve never had egg nog. What’s it like? Besides eggy and noggy, of course.
You’ve never had eggnog? :eek:
Imagine really rich melted vanilla ice cream. With nutmeg. And booze. Eggnog is gooood stuff.
It’s really good. It’s also really hard to describe. It’s very sweet and can have alcohol in it or not.
I love eggnog, but the most common complaint I hear from nog-haters is that it’s like a drink you have to chew. It’s pretty thick. I wish I had about a quart of it right now.
Ugh, I don’t like chewing my beverages. That’s why I hate orange juice with pulp (it’s orgasmic sans pulp, though). My friend tells me that I won’t like Guinness for the same reason.
I make my own eggnog: vanilla ice cream, milk, a bit of egg substitute (so nobody gets sick), and a few drops of rum extract (I live with a recovering alcoholic). This is closer to an eggnog shake.
BTW: McDonald’s usually has eggnog shakes during the holidays if you’d like to try one of them.
Ugh. Egg nog. It’s rancid milk straight from Satan’s teat is what it is. I hate that stuff.