# Say Goodbye to Vanilla Coke **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** soda-softdrinks\ **Created:** [November 4, 2005, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/say-goodbye-to-vanilla-coke/329556 "2005-11-04T21:33:57Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 17\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2005, 1:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/say-goodbye-to-vanilla-coke/329556/21 "2005-11-05T01:58:48Z")
> [@Anastasaeon](#): > > I love it, too. I prefer it, actually. Same here. I don’t know where **Telemark** gets the battery acid taste from, Pepsi tastes milder than Coke to me. ---
**Author:** ![Ike\_Witt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ike_witt/32/283_2.png) [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2005, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/say-goodbye-to-vanilla-coke/329556/22 "2005-11-05T03:46:56Z")
> [@Lute Skywatcher](#): > > Same here. I don’t know where **Telemark** gets the battery acid taste from, Pepsi tastes milder than Coke to me. The malted battery acid comment originated in a Bloom County strip several years ago. ---
**Author:** ![Savannah](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b3f665/32.png) [@Savannah](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Savannah)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2005, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/say-goodbye-to-vanilla-coke/329556/23 "2005-11-05T03:57:15Z")
I like the diet vanilla Coke. It was the only Coke brand pop I really liked. At all. I too might have to slip some vanilla into regular old diet Coke for old times’ sake, if it is phased out in Canada. Anyone know where you can get diet cream soda in Victoria, BC? \ ---
**Author:** ![Diceman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/22d042/32.png) [@Diceman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Diceman)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2005, 4:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/say-goodbye-to-vanilla-coke/329556/24 "2005-11-05T04:15:32Z")
I never liked Vanilla Coke. It had a weird off taste. It was better than Lemon Coke, but that’s not saying much. In fact, I suspect that someone at the Coca-Cola plant spilled a big bottle of Pledge lemon-scented furniture polish into the Coke vats, and instead of dumping the contaminated soft drink, they called it “Lemon Coke” and fobbed it off on an unsuspecting public. Coke with Lime is pretty good, however. The lime succeeds where lemon failed. I’ve always liked Cherry Coke, so I might try the Vanilla Black Cherry stuff. I tried the C2, but I didn’t like it. I do, however, like the Diet Coke with Splenda, and I prefer it over the old Diet Coke with Nutrasweet. ---
**Author:** ![Man\_from\_Mars](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Man\_from\_Mars](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Man_from_Mars)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2005, 4:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/say-goodbye-to-vanilla-coke/329556/25 "2005-11-05T04:24:52Z")
> [@Ponder Stibbons](#): > > Yep, it’s going to be time to be my own soda counter. I’ll just go to the store and buy a [Pump](http://www.target.com/gp/detail.html/sr=1-10/qid=1131143696/ref=sr_1_10/602-0737955-0819017?%5Fencoding=UTF8&asin=B0002T3UMY) and fill it with a big bottle of Vanilla Extract and make my own. Of course, having gotten used to the imitation stuff in Diet Vanilla Coke, maybe I should stay with imitation Vanilla. Cheaper that way. That looks like a dispenser for liquid soap, not that you can’t use it for whatever you wish, I suppose. I’ve been playing around with different combinations of flavored syrups from this company in Washington state. The quality is far superior than the syrups you might find in Starbucks and they also sell pumps. If you want to fill emptied bottles with vanilla extract, I’m sure it would work fine (or liquid soap for that matter). ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2005, 4:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/say-goodbye-to-vanilla-coke/329556/26 "2005-11-05T04:55:09Z")
> [@Wolfian](#): > > Vanilla Coke + rum = goodness. I love vanilla coke. I never got to experience rum and v Coke. If not for your post, I’d never have known… I hate you. ---
**Author:** ![Hey\_It\_s\_That\_Guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/6f9a4e/32.png) [@Hey\_It\_s\_That\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hey_It_s_That_Guy)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2005, 5:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/say-goodbye-to-vanilla-coke/329556/27 "2005-11-05T05:20:39Z")
Vanilla Coke with vodka is pretty good too (as is Coke with vanilla vodka). ---
**Author:** ![ISiddiqui](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/97f17d/32.png) [@ISiddiqui](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ISiddiqui)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2005, 5:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/say-goodbye-to-vanilla-coke/329556/28 "2005-11-05T05:47:44Z")
I used to enjoy Diet Vanilla Coke, but then I started to prefer Diet Coke with Lime. But now I hardly drink anything aside from Coke Zero. ---
**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2005, 6:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/say-goodbye-to-vanilla-coke/329556/29 "2005-11-05T06:22:03Z")
> [@lonesome loser](#): > > Back in the day when there were still soda shops we used to get chocolate cokes too. Coke with a shot of chocolate syrup. > > Lemon vanilla shakes too. Shake with a shot of lemon juice. Don’t knock it if you haven’t tried it. > > Ahh the memories. A shake with lemon juice? Wouldn’t that curdle? I tried the vanilla coke, and was soooo disappointed. Not nearly enough vanilla flavor. I want to try cherry vanilla, but I loathe diet anything. I miss Pepsi Blue. (I’m probably the only one, but I love raspberry flavor). ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2005, 7:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/say-goodbye-to-vanilla-coke/329556/30 "2005-11-05T07:27:42Z")
> [@](#): > > Of course, having gotten used to the imitation stuff in Diet Vanilla Coke, maybe I should stay with imitation Vanilla. Cheaper that way. Vanilla is one of those few flavors where we know exactly what chemical produces the flavor, and how to produce that exact chemical artificially. So the artificial vanilla extract is the same thing as the natural. Except, of course, for the minor detail of the real stuff being fifty times the price. ---
**Author:** ![kath94](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/67e7ee/32.png) [@kath94](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kath94)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2005, 9:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/say-goodbye-to-vanilla-coke/329556/31 "2005-11-05T09:47:33Z")
> [@Ponder Stibbons](#): > > Yep, it’s going to be time to be my own soda counter. I’ll just go to the store and buy a [Pump](http://www.target.com/gp/detail.html/sr=1-10/qid=1131143696/ref=sr_1_10/602-0737955-0819017?%5Fencoding=UTF8&asin=B0002T3UMY) and fill it with a big bottle of Vanilla Extract and make my own. Of course, having gotten used to the imitation stuff in Diet Vanilla Coke, maybe I should stay with imitation Vanilla. Cheaper that way. Better yet, buy one of those big gallon-size jugs of soda flavoring at your local Smart-and-Final. Also buy the $2 pump to go with it. Voila! A big giant size pump that’s always at the ready. I’ve been doing this with cherry fountain syrup for years. Cherry Coke, cherry Pepsi, cherry Sprite, etc. You get the idea. ---
**Author:** ![Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ccd318/32.png) [@Paul\_in\_Qatar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paul_in_Qatar)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2005, 10:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/say-goodbye-to-vanilla-coke/329556/32 "2005-11-05T10:00:48Z")
I was talking to Mom (born about 1930) a few years ago about soda fountains. She mentioned they would jazz up Coke with a shot of vanilla, cherry or chocolate syrup. Or sometimes ammonia! :eek: I have asked about this repeatedly and she swears it is true. She didn’t die or nothing! “Its a floor cleaner and a diet cola!” ---
**Author:** ![TellMeI\_mNotCrazy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tellmei_mnotcrazy/32/3419_2.png) [@TellMeI\_mNotCrazy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TellMeI_mNotCrazy)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2005, 10:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/say-goodbye-to-vanilla-coke/329556/33 "2005-11-05T10:32:47Z")
I loved Vanilla Diet Coke, but can’t seem to get it here - only the regular vanilla Coke. Regular coke on its own is too sweet for me, and the vanilla with it just puts it over the top. I also liked Lemon Diet Coke when I was there, but here, it tastes exactly like someone poured Pine Sol into my soda. Hideous. ---
**Author:** ![J.Gelert](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/53a042/32.png) [@J.Gelert](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/J.Gelert)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2005, 10:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/say-goodbye-to-vanilla-coke/329556/34 "2005-11-05T10:44:30Z")
Tried it a few times, never really liked it much. Was great when REALLY cold, but anything above ice cold, and it started tasting like cough syrup. Same with Pepsi Vanilla. Actually, used to 50/50 with Cherry Coke and Vanilla. That was pretty good. Lime Coke/Pepsi were both awesome, but I can’t seem to find them anywhere now. And yeah, Pepsi Blue was awesome. Like carbonated Koolaid. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2005, 1:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/say-goodbye-to-vanilla-coke/329556/35 "2005-11-05T13:09:00Z")
> [@adam yax](#): > > The malted battery acid comment originated in a Bloom County strip several years ago. But in Bloom County, _both_ Coke and Pepsi are described as malted battery acid. I was wondering how **Telemark** could apply that to something that, to me, tastes less acidic than the Coke eqivalent. ---
**Author:** ![Motorgirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e36b37/32.png) [@Motorgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Motorgirl)\ **Post date:** [November 5, 2005, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/say-goodbye-to-vanilla-coke/329556/36 "2005-11-05T15:31:10Z")
> [@Wolfian](#): > > Vanilla Coke + rum = goodness. Suppose I’ll have to start buying vanilla rum now. The first time I tried Vanilla Coke my immediate thought was that it tasted like Captian Morgan & Coke without any alcohol. Yum. I thought Diet Vanilla Coke tasted nasty, though. ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2005, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/say-goodbye-to-vanilla-coke/329556/37 "2005-11-06T01:06:52Z")
I like a variation on the the old Beatles favorite: Diet Coke w/Lime and Scotch. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/say-goodbye-to-vanilla-coke/329556.md?page=1)