# Vanilla Coke, I hate you! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [July 27, 2002, 5:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vanilla-coke-i-hate-you/121082 "2002-07-27T05:34:21Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![d12](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/71c47a/32.png) [@d12](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/d12)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2002, 5:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vanilla-coke-i-hate-you/121082/1 "2002-07-27T05:34:21Z")
“Your curiosity will reward you” BULLSHIT! I was thirsty, I either faced an hour long walk home with a drink or bus ride. I decide to “reward” my urge to drink something new. I bought Vanilla Coke. I am sorry. You taste like regular Coke, but your aftertaste… is… comparable to the juice sitting at the bottom of landfills after a hard spring rain. So here I am walking home, with my litre bottle of Crappy Coke. Not only did I waste $1.59, but I missed a phone call from my best friend who just left for a trip to America. She’ll be back in a week. But I fear this rabid taste in my mouth will be around for much longer. _goes back to his 24 of Pepsi_ Cheers! ---
**Author:** ![galen\_ubal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/galen_ubal/32/4440_2.png) [@galen\_ubal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/galen_ubal)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2002, 5:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vanilla-coke-i-hate-you/121082/2 "2002-07-27T05:39:33Z")
Great Truth: If you like Pepsi, you will very seldom like Coke or any variant thereof. The reverse is true. ---
**Author:** ![WV\_Woman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e95f7d/32.png) [@WV\_Woman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WV_Woman)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2002, 6:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vanilla-coke-i-hate-you/121082/3 "2002-07-27T06:27:23Z")
I’m a Dr Pepper kinda gal but I can do Pepsi too. Coke sucks, all of it. Vanilla Coke was a HUGE disappointment when I first tried it. ---
**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2002, 7:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vanilla-coke-i-hate-you/121082/4 "2002-07-27T07:05:43Z")
I had my first (and last) one tonight and have to admit to being seriously underwhelmed. 99% just like Coke (which I don’t drink in the first place) ---
**Author:** ![galen\_ubal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/galen_ubal/32/4440_2.png) [@galen\_ubal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/galen_ubal)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2002, 7:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vanilla-coke-i-hate-you/121082/5 "2002-07-27T07:09:13Z")
So far, my hypothesis is supported. I like Coke, and think Vanilla Coke is good - makes a nice change. ---
**Author:** ![Nenya\_Elizabeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ea5d25/32.png) [@Nenya\_Elizabeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nenya_Elizabeth)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2002, 7:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vanilla-coke-i-hate-you/121082/6 "2002-07-27T07:17:55Z")
…so here I was, wondering if the poster being chewed out was named **Vanilla Coke** , or if it was the Coke Which I Have Frequently Heard Reviled. Aha! 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![partly\_warmer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/bc8723/32.png) [@partly\_warmer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/partly_warmer)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2002, 7:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vanilla-coke-i-hate-you/121082/7 "2002-07-27T07:54:15Z")
Am I the only one who gets the formaldehyde taste from Pespi? It practically gags me. ---
**Author:** ![Eternal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ecb155/32.png) [@Eternal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eternal)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2002, 8:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vanilla-coke-i-hate-you/121082/8 "2002-07-27T08:07:05Z")
I like Vanilla Coke. I understand it’s not as good as Coke with actual vanilla in it, but it’ll do. And to me, Pepsi just tastes like Diet Coke, and Diet Pepsi tastes like flat Diet Coke. I do find Cherry Pepsi and Lemon Twist Pepsi a nice choice to have when I my thirst needs a quenchin and all I see is Pepsi machines. ---
**Author:** ![Derleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Derleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Derleth)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2002, 10:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vanilla-coke-i-hate-you/121082/9 "2002-07-27T10:50:31Z")
I must be strange: I like Coke, Pepsi, and Vanilla Coke. Coke has a distinct, harsh flavor that certainly refreshes. Pepsi is milder and sweeter, and isn’t as strong as Coke. Vanilla Coke is milder than Coke, and it has a very subtle, effective vanilla flavoring. My favorite beverages, however, are the various kinds of root beer and cream soda. Dr. Pepper is, I think, the best true fantasia blend: It tastes like walnuts to me, but mildly, and mixed with other flavors. Nutty flavors work well in sweets. ---
**Author:** ![widdershins](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f0a364/32.png) [@widdershins](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/widdershins)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2002, 12:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vanilla-coke-i-hate-you/121082/10 "2002-07-27T12:05:40Z")
Love Coca-Cola, hate Pepsi (too syrupy), despise Vanilla Coke. It tastes like the last third of the homemade Coke and vanilla ice cream floats I used to make with my sister when we were little. The first two-thirds were great, the last third was coagulated half-flat Coke with warm clumps of ice cream mixed in. Vanilla Coke tastes exactly like that to me, all it needs are the clumps. ---
**Author:** ![Clever\_Hans](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a9a28c/32.png) [@Clever\_Hans](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clever_Hans)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2002, 4:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vanilla-coke-i-hate-you/121082/11 "2002-07-27T16:38:06Z")
Hate Coke, hate Pepsi, hate Dr. Pepper. The only softdrink I have consumed in years is rootbeer and Big Red. Two days ago I tried the Vanilla Coke and I absolutely love it. Tasts like a coke float witout the work. I have had three this week, and I normally drink less than one softdrink a month! ---
**Author:** ![medstar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f07891/32.png) [@medstar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/medstar)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2002, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vanilla-coke-i-hate-you/121082/12 "2002-07-27T22:08:05Z")
I don’t care for Lemon Coke at all; it tastes like Lemon Pledge was used for the lemon flavoring. From reading these posts, it seems that Vanilla Coke is just as bad. Why not buy a good real vanilla extract and add a few drops to a can of Coke until you like the taste and then add ice? Wouldn’t that taste better? ---
**Author:** ![SUPERKARLENE](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/22d042/32.png) [@SUPERKARLENE](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SUPERKARLENE)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2002, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vanilla-coke-i-hate-you/121082/13 "2002-07-28T00:24:27Z")
Coke _baaaaaaaaaaaad._ :mad: Pepsi **good**. 🆒 Vanilla Coke _baaaaaaaaaaaad._ :mad: Pepsi still **good**. 🆒 I thought I was the only one who thought it had a weird aftertaste! How did this get past the developmental stages at CocaCola Co? 😕 Had all their taste-testers gone temporarily batty? Were they in such a rush to recoup their losses at the hands of Pepsi that they were willing to unleash this MONSTROUSITY upon the unsuspecting people of the Earth? ☹ CocaCola Co, I now hope that you are all collectively :smack: ---
**Author:** ![TheOnlySaneOne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/67e7ee/32.png) [@TheOnlySaneOne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheOnlySaneOne)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2002, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vanilla-coke-i-hate-you/121082/14 "2002-07-28T00:24:59Z")
Hmm. I like Coke. I like Pepsi. I like Mountain Dew. I hate Vanilla Coke. I hate Pepsi Blue. I love Mountain Dew: Code Red. … Feel free to interpret that anyway you want. ---
**Author:** ![Tedster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/4491bb/32.png) [@Tedster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tedster)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2002, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vanilla-coke-i-hate-you/121082/15 "2002-07-28T01:03:38Z")
I like Coke. Pepsi is OK. Mt. Dew is OK. Dr. Pepper, OK, etc. Vanilla Coke just tastes like a bad accident at the beach involving suntan oil and regular Coke. It’s awful. Sounds like the Lemon Coke is an equal tragedy. ---
**Author:** ![tolyri](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7c8e57/32.png) [@tolyri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tolyri)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2002, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vanilla-coke-i-hate-you/121082/16 "2002-07-28T01:03:38Z")
Around here, all the Vanilla Coke is sold out. In every store. I heard suppies might be back up by Friday. I’ve never tried it (being a diet drinker) but the hubby looooves it. ---
**Author:** ![AndrewL](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3d9bf3/32.png) [@AndrewL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AndrewL)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2002, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vanilla-coke-i-hate-you/121082/17 "2002-07-28T01:10:38Z")
LIke coke. Also like Pepsi, but not as much. But Vanilla coke is vile, vile stuff. I tried one ban of it, and couldn’t finish the can. It actually seems to taste worse the further down in the can you get … or maybe that’s just the nasty aftertaste. ---
**Author:** ![monica](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a183cd/32.png) [@monica](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/monica)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2002, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vanilla-coke-i-hate-you/121082/18 "2002-07-28T02:32:45Z")
Vanilla Coke is like cream soda…only cream soda is better. ---
**Author:** ![clayton\_e](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c57346/32.png) [@clayton\_e](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/clayton_e)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2002, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vanilla-coke-i-hate-you/121082/19 "2002-07-28T04:04:18Z")
Their reasoning: “If everyone tries it once we’ll make money.” ---
**Author:** ![Gopher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a183cd/32.png) [@Gopher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gopher)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2002, 5:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vanilla-coke-i-hate-you/121082/20 "2002-07-28T05:28:14Z")
Ugh, I don’t like Vanilla Coke too. Makes me think of some strange combination of chinese herbs. I tried some of a friend’s and could barely swallow the first sip. Regular coke is good. Pepsi’s good. Most any soda’s yum to me. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vanilla-coke-i-hate-you/121082.md?page=2)