# Vanilla Coke: I love the commercials but it tastes like drek!!! **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [August 10, 2002, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vanilla-coke-i-love-the-commercials-but-it-tastes-like-drek/123224 "2002-08-10T01:51:21Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![lucwarm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e19adc/32.png) [@lucwarm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lucwarm)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2002, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vanilla-coke-i-love-the-commercials-but-it-tastes-like-drek/123224/1 "2002-08-10T01:51:21Z")
So today I decide to “reward my youthful curiousity.” Yechhhhh. Who greenlighted this merde? Are they trying to pull another “New Coke” conspiracy on us? Whatever. ---
**Author:** ![Atreyu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5e9695/32.png) [@Atreyu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atreyu)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2002, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vanilla-coke-i-love-the-commercials-but-it-tastes-like-drek/123224/2 "2002-08-10T02:09:29Z")
I’ve tried it. It doesn’t appall me. But it doesn’t wow me either. So my overall reaction to Vanilla Coke so far has been one of total indifference. ---
**Author:** ![Genseric](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Genseric](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Genseric)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2002, 3:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vanilla-coke-i-love-the-commercials-but-it-tastes-like-drek/123224/3 "2002-08-10T03:37:57Z")
Good, good, more for me, whoo-hoo! It’s about a billion times better than regular Coke. Didn’t much care for Pepsi Blue, or Dr Pepper Red Fusion. Your tastes may vary. ---
**Author:** ![Azure\_Eternity](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f05b48/32.png) [@Azure\_Eternity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Azure_Eternity)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2002, 3:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vanilla-coke-i-love-the-commercials-but-it-tastes-like-drek/123224/4 "2002-08-10T03:40:48Z")
I like it. It tastes kinda like a coke float. ---
**Author:** ![RexDart](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b77776/32.png) [@RexDart](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RexDart)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2002, 3:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vanilla-coke-i-love-the-commercials-but-it-tastes-like-drek/123224/5 "2002-08-10T03:48:25Z")
Diet Vanilla Coke is coming in September or October for those of us diet-cola drinkers and the diabetics. So if you enjoy it, look forward to enjoying it at “just one calorie.” ---
**Author:** ![Monster104](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c6cbf5/32.png) [@Monster104](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monster104)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2002, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vanilla-coke-i-love-the-commercials-but-it-tastes-like-drek/123224/6 "2002-08-10T04:02:14Z")
I like Vanilla Coke. It may not really be a cola taste, but it’s still appealing to me. Now, when they make Cheezwiz Coke, it’ll be MY turn to pit it. ---
**Author:** ![Sterra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8c91f0/32.png) [@Sterra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sterra)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2002, 4:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vanilla-coke-i-love-the-commercials-but-it-tastes-like-drek/123224/7 "2002-08-10T04:18:51Z")
I cannot taste the vanilla part of vanilla coke. It just tastes like regular coke to me. ---
**Author:** ![amarinth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3be4f8/32.png) [@amarinth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amarinth)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2002, 4:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vanilla-coke-i-love-the-commercials-but-it-tastes-like-drek/123224/8 "2002-08-10T04:44:07Z")
It’s like “OK” soda. The most brilliant ad campaign _ever_. Sadly, it tasted like pure crap… But the ads were amazing. Print, Radio, TV, absolutely perfect… ---
**Author:** ![Jurhael](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/cab0a1/32.png) [@Jurhael](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jurhael)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2002, 4:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vanilla-coke-i-love-the-commercials-but-it-tastes-like-drek/123224/9 "2002-08-10T04:48:10Z")
I haven’t tried it. I bet Pepsi will come up with something similar! ---
**Author:** ![Genseric](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Genseric](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Genseric)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2002, 5:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vanilla-coke-i-love-the-commercials-but-it-tastes-like-drek/123224/10 "2002-08-10T05:07:35Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Monster104 \* > \*\* > Now, when they make Cheezwiz Coke, it’ll be MY turn to pit it. \*\* I’m waiting for _Beef-Cola[sup]TM[/sup]_, personally. ---
**Author:** ![p\_cific\_812](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/13edae/32.png) [@p\_cific\_812](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/p_cific_812)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2002, 5:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vanilla-coke-i-love-the-commercials-but-it-tastes-like-drek/123224/11 "2002-08-10T05:37:51Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Jurhael \* > \*\*I haven’t tried it. I bet Pepsi will come up with something similar! \*\* Pepsi’s dissapointing response to **Vanilla Coke** appears to be the somewhat unremarkable **Pesi Blue**. The stuff is basically carbonated Koolaid-- _wayyyy_ to sweet. Of course neither of them is that much worse than **Coke II** or **Crystal Pepsi**. ---
**Author:** ![japatlgt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/df705f/32.png) [@japatlgt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/japatlgt)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2002, 5:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vanilla-coke-i-love-the-commercials-but-it-tastes-like-drek/123224/12 "2002-08-10T05:42:34Z")
Tried it, don’t care for it. It tastes like watered down coke to me. ---
**Author:** ![AWB](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/bb73d2/32.png) [@AWB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AWB)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2002, 5:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vanilla-coke-i-love-the-commercials-but-it-tastes-like-drek/123224/13 "2002-08-10T05:52:33Z")
I like it. It reminds me of a ice cream float once all the ice cream has melted. I have noticed a lot of variation in the taste bottle to bottle. Sometimes I can barely taste the vanilla, making me examine the bottle to make sure I didn’t grab the wrong kind of Coke. Other times the vanilla is a little strong for my tastes. I also like Cherry Coke, and will take that over regular Coke if given a choice. I’ve also noticed the cherry flavor varies like the vanilla flavor. My favorite variety, however, is Rumman Coke. :D:D:D ---
**Author:** ![Wikkit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c0e974/32.png) [@Wikkit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wikkit)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2002, 5:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vanilla-coke-i-love-the-commercials-but-it-tastes-like-drek/123224/14 "2002-08-10T05:53:20Z")
Mountain Dew code red has been remarkably successful for a knockoff drink. I get it on the rare occasions I drink caffeine. Killing my 2-liter a day habit was hard, and I’d rather not get addicted to caffeine again… the fact that they changed the formula for MtDew a few years ago helped me get off. I think vanilla coke is nasty, but I think regular vanilla pop is nasty, so no big surprise that I wouldn’t like it mixed with coke. I haven’t had Pepsi Blue yet. Too sweet sounds good. I can’t wait for Pepsi’s new **Crystal Clear Near Beer**. ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2002, 5:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vanilla-coke-i-love-the-commercials-but-it-tastes-like-drek/123224/15 "2002-08-10T05:57:53Z")
I was going to post a horrible pun involving the OPer’s user name and the serving temperature of the stuff, but I don’t think I will, after all. ---
**Author:** ![widdershins](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f0a364/32.png) [@widdershins](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/widdershins)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2002, 6:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vanilla-coke-i-love-the-commercials-but-it-tastes-like-drek/123224/16 "2002-08-10T06:06:15Z")
I hate the stuff, it remind me of the homemade floats my sister and I used to make. Well, the really nasty tasting last third of those floats anyway. If they could ever get it to taste like the top two-thirds, I’d drink it. ---
**Author:** ![Genseric](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Genseric](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Genseric)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2002, 6:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vanilla-coke-i-love-the-commercials-but-it-tastes-like-drek/123224/17 "2002-08-10T06:09:21Z")
Pepsi Blue tastes like Strawberry. It reminds me of Crunch-Berries cereal. Of course, the joke immediately presents itself “I just had a Pepsi Blue.” “How was it?” “Blue.” Unfortunately my friends never play along with my little “jokes”, so nobody would ask how it was. I love Vanilla Coke precisely because it tastes like the last third of a Coke float. ---
**Author:** ![I\_can\_t\_believe\_that\_s\_butter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/8edcca/32.png) [@I\_can\_t\_believe\_that\_s\_butter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/I_can_t_believe_that_s_butter)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2002, 6:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vanilla-coke-i-love-the-commercials-but-it-tastes-like-drek/123224/18 "2002-08-10T06:21:53Z")
I like Vanilla Coke, but I think it tastes way better in a can than in plastic. Dr. Pepper Red Fusion also rates high with me, as it is a strong caffe–(Oh darn, I can’t spell, I’m STILL reeling from the “Talking Eloquently thread Wet Noodle-Lashing” I received…LOL) –beverage that has caffeine in it that also is lighter colored, thus a little easier on the system.(WHEW!) Pepsi Blue…Well, I’ll have it again, but it just didn’t “Hit the Spot” like the old Pepsi of yore. ---
**Author:** ![Jurhael](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/cab0a1/32.png) [@Jurhael](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jurhael)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2002, 6:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vanilla-coke-i-love-the-commercials-but-it-tastes-like-drek/123224/19 "2002-08-10T06:23:27Z")
“Pepsi’s dissapointing response to Vanilla Coke appears to be the somewhat unremarkable Pesi Blue.” What is Pesi Blue? 😉 Anyway, I heard it looks like Romulan Ale… ---
**Author:** ![anya\_marie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ebca7d/32.png) [@anya\_marie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anya_marie)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2002, 6:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vanilla-coke-i-love-the-commercials-but-it-tastes-like-drek/123224/20 "2002-08-10T06:24:06Z")
Pepsi blue tastes like soap, unless it is frozen! [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vanilla-coke-i-love-the-commercials-but-it-tastes-like-drek/123224.md?page=2)