# Vanilla Coke... **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [May 21, 2002, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vanilla-coke/110193 "2002-05-21T23:12:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![SouprChckn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/5f9b8f/32.png) [@SouprChckn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SouprChckn)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2002, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vanilla-coke/110193/1 "2002-05-21T23:12:35Z")
I’m drinking some right now expecting something very good. It’s not. Anyone else tried and anyone else like/dislike? ---
**Author:** ![vanilla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/f19dbf/32.png) [@vanilla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vanilla)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2002, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vanilla-coke/110193/2 "2002-05-21T23:19:54Z")
vanilla? Sounds disgusting! Chocolate Coke…heh heh ---
**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:** [May 21, 2002, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vanilla-coke/110193/3 "2002-05-21T23:31:53Z")
I like vanilla coke, but I was disappointed-there’s not enough vanilla in it. ---
**Author:** ![Kricket](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/f14d63/32.png) [@Kricket](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kricket)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2002, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vanilla-coke/110193/4 "2002-05-21T23:38:50Z")
I like it alot. True there isn’t enough vanilla in it but then again when I used to make it for myself while working at Dairy Queen I would go crazy with the vanilla. The way it is now reminds me of when I used to drink and order Stoli Vanilla and coke. Good stuff! ---
**Author:** ![raz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/9f8e36/32.png) [@raz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/raz)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2002, 12:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vanilla-coke/110193/5 "2002-05-22T00:22:24Z")
Hate that crap. Even though I don’t really like vanilla ANYTHING, it’s just total nastiness in Coke. But I’m not too crazy about coke, even without added stuff in it. ---
**Author:** ![haardvark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b5ac83/32.png) [@haardvark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/haardvark)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2002, 2:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vanilla-coke/110193/6 "2002-05-22T02:27:56Z")
wow, that’s gotta really burn your nose… ---
**Author:** ![Fionn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/a587f6/32.png) [@Fionn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fionn)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2002, 2:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vanilla-coke/110193/7 "2002-05-22T02:49:14Z")
I tried a sip of it and wasn’t impressed. It probably didn’t help that it was warm, but it didn’t compare to the vanilla Cokes and vanilla Dr. Peppers from the ice cream store at the mall where I used to work. The vanilla tasted fake. ---
**Author:** ![VitrolicBump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/a587f6/32.png) [@VitrolicBump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VitrolicBump)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2002, 3:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vanilla-coke/110193/8 "2002-05-22T03:36:33Z")
Am I the only one who loves it? I can’t jet down to Johnny Rocket’s whenever I darn well please and this official Vanilla Coke is very good. Then again, I was waiting forever til they finally thought of bringing this out. Maybe the excitement got to my tastebuds. ---
**Author:** ![lel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/8797f3/32.png) [@lel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lel)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2002, 4:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vanilla-coke/110193/9 "2002-05-22T04:10:55Z")
Has anyone else got the feeling that it tastes like cream soda mixed with Coke? I’m not a fan of Vanilla Coke. ---
**Author:** ![Cap\_n\_Crude](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Cap\_n\_Crude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cap_n_Crude)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2002, 4:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vanilla-coke/110193/10 "2002-05-22T04:15:30Z")
The pre-bottled stuff isn’t bad at all, IMO. I’d rather have one made for me at a fountain, but the bottled stuff gets the job done. ---
**Author:** ![SouprChckn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/5f9b8f/32.png) [@SouprChckn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SouprChckn)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2002, 5:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vanilla-coke/110193/11 "2002-05-22T05:05:52Z")
I’ve got a question about the real vanilla cokes found at ice cream stores and Johnny Rocket’s and such. How does the taste compare with the prebottled stuff? I find this bottled stuff to be like regular Coke with a vanilla-like aftertaste. It’s not really vanilla to me, but it’s close enough to vanilla that they can call it Vanilla Coke. Well, on to Blue Pepsi and that new Dr. Pepper. ---
**Author:** ![DarkWriter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ee59a6/32.png) [@DarkWriter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DarkWriter)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2002, 5:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vanilla-coke/110193/12 "2002-05-22T05:30:38Z")
I’ve heard of the upcoming Blue Pepsi, but what is the new Dr Pepper? Sheri ---
**Author:** ![VitrolicBump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/a587f6/32.png) [@VitrolicBump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VitrolicBump)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2002, 5:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vanilla-coke/110193/13 "2002-05-22T05:33:29Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by lel \* > \*\*Has anyone else got the feeling that it tastes like cream soda mixed with Coke? I’m not a fan of Vanilla Coke. \*\* Yup it does. And I like cream soda. Hehe…😃 ---
**Author:** ![vivalostwages](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/d07c76/32.png) [@vivalostwages](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vivalostwages)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2002, 5:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vanilla-coke/110193/14 "2002-05-22T05:52:14Z")
I’ll try the Vanilla Coke, hoping and praying that it will taste better than Lemon Coke, which reminded me too much of lemon-scented Pledge. Hey, maybe I could have cleaned something with it… ---
**Author:** ![DarkWriter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ee59a6/32.png) [@DarkWriter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DarkWriter)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2002, 5:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vanilla-coke/110193/15 "2002-05-22T05:59:07Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by vivalostwages \* > \*\*I’ll try the Vanilla Coke, hoping and praying that it will taste better than Lemon Coke, which reminded me too much of lemon-scented Pledge. > Hey, maybe I could have cleaned something with it… \*\* You can [clean toilets with Coke](http://www.truthorfiction.com/rumors/watervscoke.htm), as well as remove rust, and battery corrosion. That’s probably not a good thing, but I still love and crave the stuff. Sheri ---
**Author:** ![Fouccalt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/df788c/32.png) [@Fouccalt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fouccalt)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2002, 7:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vanilla-coke/110193/16 "2002-05-22T07:01:31Z")
I’ve been drinking Vanilla Coke for years…I absolutely hate coke products but Vanilla Cokes are good. You can order them from steak n shake or DQ. I do agree that the commercially flavored vanilla cokes are lacking as much vanilla, but its still great just the same. Tony ---
**Author:** ![RTA](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b4bc9f/32.png) [@RTA](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTA)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2002, 12:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vanilla-coke/110193/17 "2002-05-22T12:22:02Z")
It tastes exactly like generic-brand creme soda, i.e. disgusting. Give me a straight-up Coke from the fountain, with ice, any day. ---
**Author:** ![Barbarian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e19adc/32.png) [@Barbarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Barbarian)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2002, 12:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vanilla-coke/110193/18 "2002-05-22T12:53:56Z")
[http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=114011&highlight=vanilla+coke](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=114011&highlight=vanilla+coke) I still say it tastes chocolatey… ---
**Author:** ![Lightnin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lightnin/32/180_2.png) [@Lightnin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lightnin)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2002, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vanilla-coke/110193/19 "2002-05-22T13:52:31Z")
It’s… well… not bad. I had one over the weekend, despite my bad experience with Lemon (Pledge) Diet Coke. Vanilla Coke is pretty much just “okay”. It really could’ve used more vanilla. ---
**Author:** ![NotWithoutRage](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/22d042/32.png) [@NotWithoutRage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NotWithoutRage)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2002, 2:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vanilla-coke/110193/20 "2002-05-22T14:36:54Z")
Well, the newsstand in my building was shipped its first case of Vanilla Coke this morning. I have one sitting at my desk, and I’m sure I’ll have several more throughout the day. Deeeee-licious. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vanilla-coke/110193.md?page=2)