everything was better in the 80s...

well - maybe not exactly --

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‘New Coke’ returns! What does it taste like?

by: John Rogers
Posted: Jul 7, 2019 / 10:58 AM EDT / Updated: Jul 7, 2019 / 11:38 AM EDT

TAMPA (WFLA) – The Coca-Cola company has resurrected a controversial drink from 1985- ‘New Coke’.

The beverage giant brought back the soda to promote the third season of ‘Stranger Things.’

In an effort to reverse slumping sales, Coca-Cola introduced an entirely new formula in 1985. Many consider that decision one of the biggest marketing flops in U.S. history.

It was a widely derided disaster and after just 79 days, the new formula was dropped and ‘Coca-Cola Classic’ returned to shelves.

In honor of Stranger Things, Coca-Cola opened the safe and recreated the formula of New Coke. The third season of the show takes place in 1985.

John Rogers and Meteorologist Ed Bloodsworth got an opportunity to sample the drink.

It has a distinctly different flavor than Coca-Cola classic. It is sweeter with a clearly different bouquet of spices.

John Rogers described that the taste lies somewhere between Coke and Pepsi. He compared it to a cheap generic cola.

“If you really like Coke, you’re probably not going to like this,” said Ed Bloodsworth.

‘New Coke’ is only back for a limited time. If you’d like to try it yourself, you can click on this link.

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I remember that. It was some foul tasting crap.

foul tasting doesn't begin to describe it

you had to drink Pepsi to get the aftertaste out of your mouth it was that bad

it will probably he a hit with the millennials and the Gen X bunch though

Tasted like flat Pepsi. (For all you people that never tasted it or weren’t born yet).

It was just a flatter, sweeter version of Coke...you know, like Pepsi

Seem to recall that when they reintroduced the Classic Coke it also tasted different.

It was disgusting and undrinkable.

My husband’s theory was that it was on purpose, to obfuscate the switch from cane sugar to corn syrup.

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Originally posted by Leeann:
It was disgusting and undrinkable.

My husband’s theory was that it was on purpose, to obfuscate the switch from cane sugar to corn syrup.

I believe that also. If you drank a "Mexican" Coke and a US Coke, you can taste the difference. The Mexican Coke taste better, it's made with real cane sugar.


ARman

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Originally posted by ARman:

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Originally posted by Leeann:
It was disgusting and undrinkable.

My husband’s theory was that it was on purpose, to obfuscate the switch from cane sugar to corn syrup.

I believe that also. If you drank a "Mexican" Coke and a US Coke, you can taste the difference. The Mexican Coke taste better, it's made with real cane sugar.


ARman

That and in Mexico it comes in a glass bottle. For some reason, it tastes better in a glass bottle.

I don’t understand why they just don’t bring back the true original Coke. When the “New Coke” came out, I bought a lot of the true original Coke and kept some in case it was worth something. After about 15 years I figured the Coke I had was no good and had to throw it away.

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Originally posted by ARman:

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Originally posted by Leeann:
It was disgusting and undrinkable.

My husband’s theory was that it was on purpose, to obfuscate the switch from cane sugar to corn syrup.

I believe that also. If you drank a "Mexican" Coke and a US Coke, you can taste the difference. The Mexican Coke taste better, it's made with real cane sugar.


ARman

Yes. I get the Mexican Coke bottles at Wal-Mart or Sams. They taste much smoother.

What a stupid idea. That stuff was CRAP!

Either put the cocaine back in it or leave it the fuck alone.

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The Mexican Coke taste better, it's made with real cane sugar.

So is the Kosher for Passover Coke. It has yellow caps.

I remember trying it. My mom worked in a local grocery doing demos. I don’t recall the taste other than I preferred the original. Actually I preferred RC Cola when it came to brown soft drinks, sometimes Dr Pepper.

I drink the Mexican coke and pepsi here - tastes much better than the domestic swill

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Originally posted by comet24:

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Originally posted by ARman:

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Originally posted by Leeann:
It was disgusting and undrinkable.

My husband’s theory was that it was on purpose, to obfuscate the switch from cane sugar to corn syrup.

I believe that also. If you drank a "Mexican" Coke and a US Coke, you can taste the difference. The Mexican Coke taste better, it's made with real cane sugar.


ARman

That and in Mexico it comes in a glass bottle. For some reason, it tastes better in a glass bottle.

I said at the time that they brought Classic Coke to market it tasted too syrupy probably due to the use of HFCS. I too prefer Mexican Coke, it is the only one that I will drink now.

I remember it well. At the time, I worked for a grocery store. We gave our Coke delivery driver a lot of grief when New Coke came out and we all thought it tasted like shit.

New coke? Ick.