Diet Coke w/ Splenda

[patgund]

I got a 20 oz. bottle of the new Diet Coke w/ Splenda tonight.

Now, bear in mind I mostly drink diet drinks. Regular sugared drinks have become too sweet for me, and my three favourites are Diet Barq's Root Beer, Regular Diet Coke, and Diet Dr Pepper.

So my first impulse when I drank the Diet Coke w/ Splenda was "Blegh!" Because to me, it tasted horrible. Because I was expecting Diet Coke. But I tried it again, and realized what it tastes like.

It tastes like regular sugared Coca-Cola. Actually almost like cane sugared, rather than that nasty high-fruitose corn syrup that most US-made sodas use in place of real cane sugar. And it doesn't have the nasty sticky filmy taste on the back of the teeth that Coca-Cola has.

Overall, I could get used to this stuff, but mainly by not thinking of it as a diet cola. Would like to see Splenda used in other mainstream sodas though - a Splenda version of Dr Pepper or Mountain Dew would be killer, if they also tasted the same as the sugared versions.

Comments

[kiarapanther.livejournal.com]

I'm liking Splenda quite a bit. My friends make home made Ice Cream with Splenda since she is diabetic and I swear to god it is the best vanilla I have ever had in my life! Like orgasmically good.

[selenesue.livejournal.com]

Found some at Pavilions this weekend so we tried it. It's... okay, it does not fulfill my existing Diet Coke craving though. They do need to tweak the recipe a bit yet. Like many other Version 1.0 Splenda-sweetened products, I find it slightly over-sweetened. Needs just a touch more of the sour note as well. Will pick lemons today and try that in it.

[strangeden.livejournal.com]

splenda is my white, powdery god. :)