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Vanilla Coke

24 years ago

Has anyone tried it yet? If so what do you think?

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glaserberl
24 years ago
I don't like it at all. I reminds me of cream soda which I don't like either.
Katharina
Bobbie77
24 years ago
I've tried it and I love it!
It reminds me of cream soda too, but I liked cream soda. The cream soda was a little too sweet for me, but the Vanilla Coke is perfect. Not too sweet. Or at least I don't think it is.
It's only a special treat for me though. I usually just drink water.
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dan4985
24 years ago
I tried it recently. I will pass on it and stay with classic coke. Yes, kind of tasted like cream soda, which I don't like.
Amethyst_OR
24 years ago
tried it, like it, but I'm not much of a soda drinker

I like cream soda too =)
littlebit_13
24 years ago
I love it! This is stange because I do not like pop (soda, if you are american), I especially don't like cola, but I like this stuff!
sha_lyn
24 years ago
We like it a lot. We all like cream soda and agree it is like a less sweet and maybe stronger vanilla flavor than cream soda.
charles_von_hamm
24 years ago
It's like fermented pÃ¯ÂÂ....... ugh
xredderx
24 years ago
i would try this if it came in diet
Sunny66
24 years ago
It's awesome! It has the perfect amount of vanilla in it--reminds me of cream soda.
Ilene29
24 years ago
I like the vavilla coke and im not too much of a soda drinker. I do not care for the coke but the vanilla coke
i would buy it over the coke.
neilw
24 years ago
Diet is coming soon.

I kind of like it, and appreciate that they use natural vanilla flavoring. I wouldn't drink it all the time, but a nice change of pace. I'm sure it would be killer with a scoop of vanilla ice cream in it...
gremus18
23 years ago
Even better than the original-and that's quite an accomplishment!
renee_fl
23 years ago
I hated it!! (I also don't like cream soda but I thought the Vanilla Coke tasted much worse.) Blech!!
maine_gardener
23 years ago
I tried it and didn't care for it.
Carawood
23 years ago
I love cream soda and I also like when I go to a 50's-style restaurant and order a Vanilla coke ... yum.
But ... I don't like the new Vanilla coke. Tastes like fake vanilla to me. And too sweet.
MsMagnolia
23 years ago
Yuck! I'm a Classic Coke addict, but I tried it..... I predict it will not be on the market for very long. That was $1 totally wasted!!! Again - Yuck!
hawkchik
23 years ago
littlebit_13; "coke" if you are Southern ;). I tried it, and finally pegged the taste. Ice Cream Float. I don't think I've ever had a cream soft drink. A nice change of pace, but our poison of choice in this household is store brand diet Dr. Pepper. We're cheap :D.
tony
23 years ago
Vanilla Coke is gross!!!!

The worst thing to come out of Coca-Cola, even worse than the New Coke. I hope they recall this flavor into the vaults where all the Coke skeletons lie, especially the dumb marketing fools who decided on this crap, along with the New Coke. Tastes like those cheap store brand colas (in fact, those taste better!)

I nearly gagged and barfed half of it up. Lucky I didn't have to pay for this wretched stuff.

I apologize in advance for those who feel offended by my remarks of those who prefer Vanilla Coke
pkguy
23 years ago
Horrible stuff
over in another forum we discussed the terms, pop,coke,soda,sodapop etc and someone posted a survey that was done by some guy in university as to what is the most common usage. Well it turns out "pop" wins out by a slim margin in the US vs the term "soda" when referencing a soft drink, though you'd never think it. It's quite a regional thing, most states bordering the great lakes use the word "pop", the south "coke" , the east and southwest "soda".
Nearly all of Canada says pop
Tracey_OH
23 years ago
I really like the stuff. Of all our friends who've tried it, I haven't had anyone say they didn't like it.

Tracey
junelynn
23 years ago
I used to drink vanilla cokes all the time in high school obtained from the nearby fountain/drug store. Cokes "vanilla" isn't as good, but it comes close. I like it!
gina_in_fl
23 years ago
Spring the buck and make your own opinoin> DUH??? It's not that much of an investment!
Ilene29
23 years ago
The diet vanilla coke is here and i like it. My husband don't like it but he likes the diet cherry coke.
Dee1
23 years ago
Hubby and I didn't like it and we both like cream soda. I felt it was a waste of two bucks. Oh well, we had to at least try it.

Dee
netla
23 years ago
I've tried it and I would only drink it in an emergency, and even then only very well chilled.
Ray Scheel
23 years ago
Saw a diet version in Target last week. Sugared Vanilla Coke is ok, preferable to regular IMO, but not as good as a fountain store adding vanilla flavor on the spot, like Coke was stingy with the vanilla flavoring.
Nike
22 years ago
It actually does come in diet. I've seen it on the shelves. Regular is better though.

I think I like Cherry Coke better though.
kframe19
22 years ago
Diet Vanilla Coke is the grossest thing I've ever tried. It's horrible. Far too much vanilla.

The lemon, cherry, and lime flavors are very good.
lunamoon
22 years ago
I think the Vanilla Coke is ok. I don't hate it but I certainly wouldn't go out of my way to drink it. I prefer lime to lemon Coke but my favorite would be Cherry Coke.
jannie
21 years ago
Over 30 years ago,I worked in a restaurant with a soda fountain area. They had every flavor syrup you could imagine,in pump bottles. I tried coke with every flavor, vanilla,cherry,lemon,lime,pineaple,etc, etc. Coca cola with vanilla syrup was delicious. But I have tried sweetened Vanilla coke and it's just not as good. Wish it was.
jannie
20 years ago
Coke plans to stop producing Vanilla Coke by the end of 2005, they will be introducing Black Cherry Coke.
LAS23
20 years ago
I like vanilla coke, but LOVE cherry coke. I also like other black cherry flavored soda so I will try it when coke launches theirs next year.
dustyknees
20 years ago
don't like vanilla coke. just pour a little vanilla flavoring into a regular coke.sample before buying.they ruin it when they start mixing flavors.my opinon.
circle
20 years ago
I liked the Diet Vanilla Coke the best of all the Diet Cokes. I'm sorry to see it has been discontinued.

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