I’ve been a huge fan of Coke Zero for some time now. It’s a diet Coke — but unlike Diet Coke (which is New Coke with artificial sweeteners, which, since New Coke is all about the sweet is why it tastes like crap), Coke Zero is Classic Coke (with artificial sweeteners, but, damn, you don’t drink Coke for the sweet, so the artificial sweet isn’t nearly as obtrusive).
Now … Vanilla Coke Zero (or, more properly “Coca-Cola Vanilla Zero.” I loved Vanilla Coke back when I was drinking sugar-based sodas (and before it was discontinued last year). Margie spotted the new VCZ while shopping before my game Sunday and bought a 12-pack.
Aaaaaah. I love my wife.
VCZ is much as I remember Vanilla Coke — a bit sweeter and creamer than Coke, but with the Coke bite and a slurp of vanilla. It’s still not quite the same — yeah, it’s a diet product — but it’s still quite nice. (Not everyone agrees, but there’s no accounting for tastes, including mine).
Anyhow Coke is evidently relaunching Vanilla Coke again, as of this month, complete with a Zero version. Though, oddly enough, it’s not showing up at the company website.
I plan on keeping both Zeros in my drink fridge. Good times.
I don’t know if you are a cherry coke fan or not, but the Cherry Coke Zero is quite good. I’m a big fan of the Splenda sweetened beverages, and I’m glad they are expanding them. My next hope is that Diet Coke with Lime becomes Coke Zero Lime.
Not a real Splenda fan, myself. Pepsi One became a lot less pleasant when they reformulated it with Splenda.
I’m not into cherry sodas, myself. Taste too much like cough medicine. But different strokes …