sorkin@lll-crg.ARpA (Art Sorkin) (10/04/85)
I just returned from Europe and brought with me a can of Coke which was canned in Gent, Belgium and which said that it was made with sugar (actually sucre), not fructose. I did a small taste test comparing that can with a can of Coke Classic. The tastes of the two Cokes were very similar, but the Belgian Coke had a little more "bite" than the Classic Coke. That was very slight. There was a marked difference in one respect however. The Belgian Coke had an intense Coke aroma if you put you nose near it. The Classic Coke had little aroma by comparision. It appeared that the Classic Coke foamed up more than the Belgian Coke, but I'm not sure that difference is real. I tasted them cold; it is possible that the taste difference would be more pronounced if they had been warm, but, again, I can't say for sure. All in all, you would have a hard time telling the difference by taste alone without having the other there for comparison. Art Sorkin sorkin@lll-crg.ARPA
usenet@ucbvax.ARPA (USENET News Administration) (10/05/85)
Well, I like Classic Coke better than that new junk, but there is something not quite right about it. I have finally decided that it is not exactly the same as old coke. For an addict like myself, this is hard to take ... (This is from Northern California, referring to the classic coke that comes in cans)
09876955@sdcc13.UUCP (09876955) (10/06/85)
In article <892@lll-crg.ARpA> sorkin@lll-crg.ARpA (Art Sorkin) writes: >I just returned from Europe and brought with me a can of Coke >which was canned in Gent, Belgium and which said that it was >made with sugar (actually sucre), not fructose. > >Art Sorkin WHY didn't you bring home more than one can? :=) --- -- - Jim Hayes UUCP: {ucbvax,decvax,ihnp4}!sdcsvax!sdcc13!33500911 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- "Matthews... we're getting another one of those strange 'aw blah es span yol' shounds from the Dolphin pool again." "That makes 13 'kay pas-uh's, 8 'aw blah es span yol', 11 'be-in fayo', and 5 'bwayno dee-us'. WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON?" ---------------------------------------------------------------------
hsu@eneevax.UUCP (David T. Hsu) (10/06/85)
I managed to conduct a similar test this August while returning from Taiwan. The materials: (1) can Coke, canned in Taiwan. (upon arriving in June, I was overjoyed to discover shelves of Old Coke and promptly o.d.'d on them for 2 weeks); (1) can Coke Classic, courtesy Northwest Orient Airlines. Both quaffed straight from the can, as well as on ice. Results? 1) Classic seemed flatter, and fizzed more from the can. Maybe carbonation levels are different overseas? But I don't remember ever splatting fizz from an unshaken can of Coke. Only a precise spray pattern over the finger pulling the top. BTW, Taiwanese Coke cans use fully detachable pull tabs, and not the clever lever-action ones. 2) Classic lacked the smell of Old Coke. A 5 Coke a day diet will tell you. 3) (very subjective) I can no longer drink Coke (classic) continuously. Perhaps this is because I know what it is, but on first taste, I suspected there was something wrong with it. Anybody know what? (now Novice Coffee drinker,) -dave -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- David Hsu hsu @ eneevax.umd.edu Communications & Signal Processing Laboratory hsu @ sphinx.ee.umd.edu Department of Electrical Engineering hsu @ mit-prep.arpa University of Maryland hsu @ umd2.arpa "You see? You SEE???"
chu@lasspvax.UUCP (Clare Chu) (10/08/85)
The fight's not over yet! McDonalds still serves
the "New" stuff!!!
Clarebob@scgvaxd.UUCP (Bob Guernsey) (10/17/85)
It seems that everytime I check misc.coke someone has done a taste test using Coke from overseas. I grew up in South America and came to the U.S. for vacations every year. Every single time I came I noticed that the American Coke was smoother than the South American Coke. The reasons that I consider are a higher level of carbonation and the different taste of the water. I really do not see why these differences are being brought up now. Those differences have always been there and will always be there. This is true with any cola. There is no reason to take it out against Coke. Bob Guernsey...