[net.misc.coke] Relationship between the taste of New Coke and Coke Classic

ken@turtlevax.UUCP (Ken Turkowski) (08/11/85)

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The other day I had the occasion to start drinking a cold Coke Classic,
and then finish it 5 hours later, warm.  To my surprise, when warm, it
tasted like New Coke.  This seems to imply that the difference between
the two is a flavor in Coke Classic that comes out only when it is cold.

Does anyone have any old Coke around?  Did it have the same property?
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steve@sdcrdcf.UUCP (Steve Holtsberg) (08/12/85)

In article <856@turtlevax.UUCP> ken@turtlevax.UUCP (Ken Turkowski) writes:
>The other day I had the occasion to start drinking a cold Coke Classic,
>and then finish it 5 hours later, warm.  To my surprise, when warm, it
>tasted like New Coke.  This seems to imply that the difference between
>the two is a flavor in Coke Classic that comes out only when it is cold.

This doesn't surprise me.  Since New Coke is flat, I would expect any
cola, be it Coke Classic, Old Coke, or Pepsi, to taste like New Coke
after 5 hours when all the carbonation is gone.