bbaker@cadsys.UUCP (William Baker) (07/31/85)
Well, "Classic Coke" has made it to the Bay area. I picked up a six pack last night and gave it a whirl. At first it tasted kind of strange, but I attributed that to my instinctive revulsion at drinking anything with "Coke" on the can, a reaction burned into my forebrain by drinking that rancid substance known as New Coke. Then I looked at the list of ingredients. "Classic Coke" is made with "High Fructose Corn Syrup And/Or Sucrose". If memory serves, the old Coke was made with sugar and that part of the reason they changed the taste was to use cheaper sweeteners. I suppose that you are not expected to taste the difference. Well, I did a little informal comparison testing with some old Coke, and "Classic Coke" (actually it's "Coke Classic" on the label) tastes different. It isn't much of a difference, but "Coke Classic" is definitely not the old rotgut that could dissolve rust like cutting oil. I guess I'll get used to the taste eventually, but "Coke Classic" is not, and apparently never will be again, The Real Thing. Bill Baker