Wednesday, September 28, 2005

Coke Zero

A while ago I started hearing about "Coke Zero" and I thought, "What's the difference between that and Diet Coke?" I guessed it might be a re-branding thing but then I discovered that Diet Coke is really sugar-free "New Coke" -- the marketing disaster of the 80s sweetened with aspartame instead of sugar. Coke Zero, on the other hand, is Coca-Cola Classic with aspartame.

The taste is somewhat more caramel than Diet Coke though not as intense as C2. The nice thing is that there was less of an aftertaste with Coke Zero than with Diet Coke. Of course it is still sweetened with aspartame which can be a problem for some people.

I'm comfortable with Diet Coke, but if the company phases it out to replace it with Coke Zero, I can live with that option too.