New Coke Zero

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The company promised “an even more iconic Coke taste” for its new version of Coke Zero. But some anxious consumers remember the New Coke debacle of 1985. Coca-Cola changed the flavor of its soda in 1985 and enraged a nation.

Now, the company is doing it again, risking another outcry. This time, it is changing the taste and look of one of its most popular soft drinks: Coca-Cola Zero Sugar, better known as Coke Zero, the diet spinoff that is supposed to closely resemble the sugary version of “classic” Coke.

New Coke Zero - Does it pass the taste test?

I’m a veteran of the Cola Wars. I was a senior in high school when New Coke came out in April 1985. My high school didn’t even have a kitchen in the cafeteria, just vending machines, because it was the 1980s and that’s how it was. (We also had a senior smoking room at school. Kids, ask your parents.)

According to this Coke Taster

“I’d never ask for more of this drink,” I told my husband. Would I complain if it was served with a burger, or popcorn at the movies? I mean, probably not. Maybe different diet sodas shouldn’t be consumed back-to-back, because focusing so intently on the differences led to none of them tasting great.