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Diet soda drinkers are not exactly a fickle lot. Some people swear by Diet Pepsi without aspartame. Others with aspartame. Tab people are still kicking it like it\u2019s 1985 and any true Texan wouldn\u2019t be caught dead with a Mr. Pibb Zero over Diet Dr Pepper.<\/p>\n
Which is all to say that Coke\u2019s decision to launch a new flavored Diet Coke line is a bit of a head-scratcher.<\/p>\n
As a diet soda drinker myself, I can understand the dividing lines of low-calorie beverages. We\u2019re creatures of habit; obsessive compulsives; generally curmudgeonly and resistant to change. Also, we\u2019re all going to get cancer and metabolic disorder and blah blah blah BUT STILL we\u2019re willing to at least try a new diet soda, especially with the help of some (relatively) exotic names.<\/p>\n
I love most orange-flavored things. However, unlike my childhood hero Kel Mitchell, I\u2019m not crazy about the taste of orange soda, which lacks the body of a cola. Diet Coke Zesty Blood Orange cures all that; the orange flavor is robust but not bitter, lingering on as a component of the aftertaste but not stripping the soda of its cola roots. Why it took Coke this long to use orange as a flavor in a bottled or canned soda, I have no idea. But I\u2019m happy it\u2019s finally here.<\/p>\n
I don\u2019t know what twisted<\/em> is supposed to convey as an adjective. Perverse? Physically contorted? Changed ever-so-slightly from the original intent that the word is basically meaningless? The last one seems to be the case when it comes to the taste of Twisted Mango. Meaningless adjectives aside, this is a good soda. Crisp, fruity but not overly tropical, with a sweeter finish than traditional Diet Coke, it just works. I can see Diet Coke with Lemon fans liking this one, which has a good mix of conservative Diet Coke appeal and unique flavor.<\/p>\n Moving right along, Feisty Cherry seems like a weird name for a soda. A 90s pop-rock artist or Kentucky Derby horse? Okay, I can see that. But a soda? Not really. In any event, the flavor comes across as a slightly muted black cherry, but it never really overcomes the carbonation. Where there was a distinct sweetness with Zesty Blood Orange, Feisty Cherry has a more traditional Diet Coke aftertaste, which I guess can be either a good or and thing depending on your preferences. Personally, I found it a less suitable imitator to Diet Cherry Dr Pepper, which I\u2019m allowed to say because of the two years I lived in Texas.<\/p>\n Ginger Lime should have been the most exotic tasting flavor, but instead of some piquant and spicy flavor, it tastes like Diet Coke watered down with a generic (read: not Canada Dry) ginger ale. Not that I\u2019m complaining, but the lack of ginger ale crossover makes this a disappointment.<\/p>\n Diet soda drinkers are not exactly a fickle lot, and because of that, I\u2019m not sure how well received the new Diet Coke flavors will be, especially when Feisty Cherry and Ginger Lime fail to deliver on their aggressive names. <\/p>\n However, maybe that\u2019s the point. <\/p>\n Since Diet Coke drinkers default back to the standby of Diet Coke, the generally non-offensive flavors probably won\u2019t turn anyone off. That said, at least with the exception of Blood Orange, I doubt they\u2019ll turn anyone on.<\/p>\n (Nutrition Facts – 12 oz \u2013 0 calories, 0 calories from fat, 0 grams of fat, 1.5 grams of saturated fat, 0 grams of trans fat, 0 milligrams of cholesterol, 5 milligrams of sodium, 160 milligrams of potassium, 44 grams of carbohydrates, 7 grams of fiber, 13 grams of sugar, and 4 grams of protein.)<\/small><\/p>\n Purchased Price:<\/b> $3.68 Diet soda drinkers are not exactly a fickle lot. Some people swear by Diet Pepsi without aspartame. Others with aspartame. Tab people are still kicking it like it\u2019s 1985 and any true Texan wouldn\u2019t be caught dead with a Mr. Pibb Zero over Diet Dr Pepper. Which is all to say that Coke\u2019s decision to […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":17,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1440],"tags":[1493,1492,1494,1488],"class_list":["post-27339","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews","tag-coca-cola","tag-coke","tag-diet-coke","tag-soda"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":6556,"url":"https:\/\/www.theimpulsivebuy.com\/wordpress\/2010\/06\/08\/review-cherry-vanilla-pepsi-and-cherry-vanilla-diet-pepsi\/","url_meta":{"origin":27339,"position":0},"title":"REVIEW: Cherry Vanilla Pepsi & Cherry Vanilla Diet Pepsi","author":"Marvo","date":"June 8, 2010","format":false,"excerpt":"Whenever I order a Pepsi and the waitress says, \"Is Coke okay, hon?\", I slam my hands on the table, jump up from my chair and say, \"Heeeeeell no, ma'am! 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\nSize:<\/b> 12-pack (12 oz. cans)
\nPurchased at:<\/b> Walmart
\nRating:<\/b> 8 out of 10 (Blood Orange)
\nRating:<\/b> 5 out of 10 (Ginger Lime)
\nRating:<\/b> 5 out of 10 (Feisty Cherry)
\nRating:<\/b> 7 out of 10 (Twisted Mango)
\nPros:<\/b> Blood Orange has a crisp, sweet finish that tastes like a natural addition to traditional Diet Coke. Twisted Mango brings a tropical flavor to cola without overdoing it. Varied spectrum of flavors for those who don\u2019t have access to a Coke Freestyle machine.
\nCons:<\/b> Aside from Blood Orange, flavors don\u2019t necessarily wow you. Feisty Cherry tastes mostly like Diet Coke with Cherry. Ginger Lime fails to deliver the long-expected ginger ale-cola hybrid. Curmudgeonly Diet Coke drinkers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"