Coca-cola's C2

**bandit** · 16 Jun 2004, 08:19 AM

Originally Posted by Grave

They sold it as Coke II for years. I remember seeing it in some places in the late 90s. It may still exist, but I bet the distribution is even smaller if it does.

May as well drink Pepsi, it tasted more like that than it did Coke, IIRC.

No Coke II in the eastern area. I work in the production area where they make the soda.

Originally Posted by stormy

i like foriegn sodas better. The primary difference is real sugar vs corn syrup.

You should try the foreign Cokes that is in Orlando, Florida. I forgot what theme park..Magic Kingdom?. You can try samples from China, Ireland, Italy, etc. There are some pretty nasty ones. Worse than C2.

Seems to me some people are like C2. Anybody want my case of C2? hehehe.

**Nick** · 16 Jun 2004, 11:21 AM

I'm drinking a bottle of C2 right now. It's not too bad if you are used to the diet stuff. It pales next to the real thing, though - no pun intended.

I drink diet cola at work and regular cola at home, and I don't see either being replaced by C2. If I want a drink with 125 calories and about 12 carbs, I'll drink a Glaceau Vitamin Water. That's (slowly) starting to replace Coke for me anyway.

Mexican Coke is more carbonated, I'm told. You can buy it all over the place here in Chicago. Maybe I'll try that next.

**Schlep** · 16 Jun 2004, 11:33 AM

I might've been mislead. The first pack of C2 that I bought tasted like a lighter version of coke. The last pack I bought tastes like complete ass. I can't see how it would vary this much from pack to pack.

Next time I'm at the grocery store, I'll buy a bottle and see what it tastes like.

**kabuki** · 16 Jun 2004, 11:43 AM

Is C2 available in 2-liter form on the East Coast yet? I've only seen cans and 16oz bottles.

**Grave** · 16 Jun 2004, 04:27 PM

Originally Posted by bandit

No Coke II in the eastern area. I work in the production area where they make the soda.

I've only ever had it in the midwest... well, around Chicago. Does it still get distributed there?

**Diff-chan** · 16 Jun 2004, 04:30 PM

Originally Posted by Schlep

I might've been mislead. The first pack of C2 that I bought tasted like a lighter version of coke. The last pack I bought tastes like complete ass. I can't see how it would vary this much from pack to pack.

Next time I'm at the grocery store, I'll buy a bottle and see what it tastes like.

Pepsi Twist was like this in the beginning, I noticed. Some barely had the lemon taste and some were too much. Maybe it takes time to stabilize the ingredients on the assembly lines or something?

**Grave** · 16 Jun 2004, 04:48 PM

Originally Posted by diffusionx

Pepsi Twist was like this in the beginning, I noticed. Some barely had the lemon taste and some were too much. Maybe it takes time to stabilize the ingredients on the assembly lines or something?

I wouldn't be surprised if this was the case. Vanilla Coke had some balancing issues early on, and I hated the first Pepsi Blue I tried (right at product launch), and liked it the next time I tried it. Weird.