Coke Blak: Taste Review

[FernLaplante]

Being a sucker for new products (especially food related ones) I decided to buy the new Coke Blak - Coca-Colas new Coke + coffee hybrid drink -- when I spotted it in the Walgreen's.

First I have to note that it is an 8oz bottle and it retails for $1.99. Considering that a 12oz. bottle of regular Coke goes for about $0.70 this seems ridiculous.

Upon pouring it into a clear glass I notice that is looks like Guinness. Much darker color than regular Coke and you can smell the "coffee extract." It smells like instant coffee and caramel.

I split the bottle between 2 other guys at work and here are their comments:

Rob: "It tastes like Kahlua but without the alcohol. Not great but not disgusting. I'll never buy it."

Taylor: "Man, this is gross. It's like cold coffee with fizzies. Can I dump it out?"

It's definitely not as gross as I thought it would be. It tastes like a watered down iced coffee with carbonation. It's kind of soft tasting, like cotton candy dipped in espresso. It has a coffee aftertaste amd it's fairly sweet (aspertame and corn syrup). I wasn't repulsed by it but I won't be pruchasing it again.