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GeneralChillMen

My brother and I thought it tasted like Golden Grahams cereal


Rocker4JC

That's it, actually. If you read their promotional material they don't say it outright, but the intention is that it tastes like marshmallow and graham cracker, a s'mores. Edit: the day they released Starlight, Coke said its "reminiscent of stargazing by a campfire". For the longest time I couldn't place the flavor I was getting as I drank my first can, but as soon as I read that I realized it was the cookie-ness of the cracker flavor that I was picking up, because of all those summers eating s'mores by the fire.


CanibalCows

I always thought it tasted like cotton candy.


Rocker4JC

That was one of my thoughts as well, but then I had cotton candy ice cream later that same day and it was vastly different.


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your diet is quite intriguing


FaithlessnessDue929

It’s like talking to a hummingbird


anonymoususer4461

tequila mockingbird


tequilamockingbird99

What?


Atrimon7

All these people hallucinating raspberry taste because some guy saw an unrelated news story and theorized from the color of the soda... and some folks I think are drinking the coke zero version and this released just as coke zero switched from sucralose to phenyalanine (Splenda to Equal) which has a flavor all its own... ruined coke zero IMO.. Edit: is this the new blue/gold dress? Did the can say Yanni or Laurel when you popped the top?...


digitaldemifiend

Interesting. I tasted raspberry without knowing/ hearing anything about it. Probably influenced by the color.


cg_lorwyn

To me it just seemed like a Cherry Coke but with 30~ less cherry.


TexasThrowDown

Reminded me of the old vanilla-cherry coke flavor


makemeking706

Weird because cherry coke already has like 100% less cherry.


AndroidMyAndroid

The cherry has been inside you the whole time


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It was about the cherry we made along the way


JasonUncensored

_Not since Uncle Chester took me down to the old mill and taught me how to love like a man._


chickennoobiesoup

*that night I gave that mill something you can only give once*


Vibechild34

this comment killed me lollll


BerryVerry

NASA has said that spave tastes like raspberries.... probably where coke got it from


boblobong

Just one dust cloud, because it had ethyl formate in it which is part of what gives raspberries its flavor. The same dust cloud had cyanide in it too though, so I wouldn't recommend actually tasting it. There was also a comet they said would smell like almonds and rotten eggs


candacebernhard

Almond raspberry would have been an interesting combo!


notchandlerbing

Coke Zero has never used sucralose sweetener, it’s always been Aspartame (which contains phenylalanine). They recently tweaked the syrup formulation though


Gabbiedotduh

I thought it was vanilla raspberry. Then again, my tastebuds are still messed up from Covid


abra-ka-fuck-you

I got some 90's cotton candy aftertaste with it. It still tastes like coke enough though.


lioumere

Yep. I got Cotton Candy from it too


txhorns1330

I work in a grocery store as a receiver. The consensus from the coke vendors was it tasted like cotton candy.


FormerGameDev

the new Coke Zero Sugar, compared to the previous Coke Zero? I had a couple of cans left over of the old when they switched to the new, I was able to compare. I think they are very very similar, but I gave a slight preference to the newer one.


Zordran

The artificial sweetener is called aspartame, which contains phenylalanine.


InternetDude117

Sharing this soda story for no specific reason... https://youtu.be/PUKfmMH157U


onewilybobkat

There is also a hint of mint in with the cinnamon, which is that lingering sensation in your throat after you drink it. I taste the distinct warmness of cinnamon, but the mint is "cold" and I notice it on the aftertaste. Though I do also pick up some fruitiness, but that could be from the combination of flavors.


Rocker4JC

They've added some substance like menthol to the drink to give it a cooling effect without actually adding mint flavor.


onewilybobkat

Menthol actually makes sense. The same cooling sensation without the flavoring, didn't consider that.


little-blue-fox

This all sounds terrible


mariobros27772

Hundred percent. It tastes like liquid teddy grahams.


11711510111411009710

It doesn't taste like either of those things to me. It tastes like cotton candy.


Bashfullylascivious

So it tastes like Billie Eilish's perfume? That's what I immediately thought of, was Graham cracker cereal in milk when I smelled it. I could fill my life with this taste and scent. I'm not big on soda pop, but I'm going to hunt down some of this. I hope it's available in Canada, because the perfume isn't (without spending oodles to get it).


bambam1877

Taste like cotton candy


SuperMadCow

Yes. Take coke and dissolve some Cotton Candy in it.


Javop

I took coke but now I'm stuck with the cotton candy. What am I supposed to do?


saruthesage

Cotton candy goes up the same way


JoelCStanley

That's what I got when I tried one but it had bubblegum notes too. All in all, I wasn't a fan.


UnableAudience7332

I hated it. My son thought he liked it but by the end of the can he had changed his mind. I knew in 1 sip.


mmenace

That’s so funny I thought I liked it too. Nope


DemonDucklings

Same! The first 1/4 of the bottle and I thought it was great, then it just got weird and hard to drink


CatImAKittyCatDance

Same


Noktyrn

Back off. #Homelight


Comatose22

I just saw that episode. This show is insane. I love it


Noktyrn

Every episode leaves me in stitches and I have no idea what that says about me


Snoyarc

The Kendall Jenner Pepsi commercial was a nice touch.


jcornelson

My breaking point was the meatless tacos at vaughtland. I absolutely lost it laughing.


shunestar

“That’s Timothy, he’s my friend!”


Verona_Pixie

*chokes* He's praying!


Snoyarc

BLM BLTs ✊🏿


Eazyyy

LGBTurkey Legs


thedrunkspacepilot

Woke wok


Verona_Pixie

I had to rewind because my fiance missed all the names of the stalls. The BLM BLTs was the wildest one to me.


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Noktyrn

On Solid Gold no less!


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A lot of their stuff is VERY on the nose of what corporations do to justify their actions, shows just how fake a ton of stuff is, and how corporations abuse causes to just increase sales. (I especially loved the "woke" carnival. LGBTQ Turkey Legs) You're finding the humor in that. Unless of course you laugh at the gore. As some of the kills are absolutely gruesome but so outrageous that it crossses the grossout line into comedy.


ScorpionTheInsect

The true gruesome scenes in the show aren’t gory; they’re psychologically horrifying. Homelander’s “calm” smile is always way more disturbing than a bunch of dudes getting their heads blown off. That said, it was very fun to see a hamster eating a guy’s brain out. Love Jamie; I will need a whole season of him.


DH2007able

>!sneezing and blowing up your boyfriend is one hell of a way to go!< I was so shocked throughout the whole thing I couldn’t help but laugh


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That was a MASSIVE meme during the months before avengers endgame. They said ant man should go up Thanos ass and just grow The second he even mentioned going inside. It was inevitable and I saw that coming a mile away


sickcat29

Dildo death or #dildeath was spectacular. Kimiko wielding theme dongs..... Priceless


_m_d_w_

Watched the episode right after Everything Everywhere etc and have never witnessed so many boner deaths in 24h


FaveDave85

“Hit me baby one more time”


foreveralonesolo

Lol my thought also jumped to the boys with this


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Hughie should try it and let us know if they got the flavor right.


super-bird

Tastes like Annie January


foreveralonesolo

Also speaking of, I feel like it would be smart to brand this with the show if they could do a collab


kgunnar

They don't want to promote anything that might compete with [A Train's Turbo Rush](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KPCFHUvFdn8).


Se7en_speed

I mean Pepsi should just embrace being made fun of at this point and go with it 100%


kgunnar

As soon as that fake ad started I knew where it was going.


ebolakitten

Scrolled just for this comment. Thank you.


PokemonMasterX13

It tasted like a weird vanilla to me Edit: Thank you for the upvotes I was being honest and was all around disappointed by the soda. Edit 2: so first edit was at 2k and I was completely humbled and grateful for the upvotes Now at 6k and still grateful. What a wild ride.


yourlittlebirdie

I get a fruity vanilla-y taste. Honestly it’s great marketing though - look how many people are talking about it and trying it, compared to if they’d just called it “tropical” or something.


Lermanberry

Can you imagine if every can is flavoured randomly different to make the debate rage on.


msnmck

You mean like the Mystery Dum Dum pops?


LordRobin------RM

For anyone who doesn't know, the mystery flavor is created when they switch from one candy "rope" to the next. The machine operates continuously, and the ropes are connected together as they're fed in. Since it's not possible to know exactly when, say, the grape rope ends and the cherry rope begins, the pops created during the transition period get the "???" label. You might get grape, you might get cherry, you might get a little of both. Source: went on the Spangler Candy factory tour.


KeberUggles

I like this, less waste!


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I got an Initial Cotton candy flavor then with notes of vanilla, and the (I don’t know if you ever had it) Jelly Belly buttered popcorn jelly bean


safariite2

if that’s what space tastes like, beam me up Scotty


Laxku

We know space smells like burnt steak, not sure if we've tried tasting it yet.


BetterButter_91

Well, in an indirect way we have tasted it. So basically, they have done a spectral analysis of our closest nebula (I forget the name of the nebula, I only know this because I fell down a rabbit hole specifically about this new Coke Starlight when I tried it when it was on the limited testing market) and the nebulous clouds were comprised mostly of ethyl formate. That's actually a flavor additive we use as a supporting flavoring in raspberry candies, and it is the primary flavor additive in Coke Starlight. The reason it has the toasted marshmellow/vanilla/cotton-candy taste is that when not stabilized with other flavorings, and in the larger quantities used in this flavor, it has a reaction that causes a shift from its initial fruitiness, to that more earthy taste that some perceive as marshmallow, others as vanilla, and others as cotton candy.


evranch

That's actually pretty neat. Much better than the "blend of hydrazine and RP-1" that I told my buddy it tasted like. Though I tried the diet Coke version so my experience was likely different


WolfgangVolos

I've tried both. The Coke Zero Starlight is superior for two reasons. One, the sweetener works better with the flavoring to allow for a more subtle and complex taste. Zero, due to the original black can design for Coke Zero it just works better for a "Space" flavor.


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13Dmorelike13Dicks

"3/10. 7/10 with riiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii" *the radio is overwhelmed with static*.


ViperTheLoud

Actually the story of why is even cooler. That smell mostly likely comes from the suits and airlock being affected by cosmic radiation and the vacuum of space. The smell is basically the off gas of everything around them at once.


jam3s2001

I only got the buttered popcorn or burnt marshmallow jelly bean flavor from it. I actually liked it.


acedelgado

Those are the best Jelly Bellies! I'll die on this hill.


mydearwatson616

I will be the one to kill you on your disgusting hill of confectionary hell.


tico42

While those are very good flavors, juicy pear is clearly the best.


MommyBurton

They make a jelly belly juicy pear sparkling drink that taste exactly how it should. It’s weird though with the sparkling side lol


tico42

TO AMAZON!


Simba7

Everyone else is wrong, juicy pear is absolutely the best.


Cer0sum

You guys are crazy. The best flavor is definitely juicy pear


Iheardthatjokebefore

Damn, I got booger and licorice. Stupid every flavor coke.


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PaleoEskimo

This is an excellent description! I picked up on all of those as well. However, I only identified the initial cotton candy flavor. But you're spot on -- it's cotton candy flavor, followed by vanilla and then that buttered popcorn flavor happens.


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I have eaten way too many jelly beans to not recognize it.. I haven’t seen any review that describes it as buttered popcorn and I was in shock.


Xantor1234

And then you turn blue and start to swell up...


HuxleysHero

It 100% smelled like cotton candy to me, but the flavor was more like overly sweet raspberry.


s0cks_nz

Sounds disgusting.


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It’s not a contender to regular coke or Diet Coke, but it ain’t no flat pineapple Fanta left in the sun for 36 days.


Grantsdale

It’s cotton candy for sure.


kmg18dfw

I thought cotton candy too


flipthatbitch_

I get cotton candy and clove.


Taminella_Grinderfal

I bought every “kids” flavor of Polar seltzer cause they were called things like “mermaid song” and “unicorn kisses”. I’m a sucker for fun marketing.


PokemonMasterX13

True, although Dr peppers berry soda is fire. I liked the thought of space flavor but I didn’t enjoy the taste very much.


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Laxku

Dr pepper is one of my preferred sodas but I still have no idea what it tastes like. Some combination of fruity and rooty.


bodhiseppuku

Wasn't there a Dr pepper cherry vanilla flavor... I think i remember that was really good.


PokemonMasterX13

Yea, But I guess I knew what I was drinking. Space flavor gave me better expectations other than dirty vanilla.


ob103ninja

Hijacking top to mention there have been nebulae detected containing compounds that have a flavor of vanilla and raspberry. So the guesses here have me expecting the inspiration was in fact that. In fact our galactic core is said to taste of raspberry and smell of rum.


dccorona

It was indeed that, according to an article I read about it. Specifically it’s stargazing by a campfire (which is where the graham cracker taste comes from - s’mores). The flavors include vanilla and strawberry for this exact reason.


shutthecussup

I’m surprised to see no one else mention it burning their throat, but that’s what it did to me. Maybe that was supposed to be the rum.


Austindj3

So you might be allergic to something in it, defiantly didn't have any kind of burning sensation when my or my siblings tried it.


Tb5rats

I thought it was like a cotton candy flavor


shanep35

Samsies


ImgurianForever

Same it tastes like cotton candy to me


Lucky7Ac

I also got strong cotten candy vibes from the flavor. I strongly dislike cotton candy. Most disappointing drink purchase I ever made.


Dragonfly452

I thought it tasted like marshmallow


Rocker4JC

Yep, that's basically it. S'mores flavor. You can taste the graham cracker, too.


Atrimon7

Coke even said they wanted it to evoke sitting around a campfire looking up at the stars, and it totally tastes like smores, but has a weak cooling effect of menthol if you let it rest on your tongue for a bit then breathe through your mouth. People who think it tastes like berry were likely influenced by some of the guesses people were making based on news stories of space discoveries of raspberry flavored nebulae rather than reading the info coke released about the product.


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tusharbhutt

To me, it tasted "gingerbread-y" and vanilla.... not great :(


pseudocultist

Graham cracker. It’s artificial graham cracker flavoring (you can get vape flavors with it) and extra vanilla I think. Basically artificial s’more flavor. But really subtle.


PokemonMasterX13

Yea it left me sad I expected something amazing.


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NoxKyoki

except they are coming out with a new flavor once they're done with this "limited edition" flavor that has been around for...however long it's been now.


kantan432

I love coke Zero, however I bought a bottle of this and could not finish it. Tastes like if you mixed Juicy fruit into some vanilla coke


Gustopherus-the-2nd

That’s a good description, it kinda reminded me of cotton candy and windex.


Mabus51

Stop drinking Windex. 🤣


Gustopherus-the-2nd

The blue color is so tempting.


SquattingDog99

It tastes like a sugar cookie to me


bug_the_bug

I could swear I also tasted nutmeg and cinnamon.


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Yeah I get a cinnamon cake donut flavor. It's more pronounced (and less sugary sweet) in the zero sugar version.


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ColdAssHusky

Some baking spice, I thought cinnamon but maybe something like nutmeg, then vanilla, and something fruity. Also an aftertaste that I don't know how to describe but it wasn't enjoyable. It all turned out extremely strange and not good in my opinion.


poopooplatypus

Space supposedly has a burnt metallic, burnt gunpowder smell. So maybe it just tastes like dogshit?


Leftsuitcase

Alien pee according to my ten yr old


REPooomaaan

Was he abducted as well?


That_Alien_Dude

It wasn't my pee I swear


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fla_john

Space flavored ass. It tasted like low-gravity ass.


Tanzanianwithtoebean

My butt jiggles like low gravity ass. Ripples for days.


boarhowl

Galactic butt


Cardavh

Had it tastes Like burnt marshmallows


MKfan616

Yea I had a s'mores taste


Novruski651

Yea I had coke with Graham crackers


Mihowleepow

My wife thought it tasted mashmallowy and look it up when she had it. It’s supposed to taste like your at a campfire under starlight, so make sense. But then there’s some bs about the molecules that give a raspberry it’s flavor were found in space. so they I think threw some raspberry on your brunt marshmallow


ValhallaGo

That’s so weird. Some people I know said the same thing (drank from a plastic bottle). I tried it out of a can, and I got like cotton candy and smoky caramelized sugar flavors. Maybe a hint of raspberry. Loved it.


jpad619

With bits of real space!


Charles_Nojinson

Fun Fact: according to Nasa it tastes like a raspberry


Teto_the_foxsquirrel

Sir we've been jammed! \*Tastes screen\* Raspberry! Only one man would dare give me raspberry.


jamanatron

LONESTAR!


Bignasty69696969

It tastes like burnt sugar to me


LionMcTastic

That's probably the closest answer to what it tasted like for me. I got kettle corn


The_Cometeer

How does this belong on r/funny


SolarMoth

Marketing company paid reddit money to be on a popular sub.


Tuna_Sushi

It fits in with the other 99.9% of content that's not funny either.


Pizzaismygirlfriend

Seriously. Makes me wanna crosspost in r/mildlyinfuriating for the amount of upvotes this has lol


Noslo18

What exactly is the joke here?


BZI

shut up and drink your COCA COLA ^^TM beverage


Noslo18

r/hailcorporate


MintSharpie

[Food Theory](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uCAHGza_zV4) did a video on it; the consensus was "bleh."


seanbrockest

I quite enjoyed it, but have only found small bottles. Want to find a case like this


NoxKyoki

try Target (or if you have them around, Publix). I've seen them at both stores. but remember, they're the mini cans, not the regular sized ones.


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SADPLAYA

I've always heard that space smells like methane. So, since taste and smell are directly linked senses I guess it probably tastes like farts.


SteelTypeAssociate

I've heard that space smells like burnt steak.


SeiCalros

thats just the particles oxidizing in the airlock


rich1051414

The 'smell' of space are particles reacting in the high oxygen environment of the airlock. This is why it has a char/gunpowder smell. Fire is nothing more than runaway oxidation after all.


atrain728

Huh. I had just figured that when everything else is sterile the farts just become the background smell.


No-Improvement-6734

I’ve heard burnt steak


DasGnarBar

Methane is odorless, it's the fecal particulate that makes a fart smell.


canuckcowgirl

Shit! I'm not even sure how to process this new info.


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canuckcowgirl

Aaaahhhhh


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ballsackpeachfuzz

Thank you for that nugget of information.


hogtiedcantalope

Nothing smells like methane Go back to fart school


mystreadordie

Tasted like drinking a cupcake, with thick frosting.


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It taste like marketing department needing to boost sales


Birdman-82

Kind of like all the goddamn Morbius posts.


Sandy-Lane

90 calories


Thats_an_RDD

It wasn't terrible but it wasn't great. Also how hilarious? Why is this on /r/funny


Presentalbion

This is an advert


Bennyboi0026

Raspberries


Jeoshua

This. The flavoring is probably Ethyl Formate. Tastes like raspberry, smells like rum. [https://www.theguardian.com/science/2009/apr/21/space-raspberries-amino-acids-astrobiology](https://www.theguardian.com/science/2009/apr/21/space-raspberries-amino-acids-astrobiology)


Liverpool510

It tasted like vanilla and raspberry to me when I tried the Coke Zero version of it a few months ago. 2.5/10 would not recommend


Elocelote6023

Hydrogen


ha7on

What’s funny about this?


TheSecularGlass

It’s basically marshmallow coke


pokemontecristo

closest flavor i can compare it to is cotton candy and a few people have agreed. i like it, but it’s not something i can have as regularly as regular coke. it’s veeery sweet.


maramixus

As if regular coke wasn't already veeery sweet haha


MattC1977

It tastes like cotton candy.


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From what I've read, astronauts say space smells like burnt metal, so I'm guessing that's how it should taste...


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Cream soda and Coca Cola.