I'm afraid I'm a regular kind of guy. (Diet Coke)

Member Name: CokaCola

Product:	Diet Coke
Date:	05/04/09 (71 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: Less fatening!

Disadvantages: Lacks substance, not as nice as regular coke unfortunately.

I will say from the onset that I am a far bigger fan of regular Coca Cola, and that I would normally always drink that out of choice. Recently however I was at a party and diet coke was the only thing available, so I decided to be unhealthy, and instead of just drinking juice, I tried this stuff, something I havn't done for years.

My opinion of diet coke used to be that it tasted horrible, and after my recent experience I would say that that was a slightly harsh view, however I certainly want to mke it clear that it does not taste as nice as regular Coca Cola. I find that diet coke is a much thinner drink, which lacks that slightly syrup edge that regular coke has, and I would also say it's perhaps not as sweet. Although I am sure the reduction in sugar is good for you, I do wonder if the extremely artifical chemicals used to flavour it instead can do you much good either? Hopefully they are not too bad for you, I am simply being cynical and speculating.

Diet Coke does not come in the nice packaging that regular coke does, lacking the traditional red label and fancy writing. Interestingly, they do not market it as "Diet Coca Cola" but rather as simply "Diet Coke" - I wonder why? Still, it does have many plus points in common with regular Coca Cola, it's available in cans, small bottles and big bottles and is pretty much available at any shop which sells food and drink. That means it's easily available and simple to obtain. All of the Coca Cola packaging is recyclable.

It's hard to review a drink, I would say in summary that it's thinner, and may be has a different kind of sweetness than regular coke. Basically, unless you really need to watch your sugar intake, I would say regular Coca Cola is a far better choice in soft drink.

Summary: Give it a go if you like, it's certainly not absoloutely awful, just not as nice as normal coke.