Sainsbury's Classic Cola

If I was writing this review a year ago, it would undoubtedly be a five-star affair filled with praise for Sainsbury’s commendable achievement in marketing an affordable alternative to the more expensive big-name cola brands, whilst skilfully avoiding the pit-falls that often make budget brands undrinkable. I’ve now long been over my once tragic cola addiction that lasted from about the age of four to sometime earlier this year, and as I couldn’t afford to be too picky with my choice of junk, these 34p bottles provided an excellent option to keep me from bankrupting myself with the slightly tastier but sadly far too expensive Coca-Cola and Pepsi, which commonly retailed ...  Read the complete review

I'm not a coke/cola guzzler at the best of times - but I do buy some when I need a mixer for parties - or my partner and I decide we want to tipple some Jack Daniels. There may be some out there that say putting cola into J.D. is a crying shame - but I just can't drink it neat. I used to drink coke as a kid and now I watch other kids drink gallons of the stuff (more than we ever got our hands on). The reason I like Sainsbury's Classic Cola is that it seems to have less chemicals in it than other own supermarket brands. I will go a long way to avoid aspartame - and Sainsbury's has been the only supermarket, for many years, that has avoided ...  Read the complete review

Sainsburys Classic cola. Sainsbury(s Classic cola, is ok, but i must admit that i do tend to add a splash of lime juice to mine just to give it that extra flavour. I usually buy Cola to add to other drinks, and thought that i would give the Sainsbury's Classic a try, on its own i didnt think that it was as good as a more famous brand that i usually buy but my grandchildren did like it. The reason manly i thought that i would try this was to put into the ice lolly makers i usually top up with juice and freeze for my grandchildren when they come over, as an alternative to buying the boxes of ice lollies which usually ...  Read the complete review

I think Sainsbury's Classic Cola is definately the best out of the supermarket cola drinks, at 83p for a 2 litre bottle it's not that much cheaper than normal Coke but there's still a saving and that works out a bit better again when you buy the 4 bottles for £2.73. It's a refreshing and tasty drink, the taste of it isn't that much different to Coca Cola but it's obviously a bit different because the original Coke recipe is a big secret. I think Sainsbury's have got it mega close though. The Cola is proper sweet and sugary tasting, it's got a nice fizz that doesn't blow your head off as soon as you have a sip but it doesn't go flat quickly either. ...  Read the complete review

On my continuing cost cutting exercise for the weekly shopping I decided to drop down a brand from my usual Diet Coke down to Sainsbury's Classic Diet Coke, the reason for this being that Diet Coke has now reached the dizzy heights of £1.64 a bottle (unless you can get it on offer) whereas the Sainsbury's version was 84p. My husband is really picky about cola. He won't touch Pepsi at all and is the same with what he describes as "Rolla Cola" (i.e the cheaper alternatives). On first examination the cola was equally as fizzy as diet coke and on the first sip I thought I had found something which tasted mighty similar. However the ...  Read the complete review