Coke il doodle doo! (Vanilla Coke)

Member Name: oliviamccann

Product:	Vanilla Coke
Date:	29/08/03 (112 review reads)
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Advantages: find out about a new beverage

Disadvantages: you might think its revolting!

This new drink "Vanilla Coke" has been recently released by the coca cola company throughout the UK and has been a big hit with the people I know and am here to review its good and bad points.

As I’m sure you'll know "Vanilla Coke" has been greatly advertised worldwide on television. I.e. the ad. Where the man puts his head through a wooden board up where he is met by a cortege of men in black suits rewarding his curiosity by letting him taste this new drink. So coke's new slogan was "Reward your Curiosity. Many people were curios about the strange concoction of flavours so this drink sold well as a first time drink due to people’s curiosity.

Vanilla coke is in its own unique colours but the same shape of bottles. The old white parts on the original coke label have been turned into cream and red for this new addition. It has a creamy yellow coloured lid. Although I don’t think it could be distinguished from original coke if it didn’t have a label and only the visual sense could be used. Before tasting this product it had already scored high points with me, as I loved the packaging and sweet smell which blew me away.

Now is the test, Can new Vanilla Coke stay top in the Coke market range?
Well, coke has introduced many different flavours over the years. Original coke, which most of us like, them came Diet coke, which claimed to have less sugar and more taste. It was also a great hit. Coke Cherry followed, no comment. Yuck. Closely followed by coke lemon and diet coke lemon. Not too bad but not my favourite. Still it saved barmen and women putting oranges and lemons into coke. Which also stunk.

Personally I love new vanilla coke as its something different but I have recently "curious" about the health hazards over this sugar packed acidic drink. I have heard reports that this drink is 3ph on the ph scale, and if rumours are correct, is very harmful to our in
sides if drunk in large doses regularly. It also contains phosphoric acid, which adds that tangy flavour but rapidly removes calcium from our bodies and the calcium deficiency widely recognised, as osteoporosis can’t be good. So is the sensational taste of vanilla and coke, the long lasting tong-tingling aftertaste and the unique sweet aroma worth the supposed damage. It has also been described by one of my friends as tasting like cardboard. Does she eat cardboard regularly? My verdict on this product, it is treat in small doses but try not to get hooked. It is highly addictive. Watch the shelves as if the marketing directors are playing the same game they have done in the past, its highly likely that there will be a diet vanilla coke out really soon.

Vanilla coke is available in 500ml (75p) and 2l bottles (£1.25) a new design of tall can is also available retailing around 55p.

More information is available at the coke website
www.coca-cola.co.uk

Thank you so much for reading.

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