[qz2]

Same taste outcome here. Coffee and Coke Zero became very disappointing. I was swabbed and confirmed diagnosed with it.

It really did me in and I’m not sure I completely recovered form it yet. Took me 3 months after it was over to be able to run more than 30 seconds again. I could do a 5km run easily before. It’s a struggle now. But I’m in my 40’s so I expected a longer recovery cycle.

[Negitivefrags]

Coke Zero doesn’t need caronavirus to be disappointing. It stopped tasting good years ago.

[jghn]

Did it change at some point? Back when I drank soft drinks I had become a diet soft drink consumer and Coke Zero was a godsend as being at least somewhat like actual Coke.

[Negitivefrags]

I can't be certain if it changed, or I changed.

All I know is that when it came out 15 years ago it was awesome, and at some point probably 5 years ago I realised it tasted like crap and switched to pepsi max.

Nowadays when I do happen to drink some it tastes extremely terrible to me.

Edit: Apparently Coke Zero is no longer sold anywhere except where I live (New Zealand), so I guess nobody else in this forum will be able to check for themselves.

The rest of the world switched to "Coke Zero Sugar" and no longer has Coke Zero. In NZ the new product is called Coke No Sugar and Coke Zero continues to be sold because it was really popular I guess.

[blame_lewis]

I've noticed that Coke Zero bottles that were left out in the sun lose most of their sweetness and taste awful. Maybe there's some photosensitive compound in the sweetener.

[ThePadawan]

> Apparently Coke Zero is no longer sold anywhere except where I live (New Zealand)

Are you talking about Coca-Cola Zero? That is still very much available in Europe.

[toomanybeersies]

At least in Australia (which had the same Coke Zero as New Zealand), I believe Coke Zero and Coke Zero Sugar are the same recipe.

[qz2]

Depends where you are. UK variety is ok.

[paxys]

Also depends on what you are used to. I couldn't stand Coke Zero initially, now I can't drink regular Coke.

[qz2]

Very true. same.

[chiph]

I found the same about Diet Coke (Coke Light in some countries). Something changed about 10-12 years ago and it started tasting "chemically" and harsh and I no longer liked it. I switched to Diet Dr. Pepper which I find has a smoother taste. But with the aluminum can shortage, it's become hard to buy in stores.