Yahoo Answers is shutting down on May 4th, 2021 (Eastern Time) and the Yahoo Answers website is now in read-only mode. There will be no changes to other Yahoo properties or services, or your Yahoo account. You can find more information about the Yahoo Answers shutdown and how to download your data on this help page.

?
Lv 4
? asked in Food & DrinkNon-Alcoholic Drinks · 7 years ago

What exactly was 'New Coke'?

It was during the 80's I heard and it was so badly received they pulled it. What did it taste like and how did it compare to normal Coke?

7 Answers

Relevance
  • Raatz
    Lv 7
    7 years ago
    Favorite Answer

    It was sweeter and more like Pepsi. People who prefer Coke over Pepsi (me), like that "bite." It was gone.

  • 7 years ago

    "New Coke" was a marketing scam from the Coca Cola corporation. They announce that they are re-inventing Coke, and release the "NEW" Coke. Sales boom initially as everyone tries it... then they release "Classic Coke" in response to negative feedback... and everyone is grateful that the Coca Cola corporation cares about the opinions of the masses, thus improving the public profile of the corporation. Pretty clever, actually.

    Not sure whether I ever tried "new" coke, so I can't offer a description. It all tastes like sugared water to me...

  • 7 years ago

    it was pretty yucky. It came out to great fanfare - possibly even greater than Iphone releases - and virtually everyone hated the taste. They retired it pretty quickly and introduced Classic Coke, which was the same Coke as always. A few heads rolled over at Coke.

  • Anonymous
    7 years ago

    It was a very dangerous drug in the 80s that has been almost totally erraticated. It was high end cocaine reserved for stock brokers and investment bankers mixed with deadly chemicals, cough syrup, and nutmeg. Since the fall of the economy it has been almost totally wiped out so lost people just do coke classic or diet coke wich is just crack but it makes you skinny so who cares

  • GeGed
    Lv 7
    7 years ago

    it was a tricky as not, and did not work, the sales of pepsi went up major,

    as of today all the major soft drinks are to stop a ingredient as the making of same,

    similar to then, this the workings of the food industry standards, law.

  • Anonymous
    7 years ago

    Same $h!t, New look.

  • 7 years ago

    COCAINE IN COKE

Still have questions? Get your answers by asking now.