FEMAIL’s Bridie Pearson-Jones tried the Intergalactic Coca-Cola – with VERY surprising results
I can’t quite put my finger on what this Coke taste like – it’s both familiar and like something I’ve never had before.
I think I recognise the flavours but I’m not used to it in drink form!
The can itself is very pretty and would certainly stand out of a shelf. It’s pink and purple with sparkles (although I’m no 100 per cent sure I’d know it isn’t regular coke!).
It definitely has a sweet smell – almost like a a slightly old or flat can.
I’d read other reviews that said it tasted like marshmallow and candy floss and was expecting an overly sweet saccharine smell- but it was quite muted.
There’s definitely a faint smell of candy floss – but it smells like it’s quite a distance away, it also reminded me of buttery popcorn, basically like you’re walking through a fun fair.
In taste, it’s not the same as a usual coke for sure, it has the reddish hue of a Ribena of fizzy Vimto. It’s not bright red like cranberry juice, more of a blackcurrant colour, I’m guessing Coke are hoping it reminds people of the red planet!
The taste is also blackcurrant like too. I definitely prefer other Coke flavours though!
The texture and level of fizz is similar to a normal Diet Coke but the sweetness is different and it’s less acidic.
It tastes fruitier and more syrupy – almost like a full sugar coke, and tasted like there was a a separation between the water and sugar.
Bridie said: ‘The can itself is very pretty and would certainly stand out of a shelf. It’s pink and purple with sparkles (although I’m no 100 per cent sure I’d know it isn’t regular coke!).’
I definitely wouldn’t trade my beloved Diet Coke for this – it’s not bad at all but almost tastes like an off-brand cola or a kid’s SodaStream experiment mixing Vimto and Diet Coke.
It actually reminded me slightly of Haribo star mix, I can imagine this is what it would taste like if a sweet brand were to release a drink.
Intergalactic Coke is definitely fun and worth picking up for something fun and new to try – but it’s not going to replace a classic can.
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