Do all Cokes taste the same?
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- Опубліковано 9 лип 2022
- I think we've unlocked a new Southern superpower.
Can you taste a difference in Coca-Cola that comes from different containers? Matt, Talia, and Liz tried their best to identify which coke came from a plastic bottle, aluminum can, glass bottle, and McDonald's soda fountain. The results were way better than we ever expected. - Комедії
Matt Mitchell, don’t even think about packing up your taste buds and retiring! You haven’t even judged pork rinds yet!
Ooh! Pork King Good!
@@cathipalmer8217 try freshly made ones or go to a Mexican supermarket and you'll find a huge one
Or hotdogs.
Catfish breading be a good one too.
Happiness is when Talia, Matt, and Liz are happy.
This was hilarious! Now they need to do a Bless Your Rank “Which Coca-Cola is the best? Plastic Bottle? Can? Fountain Drink from McDonalds? Or Glass Bottle”
@@freak2760 Is there even a question? CAN!
@@Beachtrader0007 I guess if your not really reading it looks weird, but for you I’ll clarify “Can of Coca-Cola.”
If you've ever had a Mexican Coke, you'd know there are major differences not just in packaging, but they change the flavor profile as well.
oh that's because it's sweetened with real sugar.
sugar and corn syrup makes beverages taste different.
@@Heidi428 All Cokes used to taste like that.
At the World of Coke in Atlanta you can taste all the different versions. They change the flavor profile depending on the country so it suits people’s tastes more. It was a lot of fun to ‘travel the world of Coke’ as a kid. There are probably videos of the huge machine they use. It shoots Coke from a few feet away into your cup… or it used to.
You can get Sugar sweetened Coke in the US around Passover time in Jewish heavy markets, b/c many Jews don't use corn products on Passover. So in the South, say the Dunwoody area of Georgia or say North Dallas/Far North Dallas, you can get it for 3 months out of the year. Or go to the North East or Miami area of Florida, etc. Anywhere there is a substantial Jewish community.
I work at a retail store that stocks Mexican coke and we can't really keep them on the shelf.
Glad ya’ll got this one right! There is a definite difference. As a former McD’s manager, I can tell you that Mickey D’s has a very strict policy on the syrup packaging & CO2 ratio of their Cokes
I've always heard that McDonald's (and most other fountain drinks) have heavier amount of syrup in the ratio than from the factory. Any idea if this is actually true or just an urban myth?
Of course, but a soda mixed in fountain drink machine will never be the same as a soda mixed to perfection in a factory.
@@mda187 Temperature has all to do with it. As another former McD manager, the water is at 34 degrees. AND the syrup and carbonation all mix at that temperature. That's why it has that special fizz that others don't. Even the diet coke hits that way.
@wheezly bee yep. McD uses a metal canister for coca cola
@@paulwagner688 exactly right! McD’s also doesn’t use syrup in plastic bags
Former lab tech from both Pepsi and Coke here. There are differences between bottled product and the syrup sold to restaurants. After that, the difference is in CO2/ water and syrup ratio, how clean they keep their machines and the quality of the water used. There really is a difference.
I wonder if the quality of water has something to do with it. Do the companies normally filter their water first? Or do they just use the tap water
@@Divine14u The water that is used to bottle sodas is filtered but comes from the municipality. By law, there are requirements that need to be met and all ingredients used are tested before, during and after production. So much goes into making this simple product because there are so few ingredients....you can tell if one of them is off.
@@zahmmy1 I'm guessing that when product was in shirt supply, they cut corners during production at that time, because the product that's out there now is sewage. Which really sucks because I e been an all time drinker of mountain dew for years and when they came out with mountain dew real sugar? I was sold! But now, they all taste the same.
McDonald's had the coated paper taste too. Yuck!
@@Divine14u Sorry to answer so late....I just received a notification today. Corners can never be cut during production, it is against the law and testing is done for every batch of syrup made and for all ingredients down to which section of the field the tangerines for Mt Dew were grown on and what date/time they were picked. It is called Traceability and is a system developed to know where a problem started if there are any issues with a product and someone tries to sue the manufacturer-believe me, they don't want to give up any money. The water going into the bottled or canned product is filtered through many dif processes and tested continuously. If you are drinking bottled/canned product and it tastes dif, not sure what to say about that. But if you are drinking a fountain Mt Dew-made in a store from syrup, CO2 and water, again, cleanliness of the machine and the local water make all the dif.💚
The smelling of rain before it gets here is a super power. I live with someone who grew up down South. He will tell me it is going to rain and I would say, weather network says NO Rain. Sure enough 40 minutes later raining. If rain is predicted he will sniff and say no rain for at least a couple of hours ( he is ALWAYS right).
I literally said “oh no” when Matt went to change his answer and then sighed relief when he went with his gut
Without question glass bottle is the best. I definitely feel blessed because my family was lucky enough to get a Coke machine from the 50s or 60s that you only put glass bottles in, one of my great uncles worked at Coke during that time and when they changed machines they told the workers to just get rid of them and my uncle took all of the ones he replaced repaired all of them and then gave me to family members and friends that wanted a Coke machine. There’s truly nothing like a Coke in a glass bottle that’s be chilled right before freezing point.
mexican coke in a glass bottle
yap. you got it right, where i live they got rid of all of it by the 80's it was just alive on posters
Thats why Sobe went down, pepsi bought them and changed to plastic. Same with snapple but you can find them in glass sometimes.
I can say one thing for ALL Coke, Pepsi and Dr Pepper, since covid hit a year ago, the company's have redefined the mixture and I can say 100% none of them tastes the same as they once did. Now they ALL taste horrible! Doesn't matter if you buy them from the store or at a fast food restaurant, the taste is very bad.
@@Divine14u It could be that covid changed your sense of taste because the drink mixture tastes the same here as it always has.
I feel so vindicated that all of you got it 100% right. They really do taste different! Now you have to also do it with Mexican coke!
Glass bottle coke is Mexican made.
@@ayoa1173 No, it most certainly is not. That is a standard USA glass bottle. Mexican Cokes are larger and don't have the unique curvy shape.
I was hoping someone would say to do it with the Mexican coke
Howdy from Jorja, the home of Coca~Cola! I always buy Mexican coke instead of regular because of the sugar. The American original (flavored with corn syrup) just can't compete. Also, whenever the Georgia Peach flavor is in the store I always buy three packs. Those are my absolute all-time favorite flavor of Coca~Cola.
Well any Mexican coke from fountain machine in Mexico. Taste way better than the bottled one.
I wrote an article for my southern newspaper about 50 years ago, featuring taste tests of large vs small bottles of Coca-Cola. I interviewed the local bottling CEO about why they were adamant there was no possible difference in taste between the two.
The best part was when I found out he drank small bottles, "because," he said, "I finish the small ones while they are still cold."
I even heard from their lawyers, but because we didn't include a Registered Trademark symbol after every use of the product name.
Glad to see the debate still making news.
I’m so glad I read this, and I’m weirdly fascinated by it. Who knew it would become a saga?
I'm so proud of y'all! Matt, you had me worried when you started to change your answers. 👍❤
Mexican Coke in a glass jar is the best.
Glass bottle all day! I’m so glad Barq’s made a contract with Coke when they sold them their company that Coke still had to produce root beer in glass bottles. I don’t drink soda often but when I get a poboy the glass bottled Barq’s has to come with it. 😋
Where the hell you still finding Barqs in glass bottles?
Barq's in a frosted mug all day long.
@@Apollyon67 Omg, yes! I also like a root beer float in a frosted mug.
@@kyscco24 I live in Southern Mississippi where the Barq’s family lived. There’s also a Coca-Cola bottling company in town. It’s fairly easy to find them here but you can usually find them if you look elsewhere. I know they aren’t as easy to come by in other states. If you’re ever in the Biloxi/Ocean Springs area of MS stop by a Marathon gas station and get a made to order PoBoy with a bottled Barq’s. Lil’ Rays in Gulfport is amazing too.👩🍳 💋
Glass holds the cold so much better, and the cold glass on the lips adds to the taste experience.
Mat( that's a can taste that's a vitamin in the south) his one liners are hilarious😂
Aluminum leaches into food ans drinks in cans and the build up in our bodies leads to Alzheimers
Seeing you all deduce correctly and be so happy was pure joy! Coca Cola pros for sure!!!
None of these matter, the best Coke available in the United States is Mexican Coca-Cola, made with sugar instead of corn syrup.
And the ability to smell rain ahead of time is absolutely a normal superpower. My entire family has for decades insisted that I'm either strangely lucky or have access to some bizarre weather service. They also drink artificially sweetened Coke. Coincidence? You be the judge.
I've always said they taste different! Thanks for the proof!
My hubby can taste a coke and know where it is bottled. Seriously. Coke sommelier.
Talia saying "shut up" needs to be a meme
I normally get soda in plastic bottles, but after some years, I just bought a pack of cans due to a sale, and I could taste the difference.
Plastic bottles destroy flavor in all soda drinks
Def better for you drinking them in cans, they don't have micro plastics in aluminum
Yes, I've always noticed a certain sharpness when drinking from a can that isn't there from the plastic bottle even when both are chilled to the same temp.
@@reeceyb505 I agree…but I don’t much care for the thought of drinking too much aluminum!! Idk how real this is but I’ve heard concerns linking aluminum ingestion to Alzheimer’s…I honestly believe people should go back to using glass. Infinitely recyclable, no harmful chemicals, doesn’t react chemically with its contents…and if it gets broken or smashed or dropped in the ocean it’s basically just another rock or some sand that will get eroded.
Too bad it’s so heavy.
@@reeceyb505 aluminum cans are lined with BPA
Matt's comment about smelling the rain before it comes is so true. It's a change in the atmosphere before it rains.
All 3 of you just a gold star added to your official "southern card". Congratulations y'all. 💖
I love the excitement when they're told they were right lol.
When we used to drink Coke, we always checked where it was bottled. Coke tastes different from bottling plant to bottling plant due to the local water. Coke from the Texas plant tasted best.
Have you been to Tyler? Alot of places don't filter their water and Everytime you open a coke, mountain dew, Dr pepper, it's like tasting sewage
Definitely tastes different. Agreed! I won’t drink it out of a plastic bottle. Glass is best. Can second. Fountain varies on the mix. Great episode!
And never, ever Pepsi.
Never. 😝
Agreed! Especially NEVER Pepsi.
Why not RC?
Fountains do vary, but when I get an ice cold coke with ice from Mcdonald's or a movie theater out of the machine and it is spot on, there is no better tasting coke. How about taking a canned coke at home and pouring it into a frozen glass cup? Do u think that opens up the flavors of the soda more like a beer?
Talia, Liz and Matt great combination
As a Texan, I was confident that y’all would ACE this challenge! Absolutely incredible!
All the sodas tasted a lot better when they were in glass bottles! Wish we could go back to that, and go back to turning the empties in for a deposit!
Matt: If I stick my head out the door or go outside, I can smell rain upwards of half an hour before it arrives, but my mom (gone 32 years now, I miss you, Mom!) could do that without going outdoors. And, she also ALWAYS knew what I was doing, even if I was 50 miles away.
Definitely smell rain before it happens 💞💞
i can usually predict rain the day before cause i can feel it in my knee. 🤷🏼♀️
@@lv2flip24 Yeah, I got that too, now, in both knees. 👴
I'm surprised that there are people who can't smell anything before it rains. It's caused by a chemical in soil produced by bacteria that gets tossed up into the air during rainfall. It's carried in the air for many miles a lot faster than rain clouds move, so you can smell it before the clouds get there. It is one of those chemicals, like vanilla, that the human nose is very sensitive to. In other words, humans are built to detect incoming rain with their nose. So if you can't smell it, you need to blow your nose or something, I dunno.
A real "superpower" is that some people can smell ozone from lighting strikes over the horizon and tell that it is a storm coming and not just rain. I can do this. Nobody else in my family can that I know of. I think you just have to have a really sensitive sniffer for that, which has its downsides let me tell you.
Thanks to years of sinus troubles due to allergies, it's hard for me to smell an oncoming rainstorm. My brother pointed out something interesting, though: The leaves on deciduous trees invert vein side up when it's going to rain, so I look for that instead.
I definitely prefer a can over a plastic bottle. Unfortunately, and I assume it's similar all over the US, the price of cans has gone up greatly while it's way cheaper to get 2 liter bottles. Which inevitably go flat in a few days.
Aluminum leaches in to the soda, beer etc in the cans, and leads to Alzheimers disease
"in a few days". A 2 l bottle of coke doesn't make it two days (it still tends to get flat-ish… too much room in the bottle). But… they don't really fit in my fridge anyway.
The 2L used to last a week plus under good conditions.
My preference is the 6 pack of 16.9 oz. bottles ( of Diet Dr. Pepper). If they had glass bottles, that would be great, but they don't. My main problem with cans is that I waste a lot since I rarely finish one, and then they go flat. I can screw the cap back on the small bottles and finish them a couple of hours later - and they're not flat!
@@JakeSDN When was that? 1980? I've never had a two liter last more than a few days after its been opened.
The test of a true Southern: knowing your Coke!
If they got it wrong, they are definitely putting their Southern Cards up for revocation.
I grew up in north GA and moved to AL a decade ago. Watching this, I feel like I can taste this video. Hilarious!
Okay but the fact they all got it right must mean they really do taste different!
Glass bottles all day. I thought everyone could smell rain until someone from Nevada looked at me crazy. Then I realized they don't get rain. 😂
That's awesome! I was cheering for all of you!
You all just make me smile 🙏
I'm so proud of all of you. It was touch and go for a minute, but you did it!
They absolutely taste different! I prefer ice cold in a can, myself. But any Coke in a pinch!
Swapping out the bottles and cans would have been nice between contestants 😂🤣😂
The fact that I got a Pepsi ad before...
Yay! That was filled with funny thoughts, and it confirmed my assumption that there is a distinguishable difference in the taste of Coca Cola depending on the vessel.
I tell you, I firmly believe they taste differently. A canned diet coke (especially in the 16 oz can) is super delicious
Diet coke is an abomination that tastes bad no matter what it's in.
;-)
The 16 oz do taste better than the 12 oz. I think they get colder too
Coke in a glass bottle. With real sugar instead of high fructose corn syrup. And in honor of my Great Aunt Marjorie, God bless her soul, in a little bottle. She used to say that nobody needed more than seven ounces of Coca Cola. She was a God fearing, Church of Christ going woman, and she just knew that God wouldn’t want you to have too much fun.
Looking up how much 7 fl oz are… OMG, that's one gulp! No, no, no, that's really not enough Coke.
You have to get Mexican coke. Regular Coke in a glass bottle is still made with HFCS.
@@TheDalisama I live in Central Texas. You can get Mexican Coke at every gas store here. I’m well aware that it’s still made with sugar. You can also look for Coke that’s Kosher for Passover once a year, depending on where you live. Some bottlers make it available for their Jewish customers and it’s made with sugar instead of high fructose corn syrup, which some Jews avoid for Passover.
That is one of the most fun videos y'all have done in a very long time. I love when y'all are just having a good time. The icing on the cake was Talia blowing over the glass bottle top.
This is why I reward myself with the fountain drink after grocery shopping -- to me it's the best tasting of the four. The kids prefer the glass bottle.
Biggest question for a Southern Pepsi or Coke?! Coke all the way.
Diet coke, always.
That isn't a question. No one likes Pepsi. Except maybe my husband
I'm glad they all won. That's actually insane. 🤣
Awesome.
Now do taste tests with RC Cola, Pepsi, Faygo cola, Coke etc
Kudos, as a New England Yankee I knew Southerners would be touch with Coke nuances.
Before watching the video I was thinking, "They're all going through plastic straws, that's potentially going to change the taste". Apparently not enough, though. Well done everyone!👏
If it's the SAME type of plastic straw in each sample, it'll change the flavors the same way for each, anyway.
@@lawr5764 True, but I was thinking that it would make the non plastic containers taste plasticky, and therefore difficult to differentiate. I was wrong.
Yes, you can be THAT specific on the grade of Coca-Cola in that four variants if they were opened/formed within the last 10 minutes together. Fountain drink version is the easiest by far to tell.
This was so much fun! Thank y'all!!
I think the straw itself can give hints to what the container is. There’s just a feeling a straw has resting against an aluminum edge and fast food top.
Still great to watch!
Oh yeah, good point. Maybe they should pour each sample into a drinking glass. They would still be testing for what the Coke came out of.
Have yall done a blind taste test between Coke, RC, and Pepsi?
Thank you guys For showing there is a subtle difference between how they come. My family thinks I’m crazy
Nothing tastes better than a cold Coca-Cola from McDonald's.
Good for y'all! What I miss are the 7-oz bottles from the local bottlers (yes, there were local bottlers, probably before most of y'all were born.). The local bottlers would add slightly different amounts of syrup. And the bottler in Etowah, TN was generous with the syrup. They were great! And don't even get a Pepsi (spit) close to me! Yuck!A
And don't forget Coke was first bottled in Chattanooga, TN (also home to Moon Pies and Little Debbies!)
I'm absolutely with you on the Pepsi (spit).
I hate when you order a Coke in a restaurant, and instead of telling you they don't carry Coke they bring Pepsi instead. Their response to me noticing is always the same, "wow, most people can't tell the difference".
This was a very fun challenge! Thanks! They definitely do taste different!
"Shut up! Omg that was so loud. I'm so sorry." The most southern thing that ever southerned. 🤣
I am also so proud of you all, because they do all taste different!
I've never seen ya'll get every one of them right, that's a pretty clear result. I knew there was a difference!
I need a skit about Southern Super Powers now 😅
Love this channel! The food comparisons are the best videos. Matt's my fav
This was awesome y'all! I enjoyed this greatly 🙌🏼💜
Why was I so excited and rooting for y'all? You can tell the difference!
Husband and I agree, yes we can indeed tell a difference.
I'm incredibly impressed lol. This is one of those things that I would voice an incredibly strong opinion on and then get down to it and get it all wrong lol
This video should be evidence enough for Coke to discontinue the plastic bottle. Cans work better in vending machines!
With the paper cup, you can sometimes tastes the cup. Not sure if it's the paper/cardboard or the specialty wax that coats the cup...Maybe both? 🤔
So proud of all of you.
I’m ridiculously proud of y’all!
Lol Talia blowing on the bottle is too cute
Could just be in my head but at home I put all my coke and other sodas in a solid glass cup with ice. Seems to me they taste better.
Matt, smelling the rain before it comes is a super power. IT IS.
Loved it!!! Thanks for this video!!!
This makes me want to try this taste test. Thanks for posting
My only complaint is that you guys don't have more of these videos... I kinda binged-watched them all already. Y'all are my favorite channel by far.
You guys crack me up! You made my Sunday! You guys have skills!❤️❤️❤️❤️
Loved it. Thank you.
The most Southern thing is yelling in delighted surprise and then immediately apologizing for being loud.
It's actually kind of scary that they all got them all right.
I'm curious whether Adam would have been able to get them all correct.
Two big ole thumbs up! I like the bottles, preferably the Mexican kind as it is the recipe I grew up with. So, I must point out, that if that was a Mexican Coke in that bottle, then it IS a different recipe. Mexican Coke has sugar in it. It changes the taste slightly for the better, imo, and I think it makes it fizzier. Great job, great content! Such fun!
Would love to see them do a blind taste test. High fructose corn syrup Coke or cane sugar Coke.
I also grew up on Mexican bottled Cokes and were so much better than American Cokes, especially for floats or with rum.
In a few cases, you can find real sugar coke in the US that winds up being right in the middle.
I lived in NC for a while and fell in LOVE with Cheerwine. So when I found it locally after I'd moved away ... I was more excited than I should have been. However, it NEVER tasted right. I'd open a can or a bottle and it seemed like it would feel flat after 45 seconds. First sip was amazing. Sip #2 was headed towards disappointment. I discovered cheerwine in the glass bottles and they tasted EXACTLY AS I REMEMBER, down to the last sip ... regardless of how long it took to drink. Glass bottle cheer wine is made with sugar, plastic bottle and cans contain HF corn syrup. Glass bottle cane sugar soda will ALWAYS taste better to me, not as sweet but more bubbles
I hope everyone who buys Mexican Coke in the US realizes that the formula is different from the Coke you would buy if you were actually in Mexico.
I can tell the difference between sodas just by smell
GMO is chaging the flavor and texture of everything!
This channel makes me aware of and challenges a lot of implicit bias I have about southerners, and I love it!
This channel needs to get to 1million. It deserves it
That was awesome. I knew there was a difference. This is important work y'all!!!☺🙃😄😀
Matt randomly stating his not useful 'super powers': " I can also smell rain before it gets here."
Me ( from up north -Indiana but born and raised in Cleveland, OH): " I can smell snow before it gets here" 🤔 now I'm curious about that smelling rain super power , Matt! 😝🧐
Also, on the tasting coca cola contest...y'all are way better than me. I'm not sure I'd have gotten one of them right! Nice!
I have hard and fast opponent's on coke containers. Great line! Reminds me when I asked my brother-in-law the difference between coke and Pepsi. He had a surprisingly lot to say, and they all were good points.
Y'all nailed it! 👏 👏 👏👏👏 Promotions for everyone!
I love watching your videos!
This is gold!
Smelling rain before it gets here *is* a superpower. It let's you know whether to waste time and energy washing your car, it tells you to stop working on the lawn and bring in the tools, that you don't need to water your garden, to take the dog for a walk early, and to roll up your windows and/or close your house windows.
These folks are sooo entertaining 💙😊❤
Y'all are awesome! And yes Matt we can smell rain before it's raining!
I'm so proud for y'all.
And you forgot to add , glass bottles reign supreme !
Matt, Liz and Talia, you guys crack me up all the time...
Wow. I wouldn’t be able to do that. 2:53 Awesome.