Vanilla

Very sweet. If you have read the Nixie Cola review, some of this is going to sound pretty familiar, but I think this one is generally better executed. The initial taste is intense and very sweet, but nearly instantly hollows out. However in this case a good wintergreen remains present enough through the middle to …

Very sweet. Vanilla and artificial orange in equal measure provide a pretty classic flavor. Lightly tart base provides some relief from the overwhelming sugar. Mostly inoffensive, but extremely long, finish. Ok. Purchased at Tim and Tom's Speedy Market.

Quite sweet. Easy mint start gains butterscotch in the middle before transforming into caramel for the end. The wintergreen grows throughout but never becomes overpowering. Fairly remarkable depth, including a lightly sour herbal note in the finish that adds rather than distracts. Recommended Purchased at Tim and Tom's …

Very sweet. Very "scented candle"-esque start resolves to mostly vanilla and cinnamon with some allspice and clove to add some complexity. The sweetness never quite dies away, both the middle and end still retain that very sugary start but also does not come across as candy-like either. tries to walk a line …

Very sweet. Candy start becomes candy middle becomes candy finish, but at least it's consistent. The orange is slightly more insistently present while the raspberry is definitely more of a "blue raspberry" than anything like the actual fruit. Finish is somewhat long but not terrible. Ok.

Quite sweet. Some fruit in the nose. The start is a blast of lightly tart candy peach tempered with a touch of vanilla. The flavors fall out slightly with the sweetener blend in the middle before combining mostly successfully for the very long finish. Overall more like a peach flavored gummy candy than may have been …

I was pretty disappointed that I wasn't able to acquire any of the 2022 version of this one. I haven't been paying as much attention to the industry the past few months and I was pretty surprised to see an entire end cap of bright yellow cases at one of the local grocery stores the other week so did not want to miss …

Quite sweet. The flavor is best described as a fairly classic banana pudding. While absolutely not the texture of a pudding, it does still feel round and soft in the mouth. The start comes across as exceptionally rich, thinning slightly in the middle, but filling out again for a medium long finish. Quite remarkable. …

Note: Before trying either of the Nitro Pepsi flavors it is worth reading through some notes on my other blog. Very sweet. Cola start has a just enough vanilla to be noticeable but isn't overpowered. The foam is absolutely the best part, consume as much of that as possible. It is delightfully creamy and has a lovely …

Medium sweet. The fruit starts present but not strong with possibly the vanilla being slightly more prominent. A bit more fruit in the middle and extended finish. Another really good example of their novel sweetener working really well with the flavors but the whole thing comes across somewhat muted. Ok. Purchased from …

Very sweet. Most of the things I said in the review of the sugared variety applies here. I think the artificial sweetener blend might work slightly better. The "subtle cooling sensation" feels slightly less out of place among the inherently artificial NutraSweet and AceK flavors. Ok. Purchased from Walmart …

Very sweet. Coke has done pretty well in getting people to ask a pretty odd question the past few weeks: "What does 'space' taste like?" It's not hard to see why since the can actually does say "Space Flavored" on the label. I got a pack of both the regular sugar and zero sugar varieties the first …

Very sweet. The label says "vanilla", but that's not what I'm tasting. Fairly acidic, almost citrus-like but never really resolves into much beyond "sweet". Maybe "vaguely flavored" is the best description? I suspect the use of the word vanilla on the labelling should have been …

Very sweet. While present, the usual wintergreen and other flavors from the root beer are quite muted and hard to discern over the fairly strong vanilla flavors along with a little bit of burnt sugar and caramel. More caramel into the medium length finish. Fairly nice as a vanilla cream soda. Dissappointing as a root …

Very sweet. Mostly a fairly classic vanilla cream soda but with a tiny bit of caramel for a slight burnt sugar flavor along with faint hints of coconut. Ok. Purchased from Blue Sun Soda Shop (Spring Lake Park)

Very Sweet. Candy-like start quickly develops depths of wintergreen and molasses along with other ephemera. The candy start returns near the end and haunts the extended finish. Definitely a different flavor profile from their standard root beer. Ok. Purchased at the Saint Paul Midway Menard's.

Quite sweet. Classic baby aspirin/orange cream flavor right out of the bottle. Good vanilla and good fruit. Eventually develops a pronounced and nearly off-putting level of bitterness, though arguably adds depth at the same time. Honey is just barely discernable if you go looking for it, but could use a touch more. Ok. …

Very sweet. A jumbled early start that eventually sees vanilla presents a solid base. Coconut builds on that base shortly after and rides through a nearly buttery middle and well into a very long, satisfying finish. While there is some body it still comes off feeling very slightly thin. Recommended Purchased from Blue …

Very sweet. Somewhere between a cola and a cream soda. A solid and lightly tangy cola core is enveloped by deep and rich dark sugars with echoes of both tea and tamarind. Chocolate finish. Ok Purchased from Blue Sun Soda Shop (Spring Lake Park)

Very sweet. As advertised, starts with typical vanilla coke notes and tones but is quickly joined by light roast espresso providing extra depth though no extra bitterness. Blend continues into extended finish that is finally slightly betrayed by the Sucralose/AceK sweetener blend. Ok. Purchased at Target

Very sweet. Nearly a sugar bomb. Light caramel and heavy vanilla with a hint of depth though little complication. Surprisingly pleasant extended vanilla finish. Ok. Originally posted to Twitter.

Very sweet. Initial generic cola start is inoffensive, gets overlaid with some creamy natural vanilla in the middle. Lingering vanilla in the finish softens what would be a long sticky finish fairly nicely. Ok. Originally posted to Twitter.

Very sweet. Big vanilla and molasses with herbal notes almost makes it a cream soda instead of a typical root beer. Light anise in clean, quick finish. Recommended. Originally posted to Twitter.

Very sweet. Dense, anise heavy start resolves to well incorporated vanilla, molasses, and wintergreen. Anise hangs strong through long licorice-like finish. Recommended. Originally posted to Twitter.

Very sweet. Strong vanilla start with a touch of birch. Very light anise sheltered by a bloom of molasses in the middle. Extended slightly sour finish. Ok. Originally posted to Twitter.

Very sweet. Strong wintergreen meets a rising wave of caramel that eventually crests and fades in vanilla half light. Very long, slightly cloying finish. Slightly syrupy. Nearly a sugarbomb and would be 2x as good with 1/2 the sweetness. Ok. Originally posted to Twitter.

Very sweet. Very high quality cough syrup substitute. Mercifully short finish. Pass. Originally posted to Twitter.

Very sweet. Vanilla-ish with a little tanginess. Liquid bubble gum. Unsettlingly long finish. Ok. Originally posted to Twitter.

Quite sweet. Citrus tang quickly gives way to clove perched over round vanilla'd fruit. Recommended. Originally posted to Twitter.

Very sweet. Very classic cream soda. Nice vanilla fades well and finishes better than most. Ok. Originally posted to Twitter.