Coke Starlight

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Anyone tried this yet? It tastes like coke mixed with cotton candy to me but everyone else in my family says something different.
 
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Everyone I have talked to about Starlight has said a different taste. Raspberry, cherry, blueberry, strawberry, now cotton candy... Sounds more complex than wine.
 
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Saw this review, they gave it a 7 out of 10

REVIEW: Coca-Cola Limited Edition Starlight - The Impulsive Buy

“The taste of limitless possibilities.” “The flavors of unknown stars.” “Tastes like magic.” While Coca-Cola Starlight’s promotional materials are pretty elaborate when it comes to capturing the soda’s galactic aesthetic, they’re surprisingly lax about, well, what it actually tastes like. Fortunately, I’m prepared to take one small step for reviewer, one giant leap for junk food fankind!
Pouring the drink from its adorably tiny, star-speckled can (it’s also available in the typical 20 oz bottle) into a clear glass showed that it’s as red as Mars. Okay, maybe more of a burgundy, but it’s certainly more colorful than your average Coke. I sampled the full-sugar version, though you can also get Starlight as sugar-free. It had the general taste you’d expect of Coke, simultaneously sweet and bitingly carbonated. However, there’s another note that, much like a UFO, wasn’t possible for me to immediately identify.
At first, I wanted to describe it as fruity, but upon further probing, I think that was just the influence of the berry-like hue. Starlight’s unique flavor — which was especially prominent in the aftertaste and even in the soda’s scent — is actually closer to that of a graham cracker. Coca-Cola also notes that a “subtle cooling sensation” is one of this drink’s features. When pressed, I could indeed vaguely identify a chilly feeling similar to when you drink water directly after brushing your teeth with mint toothpaste. But honestly, I didn’t really notice it until I looked for it, so I guess the “subtle” part is right!

Starlight’s theme is a bit unusual for a brand that usually determines flavors by slapping the name of a fruit in front of “Coca-Cola.” But I can make out a train of thought somewhere along the lines of “Space -> stars -> stargazing -> camping -> s’mores -> graham cracker, ergo space flavor = graham cracker.”

It may not be the most intuitive fit, but if you’re willing to think outside the box a little, it works pretty well, and I think the same can be said for Starlight’s taste. While I could still see this offering fitting in well with classic fruity faves like Cherry Vanilla in a Coca-Cola Freestyle Machine, I, for one, praise our Coca-Cola overlords for making a new flavor that defies such simple characterization.

Starlight is also not just tasty but trendy, already rocking collaborations with singer Ava Max and fashion brand Staple. I felt about a million light-years old trying to figure out how to scan my can with my phone camera to pull up an augmented reality concert from a holographic Ms. Max, but the concept had me starry-eyed. Because Starlight’s release coincides with the launch of the new Coca-Cola Creations, a “global innovation platform” that will spotlight an array of Coca-Cola-branded products and experiences both physical and digital, we can expect more innovative flavors and applications to come.

Sadly, like many other stars, Starlight’s time in the limelight is fleeting, as it’s limited edition. Ultimately, I think the combination of curious concept, creative marketing crossovers, and, of course, uniquely yummy taste means it’s well worth jetting off for.
 
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Coug said:
Anyone tried this yet? It tastes like coke mixed with cotton candy to me but everyone else in my family says something different.
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Were you paid to start this thread? ;)
This sounds like total marketing hype.....since it's for a limited time.
 
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Got a bottle of this (and the Coke Zero version, but I haven't tried that yet) last night and thought it was pretty fantastic. It's a lot like the regular soda, but there's definitely a slight cinnamon-esque cotton candy note (to evoke that whole campfire warmth thing they were going for, I guess?) as well as a very mild feeling kind of similar to menthol (without being minty) that makes it a little bit cooling. It's not nearly as wacky as it sounds from the copy, which is probably a good thing, and I'm really looking forward to whatever else the Creations line dreams up.

I'm a big fan of new soda flavors from existing companies because the underpinnings are timeless and the general quality is pretty high (unlike, say, hot sauce soda from Rocket Fizz in Market Square), but nothing irks me more than trying something that's really good knowing full-well that it'll be phased out in three months for the next flavor of the week.
 
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Wireless1 said:
Were you paid to start this thread? ;)
This sounds like total marketing hype.....since it's for a limited time.
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I definitely wasn't just thought it was interesting the different answers I got.

TrumpedUpVol said:
Got a bottle of this (and the Coke Zero version, but I haven't tried that yet) last night and thought it was pretty fantastic. It's a lot like the regular soda, but there's definitely a slight cinnamon-esque cotton candy note (to evoke that whole campfire warmth thing they were going for, I guess?) as well as a very mild feeling kind of similar to menthol (without being minty) that makes it a little bit cooling. It's not nearly as wacky as it sounds from the copy, which is probably a good thing, and I'm really looking forward to whatever else the Creations line dreams up.

I'm a big fan of new soda flavors from existing companies because the underpinnings are timeless and the general quality is pretty high (unlike, say, hot sauce soda from Rocket Fizz in Market Square), but nothing irks me more than trying something that's really good knowing full-well that it'll be phased out in three months for the next flavor of the week.
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One of my sisters mention cinnamon and menthol also. I got neither of those flavors.
 
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I bought one yesterday and have yet to try it. Interesting to see peoples quite varied reactions lol
 
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Tried it yesterday. Tastes like cotton candy to me. Not really a fan of it. Need to try to zero sugar kind because the sugar content in 1 bottle should be illegal.
 
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Wife bought one for us to try. Not my cup of tea. Kids seem to like it, I think because it’s so sweet. Same amount of sugar as a regular coke so it must be the flavorings. I wouldn’t get it again.
 
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