Why Does Coke From a Glass Bottle Taste Different?

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According to my totally unscientific research, Coke from a glass bottle tastes definitely different from Coke served from an aluminium can or a plastic bottle. The Coke that comes in a glass bottle, is often a bit sweeter and maybe a bit less bubbly than the one in a can. On the other hand, the Coke that comes in plastic bottle, seems often to be more bubbly than the one in a can, but tastes otherwise more or less the same.

Go figure. I still prefer having my Coke in a glass bottle, when I have one. Which is not that often, maybe twice a month.

Why limit it to Coke(tm). Practically every beverage tastes different in plastic/metal/glass/paper. Perhaps someday, scientests will figure out why, or not.

For most of us, it doesn't seem to be a show stopper, but most beverages tend to cost a bit more in glass bottles.

Quintus:

Plastic bottles are permeable to gasses and as a result- the carbonation in a plastic bottle deteriorates over time. In other words- the coke in the plastic bottle should be less bubbly.

Having said all that- Coke in an aluminum can always tastes more acidic to me and I like the difference. Coke in a glass bottle tastes great. The only one I don't like is coke in a plastic bottle.

The people at Coca Cola are full of BS. Coke in a glass bottle tastes different for a very plain and simple reason:

Bottled coke is usually made in Mexico (look at the label, you'll see) and down there they use REAL CANE SUGAR in the recipe, then bottle it in glass.

In the United States, Coke is made with CORN SYRUP then put in aluminum or plastic. It's disgusting.

The two flavors are unmistakably different. I don't drink US Coke any more because it tastes horrible. Unfortunately, Coke in the bottle ends up costing more but it's worth every penny.

Coke from glass is typically made with cane sugar. Coke in glass bottles is made with high-fructose corn syrup. Go to Walmart and look in the Hispanic foods section - you will find coke in glass bottles - on the ingredients label it will say 'cane sugar'. Sometimes Coke will be issued in glass bottles during the Christmas holiday - these might be HFCS, I haven't checked. Other factors, such as the plastic used to make the 20 oz bottles, and aluminum cans do seem to make a difference in flavor, at least to me. As a side note, Pepsi started selling cans made with cane sugar. Pepsi drinkers should compare cans of Pepsi made with HFCS to those made with cane sugar.

Whilst glass bottled coke does taste best, in the UK it's not readily available and when it is it's sold at a premium. More common is the choice between can and plastic bottle, and can wins every time.

My personal theory is that in a plastic bottle, the coke never reaches quite the same coldness as it does in a can, and therefore never tastes as good.

I find even pouring things into a glass makes them taste better.

Just like beer tastes different from bottle and from can. The aluminum can changes the taste.

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Glass bottle hands down. . .Not only is it made with natural sugar and not processed corn but, the entire experience is altered when drinking from the different variety of containers. Everything tastes better out of glass.

-Verblist

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You want a better tasting coke? Try to find Coke bottled in Mexico. Old style glass bottle, and made with real cane sugar, not corn syrup. You may have to do some searching, but it's available many places in the US.

An update to my note above - glass bottled Coke in the US is still made with corn syrup, not sugar. Check the ingredients list. If it tastes different, it's for a different reason, not because of the sweetener. The only Coke sold in the US that is made with sugar (to my knowledge, anyway) is bottled in Mexico.

Dr. Pepper? That's another story - the Dr. Pepper plant in Dublin, TX still bottles DP made with pure cane (Imperial) sugar (I think it's the only plant in the US that does). More than worth the effort to get it, if you are a DP fan.

Coca Cola made with cane sugar is bottled in small quantities for the Jewish holidays. I found some in two groceries on the Upper West Side in Manhattan last September. It came in plastic two litre bottles with yellow screw on caps. Definitely tastes better than the usual corn syrup coke. But you have to drink it up pretty quick or the fizz goes away. Store personnel said it was not available in glass or in smaller containers.

While extensively researching why beer in a bottle tastes different from canned beer, I was told that glass can be sterilized, whereas aluminium can't, so canned liquids have more preservatives in them - hence the taste difference.

I cant believe this research. I find no difference in both. But now iam little bit suspicious too.

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I very rarely drink soda anymore after watching the "Super Size Me" documentary a couple years ago. But, I definitely remember that Coke had a much better taste when I was a kid than in later years. Not only did the long, narrow glass bottles influence the taste, but back then, they were still using cane sugar. I distinctly remember the sensation of running my tongue along the edge of the bottle opening between swallows; capturing tiny little bubbles of foam which had an intense flavor. That was unique and can not be replicated with plastic, aluminum or corn syrup.

I remember Coke execs crowing about their switch from cane sugar to corn syrup. They claimed that no one noticed. We *did* notice! We just didn't have a powerful medium like the Internet to put those clueless execs in their place. Nor were journalists inclined to put tough questions to those same execs -- not exactly the most important issue of the day. You know? They're trying to do the same thing now. The difference now is that there is this little thing called the blogosphere where even the most trivial issue can be made into a global crisis. Coca-Cola executives may inadvertently help launch a wave of negative publicity by making ludicrous statements like: “The great taste of Coca-Cola is the same regardless of the package it comes in.”

Executives are stupid. It would have been smarter to say something like: "The great taste of Coca-Cola can be experienced with sensational, but very subtle, almost imperceptible variations of flavor, depending on the package it comes in." Still positive. But it doesn't contradict their own customers' experience.

Of course Coke tastes better drinking from a glass bottle. Furthermore, Coca-Cola used to taste much, much better with the old, pre-1970s recipe. But, that's not what irks me. It's their attitude towards people; their customers. They need to come to grips with the fact that their customers are not retards.

Michael Hemsley

THERE IS A DIFFERANCE BESIDES THE SURGAR. WATER TASTES DIFFERANT ALL OVER THE UNITED STATES AND WORLD NO MATTER HOW YOU PURIFY IT . TAKE THE TEST YOURSELF, ALL TASTE DIFFERANT GLASS,PLASTIC,CAN. WATER-WATER?

This isn't coke related but how did you get the O's to go out into the advertisements?

Popycock, Coke is full of it. The glass is better, and is definitely different. There is something to the plastic as well as the metal in the cans that changes the taste. Also I still maintain that the OLD Coke, the one that I grew up on is no longer in the can, bottle glass or plastic. The campaign way back on the "NEW" Coke.. seems to be the original recipe has been lost. There yet another conspiracy theory started right here.

Maybe it tastes funny cause it's not Pepsi.

YAY PEPSI!

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Whatever the manufacturers may claim, Coke today does not taste anything like what it tasted like 50 years ago - it had a real distinctive flavor then; now its just sweet water with bubbles!! And a proper, heavy glass, 'Coke shaped' Coke bottle makes all the difference!

Truth is a dimension, it changes with the evolving Uniqueness of Existence.

Coca-cola, you should be listening. Consumers obviously like glass bottled coke (with real sugar) way more than plastic or can bottled coke. Maybe it could be an idea for a new release. (wink wink, nudge nudge)

WHO CARES!!! IT'S COLD WATERY BUBBLEY AND FLAVORED!!!

I think it tastes complete different but of course it also has a lot to do with temperature and where you buy your drink!

Coke is available throughout the world and whenever i am overseas i try to taste it only to find it varies quite a lot. Still nice though!

If you like Coke you might wanna drink some on October 25:
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I live in Mexico, where Coca Cola is available in cans, plastic bottles, and glass bottles. If the contents of each container were to be poured into separate glasses, and I were to taste each one, I could pick out the Coca Cola that came from the glass bottle in less than a second. I could also pick out the one from the plastic bottle (the one that probably causes cancer). Coke from plastic bottles has a chemical taste, and Coke from cans has a metallic taste. I'm a dedicated Coca Cola drinker, and ALWAYS buy it in glass bottles.

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The reason they taste differently might be because, Coca-Cola that is in a glass container, is usually made in Mexico, instead of in the United States, and in Mexico, they use actual sugar and not High Fructose Corn Syrup.

I do agree there is a very much differents in how coke taste
today, I only drink at from a glass bottle with real sugar only now days & not the corn stuff, Coke Cola lies about the truth, & they only do for money now days like most business in the uSA today do, but we all can change that if we all put some thinking & time & action into it!

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very nice thank you.

Bilgisayar Kursu

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Hm - I think here it is not only about the real taste, but also about perception.

Simply I don't believe, that people can distinguish a "fresh" coke from different vessels, if tasted blind in a glass.

I am an avid coke drinker, and also realize certain differences. Most however happen, if you drink out of a can or glass bottle or a plastic bottle. It is just so different from a sensual stand point.

If I read, that people "sense" that an aluminum can taste metallic, it is the biggest fail - and the truest indication, that it is a psychological thing.
Cans are pretty much made as kegs. There is an impenetrable coating inside, hence the coke will taste everything but metallic.

It is known, that crown corks are usually the weakest link of glass bottles [beer as well]. So less carbonation of a suspended period of storage is logical.
I also taste the little bit plasticly nuances of coke in PET bottles. Usually they loose this, if poured into a normal glass [after a couple of minutes], but yes, I guess that plastic still gives some substances into the soda. On the other hand... it depends, if you have rather fresh coke or stored coke.

At the end - it doesn't really matter. As long as the bottle is not returnable, I would buy plastic. As the bottles are bigger - and usually cheaper, and it is even better for the environment [yeah - unless glass is 100% recycled, it needs an awful lot of energy to be produced and while it doesn't react negatively with mother nature, it also increases much the waste mountains]. If I like to drink out of the bottle, it is the glass... The can is just convenient [if you are having a picnic and the coke could warm up on the way, it is best to use a can. It is lighter as a glass bottle, but also quite stable if it comes to heat...

Something to remember is that some Coke in glass bottles is not the same recipe. Coke made in Mexico uses real sugar, Coke in the US uses artificial sweetener. There is a very big difference in the taste.

On a separate note I always pour my coke from their plastic bottles into glass bottles to store after I open them. I use Jack Daniel's bottles and keep about 10 of them on hand. When I open a new 2 liter I empty its contents into 3 750ml bottles and put them in the fridge. This means I don't have to open one bottle numerous times, which flattens the Coke quickly. I just grab a new bottle and go. It stays the freshest the longest. I don't recommend sipping Coke from a Jack Daniel's bottle while driving, however.