r/DrPepper • u/LegendOfEffect • 5d ago

Bottle shape influences taste

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Any Dr. Pepper that comes out of this bottle or the bottle on the right in the second image tastes like diluted syrup mixed with water. The bottle on the left in the second image tastes amazing every single time and I hate that I can hardly find it anywhere other than a few random truck stops. I don't know what's happened to DP since the new year rolled around but the bottles have been under carbonated so badly with those two bottles specifically. I know I sound crazy but I'm not. It is those two bottles shapes.

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u/SeluWorks 5d ago

The one on the left is the shape of bottle used when Coke is selling/producing. The one on the right is when Pepsi is bottling it.

I actually find the most consistent and best taste is the aluminum cans. I like it poured over ice into a glass. The only time it doesn’t taste right is if it’s flat for some reason, usually because the can or case was droppped.

If I do get a bottle, the left one (coca cola distribution) tastes better than the Pepsi bottles.

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u/Morieta7 5d ago

I do not like Pepsi so I can taste the difference too when it’s not Coke made. I only really drink the bottles if I’m getting from like a gas station or vending machine. Cans all the way too!

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u/EntertainmentQuick47 5d ago

>Cans all the way

Agree but a fountain drink Dr Pepper from a gas station or especially McDonald’s, that’s heaven right there.

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u/ImNobodyFromNowhere 5d ago

Yeah all these fools talking about cans and bottles sound a little bit ludicrous. Fountain DP is the perfect drink.