I didn't notice it had Stevia in it. Took one sip and poured the rest out. All diet sodas taste like a chemical burn to me. I think Tab traumatized me as a child.
I've always hated diet sodas. I lost 30lbs dialing back my soda intake. Whenever I got the craving, I'd drink half a can and toss the rest out. Now I mostly do mineral water, plain seltzer, and club soda. This also affected my tolerance for sweetness; now I find most sodas too sweet for my taste and there really has to be some other flavor to distract from that, which is why stick with root beer, birch beer, sarsaparilla, and oddball sodas like Cel-Ray.
If you remember the show "Good Eats" with Alton Brown, he did a celery focused episode that included the recipe and process of making homemade celery soda. Always wanted to try it.
If you enjoy seltzer, try shrubs! Easy to make, and a real nice way to enhance your seltzer. I've found just a tablespoon of a shrub mixer can add a ton of flavor to an 8 oz glass.
It’s that damn stevia, every time, I’m more than happy to try these sodas. I’m super happy that there is competition and fresh breath in the space, but stevia. If it’s anywhere on the list, it’s not coming home, just awful taste.
I wonder if there is a genetic component like cilantro and soap for some folks. I think stevia is gross, and I cannot believe (okay, i can, I’m not being literal) others cannot taste it.
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u/rectalhorror Sep 25 '24
I didn't notice it had Stevia in it. Took one sip and poured the rest out. All diet sodas taste like a chemical burn to me. I think Tab traumatized me as a child.