‘I attempted Coca-Cola for the primary time ever at 35 – Brits want their style buds testing’

EXCLUSIVE: The Daily Star’s chief drinks tester Adam Cailler put his body on the line in the name of page views to give Coca-Cola a try for the first time in his life

For the vast majority of my life, I have avoided drinking fizzy drinks of all kinds from any brand. Growing up, I was always told not to drink them because they’re bad for your teeth and just generally full of rubbish.

Science has, over the years, proven this to be true, yet most Brits love downing a can of Coke, Fanta or whatever with a meal – or whenever they want a drink. Despite this, Britain is a country of Coke lovers, as it has been since it was first sold her in August 1900, and is now coveted by top stars like Rita Ora.

And after admitting to a colleague that I’d never tired Coca-Cola before, I was coerced into doing so for work purpose.

So because I love putting my body on the line for Daily Star readers, I popped to my local supermarket – Sainsbury’s, because I’m a snob – and picked up two (small) cans of Coca Cola and Diet Coke, and proceeded to take on the arduous task of drink…for work.

Firstly, the smell – upon opening the of standard Coke can, I was immediately hit by a strange smell. It took me a while to work out what it was, and when I figured it out it made so much more sense . . . but I’ll come back to that.

Upon supping my first sip, I was instantly horrified and thought that maybe this was out of date or a bad batch. However, upon consulting my wife, it turns out that Coca-Cola does actually normally taste of very floral burned sugar. It reminded me of some kind of vile science experiment that should have been binned at first concept.

In my opinion, this drink tasted of something that really shouldn’t be near anyone’s mouth – and why would you want to drink something that TikTokkers love putting down toilets because it’s a strong cleaning product?!

The taste matched the smell, as it was at this point that I realised that it was indeed the smell of burned sugar that I was not enjoying.

Onto the Diet Coke, which I was told “was not as bad”. Well, if “not as bad” was a redeeming quality of a product, then I’m sorry Coke lovers…seek help.

Yes, this wasn’t as vile as standard Coke, and you could definitely taste more floral notes, but again, burned sugar and weird brown liquids are not my idea of a good time.

So to sum up, Britain, you all need to get your taste buds checked but one of the most popular drinks on supermarket shelves is nothing but a mixture of nasty chemicals that combine to taste like the tears of disappointed children with a hint of Satan’s secret juice mixed in.

But hey, we’re also a nation obsessed with Prime drinks, so…shrug.

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