Thirsty. Thursday.
Or in some cases, the day I get made to drink weird stuff and write about it.
I don’t hate it though. In fact, I think my editors are really nice people.
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I came into work thinking I should get something sweet to drink, but lo and behold I was told to do this sweet tasting review.
Sweet like Coke sweet.
I’ve got to admit, I’m way more of a Pepsi guy (did we lose some readers), but a good Coke on a long afternoon perks me up as well.
Needless to say, when I got presented with a bottle of Apple Coke, I got pretty hype.
I love apples, by the way.
Taste With Your Eyes
As always, your beverage packaging has to look the part.
Alright, alright. Looking pretty good with that nice yellow-gold wrapping! Even has an apple on the cover to double remind you what you’re drinking.
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Also a product of Japan, my expectations are automatically heightened.
Though if you bought this and didn’t you, you’re silly.
My colleagues took a moment to pour it out. Honestly, I didn’t have many expectations for drink-looks after Jack and Daniel’s one.
I want to tell you that maybe it looks a little lighter than an average Coke, but perhaps my uncultured eye can’t tell the difference.
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Coke enthusiasts please settle your pitchforks to the left.
But it’s alright. Much like life, it’s usually the inside that counts the most. In this case, the taste.
So down the hatchet, it went…
Sweet As Heck
This thing is really sweet.
The first thought that came to my mind was the familiar raisin-like sensation of the coke which, mind you, is already ram-packed with sugar.
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And then the apple flavour instantly overtakes all of that and leaves an extremely fruity after taste at the back of my throat.
This was definitely sweeter than Pepsi.
In fact, it was only moments later that I chugged down the rest of the cup.
Normally a Coke gives you like a slightly bitter aftertaste, but the fruity replacement actually really sells me on this over the regular version!
Obviously I had to check what kind of apple flavouring they put in the bottle.
Ingredient Plot Twist
So I turned the bottle to the side and found a label clumsily stuck to the side.
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Squinting my eyes, I double-checked the ingredients with what I knew.
So for you guys that rather not squint, the ingredients are carbonated water, sucrose, caramel colour, phosphoric acid and caffeine.
Let’s compare it to regular coke, which are carbonated water, sucrose, caramel colour, phosphoric acid and caffeine.
It’s exactly the same?
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Then you look at the bottom of the label and you see a small asterisk which says, does not contain real apple juice.
…
Wait.
Bruh.
I personally have never and do not want to experience witchcraft, but I’m pretty sure this is basically what it is.
Kind of want to find out, but some mysteries are better left unanswered.
Or maybe I’m just in the Twilight Zone…or the Matrix.
Final Verdict
If you love the taste of apple as much as I do, along with Coke, this simple mixture of tastes is sure to wow you as it did for me.
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My bias to apples gives this a high rating, but my fear of whatever magic made that taste like apple with the same ingredients as coke makes me a little suspicious.
Rating: 4.5/5
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