One thing to know about me is that I do not drink diet soda. Ever. Just imagining the stale flavor of a diet soda makes me cringe. But having a recent urge for a regular pop, I stopped into my local corner store and grabbed a bottle of Stewart’s Black Cherry Wishniak. After exiting the store, I noticed I had accidentally grabbed a diet soda. Curses! What’s worse, it was too late to take it back because I had already popped the cap off. Begrudgingly, I took a swig, and instead of that flat, artificial sugar-staleness, I was happily greeted by a full-flavored, not-too-sweet black cherry flavor that could fool even me. The Chowhounds and I agree that Stewart’s has given us hope that a diet soda can actually taste good.
Stewart’s Black Cherry Wishniak, $1.25
I’ve been drinking diet soda for so long that the sugary ones taste bad- and make me thirstier than before I drank it. My real love is iced tea, green, oolong, or black- no sugar, thank you s much. Tastes so much better than sodas, and better for you.
I had a similar experience switching from diet back to regular, but once you are back and then you try diet again, you realize how bad the diet sodas really are.
The Stewart’s Diet Orange Cream is also pretty good
I’ll second that Stewart’s Diet Orange Cream is pretty good and add that A&W Diet Root Beer is likely one of the best diet sodas ever made.
I thought Splenda was supposed to revolutionize diet fare since it’s “made from real sugar”. While I prefer Coke and Sprite Zero over regular diet Coke and diet Sprite, the Splenda still doesn’t come anywhere close to the taste of a real, full sugar soda. It still tastes oddly, artifically off.
Boylans Diet Cream Soda is really nice, too. I also drink Pangelheimer’s Diet Ginger ale.
Lots of better diet root beers than A and W: Boylan’s, Fitz’s, Stewart’s, Hansen’s…
I’m always in search of a good diet soda…..Try Market Baskets in New England….the orange is very good and the ginger ale isn’t bad. I also like Barq’s root beer. I’ll definately give Stewart’s a try. Never seen Boylans or Pangelheimer’s, but I’ll keep an eye out. Thanks for the suggestions.
Of the mainstream diet sodas, Dr. Pepper makes the best one.
Of the mainstream diet sodas, Dr. Pepper makes the best one.