I know lots of people claim that Coke Zero tastes "basically" the same as normal Coke, but to me it was literally the most disgusting soda I have ever tastes. Far worse than even Coke light for some reason.
For me it's an on-/off relationship over the years.
I usually am fine with the Diet Coke at McDonald's in Germany (it's cold), but not a fan of the stuff I buy in plastic bottles. I do like Diet Pepsi but not Max (I find it tastes very artificial). Coke Zero is so-so.
And the weirdest thing is that we have Fanta Tangerine, which they switched from sugar to only-as-diet a while ago and now I can't drink it because it tastes so horrible.
TLDR: Either my sense of taste is just broken or they're actually switching the recipes every few years. Or it is actually this phenomenon here.
