Just because it can be done doesn’t mean it should be.
These are Coke Oreo cookies, a new limited edition flavour. Of course we had to try them!
The cookies are black and red, with coke-flavoured cream that contain popping candy to emulate the soda fizz.
There are three different designs on the red side of the cookie, and the usual Oreo back. The cookies have a lot of cream in them, so they’re more like the double-stuffed versions than normal Oreos.
When I opened the seal on the pack the strong smell of coke assaulted me, and the cookies actually do taste like cola! I’ll give them props for this success, but I find them distasteful, possibly because I’m not a fan of anything (lollies, any drink aside from Coke) that taste like cola. I ate one, and will never eat another.
Kristin’s opinion differs from mine. Here’s what she said: “The smell of the cookies is convincing and the taste is alright.” She will undoubtedly eat more than one.
And this collaboration didn’t end at cookies, since we also bought a bottle of the Oreo flavoured (we think?) Coca Cola. It’s only available in the zero sugar version.
This stuff is uniquely repulsive. It’s one of the worst drinks I have ever drunk, with a deep earthy taste reminiscent of the most wretched chicken ramen I have sampled. Even worse is the strong chemical aftertaste, which lingers on your tastebuds like a cold you can’t shake . There’s no chance I’ll ever try any more of this.
Kristin said: “It’s confusing!” 🙂
I think ‘they’ can make anything taste like anything else these days, but just because it’s possible doesn’t mean it needs to be done. I suppose these were worth a try, but let’s hope if they ever consider a drink collab again it’s Mountain Dew!
