Bit the bullet and bought a bottle tonight. i won't make that mistake again.
i had already lowered my expectations for the coffee portion of it, since bottled/canned coffee usually tastes like ass anyways, and i wasn't expecting The Coca Cola Company to raise the bar, but it still fell short. Way short.
First, the scent. Smells familiar, but i can't quite place it. A coffee-scented air freshener was the best i could come up with. The second it hits my mouth, there's a hint of Coke followed by what tastes like weak gas station coffee. i guess it's an homage to home seeing as how i bought it in a gas station. Then the fake sweeteners (aspartame and acesulfame potassium) hit. Ugh. That tastes lingers as does the coffee flavor.
The thing is, i had made a Coke and espresso drink a year or so ago. i forget the portions, but with a good espresso, it's actually pretty good over ice.
An hour later, and i've finally finished the bottle. For some reason, i couldn't drink it all down. i couldn't stand the taste. But i'd see the bottle, and i don't know why, maybe out of pity or curiousity and a short term memory, i'd take a sip, regret taking a sip, and put the bottle down, only to repeat the process minutes later.
Coke Blak: It's like a trainwreck... in your mouth.