I have to admit, I was a big fan of the Coca-Cola Orange Vanilla (and that hilarious car chase commercial) from a few years back. So when I heard the company was dropping a new Orange Cream flavor, I was pretty excited.
I mean, like, stalking and refreshing the Walmart app, waiting for it to show up within a 50-mile radius of me excited.
At last, after a few false alarms and failed attempts, it’s mine. All mine.
If I were to arrange the words “Orange Cream Coke” by the strength of the flavors in this beverage, they’d be in the reverse order: “Coke Cream Orange.”
The Coke flavor, that familiar kind of spicy, kind of earthy taste, is first and foremost as it should be. The cream flavor comes next, but it’s a bit tangy and has an almost yogurt-like taste, although not too strong. Then comes the orange at the end, even fainter in its flavor. The aftertaste is also orange-y, but in an even more mild way. What’s missing is that sweet vanilla-y, almost cream soda flavor the previous incarnation from 2019 had.
The orange has that artificial citrus quality, kind of like orange gummies or Kool-aid do, but in a pleasantly mild, background note kind of way.
This soda isn’t bad, but it’s not great, either. As a fan of the aforementioned Coca-Cola Orange Vanilla, I have to say I’m a bit disappointed. It’s not as well-rounded or boldly flavored as its predecessor. But if you’re looking for a soft drink to fill the void that the other one left in its wake, it’s not a bad option.
Purchased Price: $2.38
Size: 20 fl oz bottle
Purchased at: Walmart
Rating: 6 out of 10
Nutrition Facts: (1 bottle) 240 calories, 0 grams of total fat, 0 grams of saturated fat, 0 gram of trans fat, 0 milligrams of cholesterol, 55 milligrams of sodium, 65 grams of total carbs, 0 grams of dietary fiber, 65 grams of total sugar, and 0 grams of protein.
There’s actually somewhat of an optical illusion in your first pic! If you look at the chair behind the bottle it almost looks like a straw coming out from the bottle and going into your glass. Kind of neat LOL
Also I want to say I tried both the regular and zero sugar versions of this and actually liked the zero better with the fruit and cream flavors being a little bolder. But like you I still wanted a much stronger flavor profile. Hoping their next big creation around the corner will deliver! (And it is good to know I am not the only one that stalks Walmart’s app whenever something new is coming out!)
This just makes me mad that Mango Pepsi is no longer available. ?
I saw this at my store last week and passed on it. Sounds like it was a good thing I did. I did pick up blackberry Dr Pepper before I saw the review here, but I’m also a blackberry fan so I’m hoping that’ll work out. Thanks for all you do.
This is pretty much my exact thoughts. I was a big fan of the orange vanilla and this disappointed me.
I enjoyed the Zero sugar version though I should have waited for 20oz bottles before buying a 12 pack.
Completely agree, but even as a pale imitation of the original Orange Vanilla, its not bad, and drinks up easily enough.