As you may know, Bob, Coca-Cola has been releasing limited edition flavors from their Creations division. There was Starlight (some kind of berry flavor), Dreamtime (mango), Move (coconut), and now we have Ultimate, which was apparently created in partnership with a gaming company.
I like trying out new flavors (I still miss California Raspberry) and they always bring them out in a Zero version as well so yesterday I tried a small bottle of Ultimate. First opinion: it tastes like bubble gum. After some more analysis I decided it tasted specifically like a cross between Juicy Fruit and banana Laffy Taffy; serious tropical flavor with a strong banana note.

Unfortunately, it’s also sweet as hell and was a bit too much for me. So I stuck the bottle in the fridge and didn’t think anything more about it until I was getting a glass of Coke Zero last night. I figured, eh, waste not want not, and poured the remainder of the Ultimate into my plain Coke Zero (I’m gonna say it was a 50/50 mix).

A revelation—Ultimate’s sweetness was muted by the plain Coke Zero and the really strong banana-y tropical flavor became a pleasant note instead of in-your-face overwhelming. So I picked up a case of the mini-cans today and I’ll be combining them with Coke Zero for the next week or so as an extremely refreshing summertime drink.