Green Tea Coke?!

{ image via JapanTimes }

I'm sure you've seen this all over the blogosphere by now - Coca Cola Japan's diet coke release, infused with catechins (the feel good molecule in green tea).
It created a bit of chitter chatter - but why wouldn't it? What DOES green tea x coke taste like? You would think that the strong flavor of coke would mask everything.
Trust me, I tried. I added a teascoop of Shiki Matcha into a glass of coke Zero and gave it a whirl with a straw (couldn't whisk it in, it would've created a big sticky mess). Nothing exciting happened, other than the powder sinking to the bottom.

Well, one brave soul actually took one for the team and purchased the said green tea coke (along with Pepsi's new Shiso (Japanese Basil) flavored Cola). Per Kayoko, owner of foodie blog UMAMIMART:

"This had no hint of Green Tea flavoring. The only thing I could taste that was unusual was the artificial sweetener they must be using to make this a zero-calorie drink. The aftertaste was gross and I just felt like I was drinking maximum strength diet coke."

Weird!