I tried Pepsi Jazz the other day - both flavors, Strawberries and Cream, and Black Cherry/French Vanilla. Being seen with the product was a bit anxiety-inducing. It takes a certain brand of courage to purchase a product whose marketting screams THIS IS NOT FOR YOU - indeed, the unquestionable smoothness of the Jazz is easily read from the soft curls of the lettering on the box - on the 1-10 smoothness scale, 1 being
John Coltrane - The Olatunji Concert, and 10 being
Kenny G - Miracles: The Holiday Album, Pepsi Jazz is about a 7.5, so you can imagine my discomfort in the checkout line. Upon opening the first can, I found Pepsi Jazz to be the best diet soda I have had in a long time, though for various reasons, that says hardly anything. Nevertheless, this is the first diet soda in some time that didn't make me actively wonder how people could drink that shit. All glory to Pepsico - to my knowledge, this is about as good as aspartame has ever tasted.
"Somehow, I dont think we'll see Coke Rock anytime soon..."
- From a message board