Pepsi - JAZZ

[Tjazz]

Did anybody try the new Pepsi JAZZ drinks?

I was thinking of just getting the cans for the JAZZ markings.

Edited September 1, 2006 by Tjazz

[bluesbro]

I did. It SUCKS big time. Tastes exactly like cough medicine. AVOID.

[Dan Gould]

I did. Does NOT suck big time.

But I still don't plan to buy it again.

Edited September 1, 2006 by Dan Gould

[Man with the Golden Arm]

I tried it and I never drink soft drinks. It was cherry vanilla.

Was able to burp the solo to "Koko" afterward, which was a big plus.

[JSngry]

I'm drinking a lot of soda pop these days, and I like both flavors a lot, especially the strawberries & cream. Subtle & well blended, unlike most such attempts.

[RDK]

The wife brought some home last night. Surprisingly, it doesn't suck (had the diet variety; i assume it comes regular as well). I usually like cherry-flavored colas, but i detest Vanilla Coke, so this is a big step up from that.

[BruceH]

Tried it a few weeks ago. Not bad, really, but I didn't care for it. Tastes too much like candy. (My son said, "It tastes like liquid Skittles.") Why this is named "Jazz" I don't know.

[Jazzmoose]

Tried it a few weeks ago. Not bad, really, but I didn't care for it. Tastes too much like candy. (My son said, "It tastes like liquid Skittles.") Why this is named "Jazz" I don't know.

"Jizz" didn't test well in marketing research...

[Tjazz]

Pepsi looking to 'Jazz' up colas?

Sources say the No. 2 soft drink company plans to launch new fruit-flavored diet cola brand this summer.

By Parija Bhatnagar, CNNMoney.com staff writer

April 7, 2006: 11:36 AM EDT

NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) - Pepsi is expected to launch a new brand of fruit-flavored diet colas this summer called "Jazz," a move that one industry expert says is intended to add "some excitement" to the company's cola offerings.

John Sicher, editor of industry trade publication Beverage Digest, said possible flavors would include strawberries and cream and cherry-vanilla. The brand would belong to the Pepsi trademark although it's not certain whether or not it will also carry the Pepsi name.

The product is expected to launch some time in the summer, Sicher said.

"The diet cola category is still growing and both Coke (Research) and Peps (Research)i already have flavored cola offerings which have done well," Sicher said. "This new product should create some excitement for Pepsi because fruity-flavored drinks right now are popular right now with consumers."

Sicher said it was also unclear whether "Jazz" will become a permanent addition to Pepsi's portfolio but that as the new products are launched, Pepsi will discontinue production of regular and diet Pepsi Twist and regular Pepsi Vanilla.

Coca-Cola Co. already has a black cherry vanilla version of Diet Coke, which it launched in January.

Pepsi spokeswoman Nicole Bradley declined to comment on the story other than to say that the company is "always looking for new ways to grow our portfolio and innovation is very important to us."

[JSngry]

Pepsi looking to 'Jazz' up colas?

Sources say the No. 2 soft drink company plans to launch new fruit-flavored diet cola brand this summer.

By Parija Bhatnagar, CNNMoney.com staff writer

April 7, 2006: 11:36 AM EDT

NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -

Coca-Cola Co. already has a black cherry vanilla version of Diet Coke, which it launched in January.

Now, that one sucks.

[alocispepraluger102]

an occasional can is tolerable, but the taste grows old at the bottom of a 2-liter. pepsi jazz smells like stale mopwater. should have been called pepsi lite-jazz?

Edited September 3, 2006 by alocispepraluger102

[Kalo]

The thing that amazes me is that the word "Jazz" tested well enough with focus groups (I assume) to be used as the name for a mass market product.

[JSngry]

an occasional can is tolerable, but the taste grows old at the bottom of a 2-liter.

IMO, 2-liters are best consumed at once (preferably by a group or at a belching contest), or not at all. Those things never do work out otherwise. (( cents on sale? Hey, great price. But then you're stuck with some flat, nasty shit before too long and then how good of a deal was it? Not very, that's how good it was.

[JSngry]

The thing that amazes me is that the word "Jazz" tested well enough with focus groups (I assume) to be used as the name for a mass market product.

Hey, it's later than you think.

When will we see Pepsi House?

[Dan Gould]

an occasional can is tolerable, but the taste grows old at the bottom of a 2-liter.

IMO, 2-liters are best consumed at once (preferably by a group or at a belching contest), or not at all. Those things never do work out otherwise. (( cents on sale? Hey, great price. But then you're stuck with some flat, nasty shit before too long and then how good of a deal was it? Not very, that's how good it was.

I've bought two liter bottles since college.

I guess for me bubbles just aren't that important to the soft drink experience.

Edited September 3, 2006 by Dan Gould

[ejp626]

I guess I didn't think it was that hard to reseal a 2-liter tight enough to save the bubbles at least for a few days.

Get yourself one of these down at the five and dime and you'll be set:

This is useful for those without freakishly strong wrists to reopen the bottles that you've sealed back up.