Classic sweets and drinks that used to be the nectar of the Gods taste like shіt now

Crock Rock · 28-02-2019 05:48PM #1

Lucozade used to be an elixor of life, like drinking from the bosom of God, but now it has a horrible chemically taste in my opinion. They're not the only culprits btw, other drinks have followed suit.

Even squash / cordial. You used to be able to get a sugared-version and a sugar-free version, now I only ever see sugar free.

Chocolate has also gone to the dogs. What used to be a delicious treat spreading Nutella on toast is now a hard unpleasant stuff. It used to be deliciously runny and spreadable, now it's polluted with palm oil and tastes vile in comparison to the way it used to in my opinion.

Since the sugar tax was introduced, sugary drinks have been decimated.

Subway used to have both diet and non-diet drinks, but instead of giving customers the choice to pay the sugar tax, they just axed sugary drinks completely.

Obvious Desperate Breakfasts · 28-02-2019 05:49PM

Lucozade has always been mankaroo. It always had that bizarre medicinal taste. That’s why I disliked it as a kid.

I find soft drinks in Ireland too sweet generally. For example, the UK formulation of Fanta is more juicy and is far nicer. Fewer calories too.

Day Lewin · 28-02-2019 05:49PM

"MY name is Crock of Rocks and I'm a sugarholic" #brave

buried · 28-02-2019 05:52PM

Blueberries is where it's at. If you give up sugar and eat them yokes, they as good as the most bitter sprinkled cola bottle sweets. Not made of horse hooves neither.

gerrybbadd · 28-02-2019 05:54PM

Ah everything is shyte now. Even Wham bars are rotten now.

Obvious Desperate Breakfasts · 28-02-2019 05:56PM

buried wrote: »

Blueberries is where it's at. If you give up sugar and eat them yokes, they as good as the most bitter sprinkled cola bottle sweets. Not made of horse hooves neither.

Raw blueberries are very dull. The flavour only really comes out when they are cooked in some way.

Crock Rock · 28-02-2019 05:57PM

Proper sugar is where it's at. Let people do what they want and consume what they want. Christ.

JMNolan · 28-02-2019 05:57PM

Tyskie

Crock Rock · 28-02-2019 05:57PM

JMNolan wrote: »

Tyskie

The beer?

Obvious Desperate Breakfasts · 28-02-2019 05:59PM

Crock Rock wrote: »

Proper sugar is where it's at. Let people do what they want and consume what they want. Christ.

You... you know they sell bags of sugar in shops, right? And anyone is free to purchase them?

buried · 28-02-2019 05:59PM

Obvious Desperate Breakfasts wrote: »

Raw blueberries are very dull. The flavour only really comes out when they are cooked in some way.

Jayzus must try that. I dig them bigtime on they own. Stick em in fridge for a few hours and wallop em

JMNolan · 28-02-2019 05:59PM

Crock Rock wrote: »

The beer?

Yup, have had a few bottles occasionally over the last 10 years (ish). First it was 5.6% alcoholic content, then 5.5%, now 5%. Taste got worse each time.

o1s1n · 28-02-2019 06:02PM

Roses. Poor ****ing Roses.

Ruined Christmas so it did!

Markcheese · 28-02-2019 06:03PM

Pretty much all Cadburys chocolate... Its gone to ****e...

TheMilkyPirate · 28-02-2019 06:05PM

JMNolan wrote: »

Tyskie

Yeah Tyskie was the nicest beer around for a while but it's just not the same anymore.

Church on Tuesday · 01-03-2019 12:34AM

Welcome to the new bland and ultra PC world OP.

bassy · 01-03-2019 12:40AM

drink cider then ride errrrrrrrrrrrrrr

pablo128 · 01-03-2019 12:44AM

Club Orange is a classic example of what the OP is on about. By jaysus you would guzzle the stuff down back in the day. Since Britvic took over from C&C it's gone to scutter.

Yer Da sells Avon · 01-03-2019 01:12AM

Crock Rock wrote: »

Chocolate has also gone to the dogs. What used to be a delicious treat spreading Nutella on toast is now a hard unpleasant stuff. It used to be deliciously runny and spreadable, now it's polluted with palm oil and tastes vile in comparison to the way it used to in my opinion.

Nutella used to be 5 on the Bristol Stool Chart. Now it's more like a 3. Awful stuff.

dxhound2005 · 01-03-2019 01:13AM

Obvious Desperate Breakfasts wrote: »

Lucozade has always been mankaroo. It always had that bizarre medicinal taste. That’s why I disliked it as a kid.

I find soft drinks in Ireland too sweet generally. For example, the UK formulation of Fanta is more juicy and is far nicer. Fewer calories too.

Maybe UK Fanta is different now than in the year 2000? I remember Michael Winner condemning it back then and singing the praises of the Moroccan variety.

http://www.winnersdinners.com/reviews/2000/20001008.php

To top it all, the Fanta sold in Morocco is historic. Now, thanks to Jerry Judge, president of the Lowe Group, Frank Lowe's famous UK advertising agency, I get it in Kensington. I've written before of the difference between the pale, insipid Fanta sold in England and the full-bodied, marvellous orange colour and taste of the Moroccan variety. We have never received so many letters on any subject. Douglas N Daft, chairman and chief executive of the Coca-Cola Company, producer of Fanta, sent a particularly amusing one, followed by a crate of Moroccan Fanta. That ran out.

qo2cj1dsne8y4k · 01-03-2019 01:38AM

Monster munch. And freaky foot ice cream. They used to be like a size 8 now they’re like a size 3

Brego888 · 01-03-2019 03:22AM

Football Special

racso1975 · 01-03-2019 03:25AM

Obvious Desperate Breakfasts wrote: »

You... you know they sell bags of sugar in shops, right? And anyone is free to purchase them?

Out if interest is there a sugar tax on that?

racso1975 · 01-03-2019 03:26AM

Brego888 wrote: »

Football Special

The dawgs bollix of a drink and such a shame it can only be got in donegal... One of the main reasons I holiday there for 2 weeks every year

spurshero · 01-03-2019 03:34AM

Not sure what they done to dairy milk but they have ruined it .,got one yesterday from shop . It will be a while before I have another

Subcomandante Marcos · 01-03-2019 03:38AM

Cadbury's Smiley bars were the the business. I loved them.
Basically a chomp bar but the caramel was orange flavoured.

They need to bring them back ASAP.

**** a wispa, bring back smiley bars.

J. Marston · 01-03-2019 03:38AM

Can anyone remember small blue packets of pretzels covered in chocolate? I think you could get them covered in white chocolate too.

I need to know if they're still available.

Subcomandante Marcos · 01-03-2019 03:39AM

J. Marston wrote: »

Can anyone remember small blue packets of pretzels covered in chocolate? I think you could get them covered in white chocolate too.

I need to know if they're still available.

pretzel flipz. They were nice, there are lots of similar products in the US.

Subcomandante Marcos · 01-03-2019 03:40AM

Brego888 wrote: »

Football Special

Still exists, even found outside of Donegal at times.

The banana one is horrendous though.

JupiterKid · 01-03-2019 03:45AM

HB Loop the Loop ice pops aren’t anywhere near as big or as tasty as they were in the days of yore. The ones you buy in the supermarkets as multipacks are tiny.

Yep, it looks like the sugar tax is having a big impact on fizzy drinks. Most in the supermarkets seem to be sugar free these days.

Diet Coke in particular is just rank.:mad:

The Princess Bride · 01-03-2019 04:13AM

Macaroon bars used be lovely.
Now they taste like cheap cooking chocolate.

On the other hand, I used hate wibbly wobbly wonders as a child.
Last time I had some, absolutely delicious.
Therefore they stopped making them.
Typical.

Classic sweets and drinks that used to be the nectar of the Gods taste like shіt now

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