In my opinion, high fructose corn syrup notwithstanding, Coke still is the best tasting soda, along with Vernor’s ginger ale.
Roger the Vernor’s. And Faygo Rock & Rye was great, too.
I stopped drinking Cokes the say my daughter and I measured how much sugar is actually in each 12 oz. can. I used a dietary scale to measure 45 grams of sugar, then poured it into a glass that was about the same diameter of a Coke can. It ended up being about an inch of sugar in the bottom of the glass.
Now, the only carbonated drinks I consume are Perrier, Peligrino or beer. And I'm very picky about which beer I drink. If it has more than barley, hops, yeast and water I won't drink it. Bud and Miller are the two largest consumers of rice in the USA. Most all Mexican beers also use rice as a filler/replacement for barley.