I grew up in a diabetic family and have been drinking diet soda most of my life. Never could drink Tab though - saccharine leaves a nasty metallic aftertaste with me. I’m fine with Nutrasweet and Splenda, can’t use saccharine or stevia (which also leaves a metallic aftertaste for me).
Saccharine has an awful taste.
BUT, you can make perfect diet tea with saccharine.... I think maybe the tannin in tea removes the nasty taste of saccharine.
Here’s my famous diet ice tea recipe.
Get the cheap yellow box of Pecoe tea, the 1$ store brand.
In the microwave boil 2 cups of water in a pyrex measuring cup.
Take the hot water and put in 8 single bags of tea...mix around.
Put 22-24 pink bags of saccharine powder in the tea and stir to dissolve.
Cover the measuring cup with a piece of foil.
Leave the cup at room temp for 24hrs.
Mix the tea with 2 liters of water and serve on ice.
Best tea EVER....but you have to wait the 24hrs for the bitterness of the saccharine to disappear.
It’s CHEAP and GREAT!
I generally save 2 ltr soda bottles and keep them in the fridge full of cold water...don’t fill all the way to the top...leave 2 cups of space to pour the tea in...
Try it :-)