The Dr. Peppers from the Dublin plant, in glass bottles and utilizing real sugar, are MUCH, MUCH better than what is normally found. Every time I get one, it immediately takes me back to how they used to taste when I was a kid.
Along similar lines, Pepsi and Mountain Dew have come out with their so-called ‘throwback’ line (for a limited time), and indeed, I gave the Mountain Dew a try, and it too, was vastly preferable. Had that crisp taste I used to remember from decades back.
Interesting.
I can taste a marked difference between a Dublin Dr. Pepper and an ordinary Dr. Pepper. Night and day.
I tried the “throwback” Mountain Dew for the first time yesterday, but I thought if there was a difference at all, it was much more subtle than with Dr. Pepper. I’d keep buying the throwback Mt. Dew, but I didn’t find it vastly different at all.
The Pepsi throwback tasted like it had saccharin in it to me. I still have some in the fridge at work and I can’t bring myself to drink it.
To me, the non throwback version tastes much crisper and appears to have more carbonation (something I prefer).
Another poster noted that the cherry Dr. pepper tasted almost the same as the regular. Not at all AFAIC, but each person is different. I have pretty sensitive taste buds - I can readily taste food/drink by smelling it alone, so I may be an extreme in the bell curve.
I tend to think Dr. Pepper has some peppery overtones to it myself - almost like cinnamon and cayenne mixed together.