It's a strange test. I can taste the bitter and the sweet in aspartame. Even so, I'd qualify Diet Coke as sweet, even though both tastes are there. Worse, the

It's a strange test. I can taste the bitter and the sweet in aspartame. Even so, I'd qualify Diet Coke as sweet, even though both tastes are there. Worse, the formula has changed over the years. Diet Coke used to be closer to Coke Zero but, after Coke Zero was launched, drifted to a more bitter taste.