Do drinks really taste different from cans or plastic/glass bottles?

Many of us are convinced that fizzy drinks taste different depending on the vessel that we drink them from, but the mind can play tricks on us which influences our perception

19 October 2022

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Do fizzy drinks really taste different from cans or plastic/glass bottles? My friend prefers cans, but I can’t taste any difference.

lozzinna69

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I like a can best for most things, although Irn-Bru is best from a glass bottle. Beer of the same brand also tastes different from a can, bottle or draft.

Tamereth

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They all taste different. I always prefer cans over plastic bottles. Glass bottles are best.

bernese02

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Drinks are so much better from a bottle. There is a metallic effect from a can.

In my opinion, cans have to be super cold…