Aug 15
Watch: 'Drag Race' Star Delta Work Aces Diet Coke Taste Test in Hilarious Video
Kilian Melloy READ TIME: 2 MIN.
Season 3 "RuPaul's Drag Race" vet Delta Work showed she has impeccable taste – literally – in a blind taste test of several Diet Coke offerings.
The challenge appeared on the drag entertainer's podcast "Very Delta," which, Vulture noted, "is a reliable treasure trove of meme-worthy moments, including but not limited to: Delta Work imitating a Subway worker squirting out mayo and Delta Work unearthing the nuances of iced tea."
"But this time," Vulture enthused, "she's outdone herself."
Sampling five different containers of Diet Coke, which are visible to the viewer but not to her, Delta correctly identifies one after the next, starting with a cup of the soft drink from Del Taco and proceeding to a Diet Coke packaged in a plastic bottle, cups from Burger King and McDonald's, and, finally, taking a sip from a Diet Coke can.
Delta proves her palate cannot be fooled: She scores a perfect five out of five.
She also offers insights into each, pegging Del Taco with a simple, "I don't like their Diet Coke." She also shades Burger King with the declaration that the chain doesn't "have any pride in the product" and "ought to be embarrassed," and she keys in on the amount of carbonation in the McDonald's cup as the telltale sign of which sample originated at the Golden Arches.
She also correctly identified the company's two packaging options, picking up on a "plasticky" taste from the bottled Diet Coke, and praising the soda from the can by saying, "That one's good."
"I know my shit," Delta exclaims once she's told the results.
"It is a remarkable showing and a true talent that has clearly been cultivated after years of Diet Coke consumption," Vulture opined, contrasting the demonstration of consumer savvy to the talent segments on "Drag Race," which, the publication suggested, have creatively declined.
Check out the full episode below.
Kilian Melloy serves as EDGE Media Network's Associate Arts Editor and Staff Contributor. His professional memberships include the National Lesbian & Gay Journalists Association, the Boston Online Film Critics Association, The Gay and Lesbian Entertainment Critics Association, and the Boston Theater Critics Association's Elliot Norton Awards Committee.