I remember this was a thing, with coke, when I grew up. Everyone wanted the glass bottles.
I'm not really sure it was due to taste, even if people said that was the case, or whether people just bought into the Coca Cola commercials where they always used a glass coke.
Say what you want about the Coca Cola Company, but they are brilliant at advertising. I rarely give a shit about commercials, can't ever recall a commercial making me like or think about a product. I always purchase stuff out of habit anyway, but the coca cola commercials stick with me due to how good the coca cola glass bottle looked.