Jones Soda has always offered some odd flavors. I'm a fan of Sweet Potato, and a rabid opponent (based on principle, not flavor) of Antacid. They've continually expanded the boundaries of chemically induced flavor approximations, becoming second only to Jelly Bellys in their ability to fool my tongue into thinking I'm tasting a food that I most certainly am not.
But with
their new Christmas and Hanukkah packs, they've finally gone too far. It's as if the guys who choose their flavors decided to intentionally spit in the eye of God with flavors so inherently unnatural, I wouldnât be surprised if drinking them caused an instant interest in stem cell research.
The heretical Christmas-themed flavors are as follows:
Sugar Plum. Jackpot. Straight out of my Christmas dreams. Jones, youâve done it again.
Egg Nog. Okay, not usually a soda, but still a beverage. Iâm intrigued.
Ham. Salty, savory, not really what I want washing down a candy cane, but you did pull off Turkey and Gravy, so Iâll give you the benefit of the doubt.
Christmas Tree. What? What?! First of all, thereâs only one way Iâll ever know if itâs accurate, and Iâm not really into mouthfuls of green spines. Secondly, itâs either going to taste like liquid mint toothpaste or wood, and neither are striking me as appetizing at the moment. If I were given a Christmas Tree-flavored soda for Christmas, Iâm fairly certain I would put the glass bottle to good use, smashing it on a handy table and gouging the heart out of whoever tried to insult me with such an affront.
And the Hanukkah pack doesnât show any more promise:
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