First off, Happy Thanksgiving!

Secondly, today was the day when I drank the final bottle of soda from the Jones Holiday Pack of 2005: Turkey and Gravy Soda. I assumed it was appropriate to save the oddest and most memorable drink of the bunch for turkey day.

Following standard procedure, I first took a few sniffs of the orange hued carbonated liquid. As was the case with the others, this one didn’t smell like I had expected. The scent was something along the lines of boiled carrots or some other musky vegetable.

The first taste was also somewhat surprising in that it actually tasted like turkey and gravy! It really did! Strangely enough, that flavor is what this drink most closely resembles. In addition, it didn’t seem to have that sugar free taste that the others had. Had I not been full from dinner earlier, I would have finished the full bottle. The soda was easily the best tasting of the group.

So to rank the beverages, I would say they would fall into this order:

• Turkey and Gravy
• Cranberry
• Pumpkin Pie
• Brussels Sprout
• Wild Herb Stuffing

To be honest, I’m glad that the 2005 pack is done. There must be something to the expiration dates on soda, and especially on specialty ones like these. Hopefully the upcoming Jones Soda Holiday 2006 and Dessert packs I’m going to be drinking (and blogging) will fare better that these out-of-code beverages.