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The people at Jones Soda sent me a Valentine's Day special "Love Potion #6" pack with two bottles of Jones soda, romantic CD, lip balm and coupon book.

Nicole didn't much like the Thanksgiving pack. With flavors like "turkey and gravy" and "corn on the cob," who would? The love potion was far better. Though it was sweetened with high fructose corn syrup (usually, I won't touch the stuff), it wasn't quite as super-cloyingly-sweet as most mainstream sodas. The flavor was really delicious and I can best describe it as "pink." I tasted notes of bubblegum, rose (just a hint) and strawberry. In fact, it tastes exactly like it looks, sweet, pink, and silly. If they reformulate it and lose the high fructose, I will beg for this to become a regular flavor. I love the taste of pink! Who wouldn't?

[Photo and lingerie Sarah Gilbert]

Would it even be an American holiday without a special edition soda from Jones? This year Jones is introducing its limited edition "Love Potion #6" soda in a special pack that includes two bottles of the pink drink, Love Potion #6 lip balm, a CD sampler, and a coupon book full of "love coupons" to exchange with your sweetheart.

Jones Sodas are available at Target, a variety of other retailers, or online, where you can purchase the pack for $9.99 plus shipping. Jones will be sending out 10,000 Valentine's packs to U.S. troops in Afghanistan and Iraq.

Which is all fine and dandy. But what I want to know: how does it taste? A pack is wending its way from Seattle to me, I'll give a full report in a few days...

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