This is a Sponsored Post written by me on behalf of Jones Soda. All opinions are 100% mine.
Oh how I love the holidays. Throw in IZEA and wait for the party. IZEA always has something fun going on and this week, they sent me one of their famous green boxes. In the past, these have included shirts and stickers and even an award, but this one was Thanksgiving themed. Inside it was an IZEA sticker, an awesome turkey hat (see the photo below) and a bottle of Tofurky and Gravy Jones Soda .
Before I could even try it out, my project manager at my office had the hat on. The soda had to be reserved for Thanksgiving day, but the hat was passed around the office. I had clients wear it when they were in. Everyone loved the hat. In fact, I wore it to the store today for some last minute Thanksgiving shopping and the reactions were priceless.
After dinner and desert, we broke open the soda to try it out. I was hesitant, mostly because of all the faces being made by everyone around me. It seems the thought of turkey and gravy flavored soda is not appealing to my family. I gave it a sniff test first. Oddly, this triggered thoughts of alka-seltzer. Then I tasted it and I was surprised. I don’t think Jones Soda Company completely nailed the turkey/gravy taste, but it wasn’t gross as everyone around me expected. It did taste a bit like ginger ale with a hint of something else. Mom says tabasco, but I’m not sure. Yes, my mother tried it even though everyone else refused to give it a shot.
All in all, the hat rocked, and the soda was a fun novelty to accompany it, but not something I’d drink for the taste. I do think it would be a fun stocking stuffer for that nutty uncle. Case in point, I got one in the mail.
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